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2485 - Trump's Tariff Blowback & Battles In The Courts w/ Elie Mystal

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Release Date: 04/28/2025

2512 - AOC Endorses Zohran; Neocons Disrupt Trump's Iran Talks w/ Trita Parsi show art 2512 - AOC Endorses Zohran; Neocons Disrupt Trump's Iran Talks w/ Trita Parsi

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Happy Emmajority Report Thursday to all who celebrate! As if that wasn't enough, it's also AOC endorses Zohran Day, which comes the day after Zohran wipes the floor with Andrew Cuomo Day. We needed to bask in the glory at the top of the show and damn it felt good. After that, Emma talks to Trita Parsi, the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He’s also the author of four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Israel and him and Emma go over the latest on the Gaza and U.S. - Iran negotiations. We're joined as always by Matt Binder...

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2511 - Palantir's Role in Government Surveillance & Activists Disrupting ICE w/ Makena Kelly & Roberto Camacho show art 2511 - Palantir's Role in Government Surveillance & Activists Disrupting ICE w/ Makena Kelly & Roberto Camacho

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's an Sam Solo Wednesday, and we have the latest on the Big Beautiful Bill inching its way through Congress. Some of the cuts will impact federally-backed science institutions, including weather monitoring. Florida meteorologist John Morales tells his viewers on air that he doesn't think he'll be able to predict the paths of hurricanes this season as he has in previous years because of the defunding of vital monitoring institutions. Scary. After that we have two great guests. First, Sam speaks to Wired senior writer Makena Kelly about Doge and Elon Musk's lingering impact on the government,...

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Newsday Tuesday™ folks. We've got the latest Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, as well as Chuck Schumer's efforts to fight it. Wait, no, Chuck Schumer seems instead focused on goading Trump into a war with Iran. Go figure. He also opposed the Obama nuclear deal when it was being negotiated back in 2015, despite that it was arguably the Democratic president's most important foreign policy achievement. The Anti Defamation League's Jonathan Greenblatt is once again going after Hasan Piker for criticizing Israel's genocide in Gaza. And Fox News is waging a war on Miss Rachel with a horrible song,...

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2509 - The Dystopian Future Being Pushed by Right-Wing Tech Oligarchs w/ Adam Becker show art 2509 - The Dystopian Future Being Pushed by Right-Wing Tech Oligarchs w/ Adam Becker

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Welcome to the week people. Republican leaders are still trying to jam major cuts to Medicare, food stamps and other vital programs down our throats in the form of the Big Beautiful Bill, some GOP members have had to face tough questions from their constituents about how those cuts will effect them. But after being called out last week for making cuts that will ultimately kill many of her constituents, Republican Senator Joni Earnst says that we'll all die one day. Now she's released a cynical non-apology in response to the controversy. After that, Science journalist and astrophysicist Adam...

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder

We've made it to Casual Friday folks, so loosen that collar and tune in. First up, Trump is continuing to melt down after being confronted with the acronym T.A.C.O. (Trump Always Chickens Out) and insists that he's a big strong man who is doing the best trade negotiations the world has ever seen. Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Scott Bessent admits that talks with China have stalled and that he's not really sure when they might restart. Then David Dayen from the American Prospect joins us to talk about Trump's failures and what they mean for trade and the global economy. Check out his work on...

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2507 - How Covid Radicalized American Politics w/ Taylor Lorenz show art 2507 - How Covid Radicalized American Politics w/ Taylor Lorenz

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Happy Emmajority Report Thursday to all who celebrate. Trump's tariffs are halted by a court ruling, and he is is big mad about that and the new term TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) that's been ascribed to his tariffs by a Financial Times columnist. After that, Taylor Lorenz is with us to talk about the persistent political impact of the COVID pandemic and the government's response to it. Check out her video we play a part of (and the rest of her YouTube page for that matter) here:  In the Fun Half, we are joined by Thursday regulars Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton to try to decipher Eric...

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2506 -  GENIUS Act w/ Luke Goldstein & UFCW Local 1445 show art 2506 - GENIUS Act w/ Luke Goldstein & UFCW Local 1445

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

We have The Lever's Luke Goldstein on today to talk about the GENIUS Act & its implications, including that oligarchs might be able to issue their own private currency if it's signed into law. Check out Luke's piece here:  Then Sam talks to members of United Food and Commercial Workers will be picketing in Worcester, Mass tomorrow as they negotiate a new contract before the current one expires in just over a week. If you want to show support and get a free MR T shirt, head to their picket at UMass Memorial in Worcester with a pizza and send us a pic to Majority Reporters (at) Gmail....

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder

News Day Tuesday! More discussion of Trump's Big Billionaire Bill and the ongoing horror in Gaza backed up by our government. In the fun half, Jordan Peterson gets destroyed by Atheists and Trump has reasons to thank god. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com:  Follow us on TikTok here!:  Check us out on Twitch here!:  Find our Rumble stream here!:  Check out our alt YouTube channel here!:  Gift a Majority Report subscription here:  Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here:  Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here:  Join the Majority...

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2504 - Trump's Brutal Big Billionaire Bill w/ Ryan Grim show art 2504 - Trump's Brutal Big Billionaire Bill w/ Ryan Grim

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Ryan Grim joins us to unpack the brutal consequences of the GOP’s latest “Big, Beautiful Bill”—who’s getting crushed and who’s cashing in. We also look at why a Democratic Senator from Michigan is teaming up with Republicans to kneecap the EPA, and cover Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.   Check out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropSiteNews Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com:  Follow us on TikTok here!:  Check us out on Twitch here!:  Find our Rumble stream here!:  Check out our alt YouTube channel here!:  Gift a...

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2503 - Has Israel Already Lost?; Trump’s South Africa Obsession w/ David Hearst, Benjamin Fogel show art 2503 - Has Israel Already Lost?; Trump’s South Africa Obsession w/ David Hearst, Benjamin Fogel

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's a jam-packed Emma-jority Thursday folks. House Republicans have jammed through an abominable budget bill that will gut Medicaid and lots of other vital programs. But guess what? There's more money for the military and for border enforcement, and most importantly, a huge tax cut for the wealthy. We have two great guests today, first Emma will talk to the co-founder and editor in chief of Middle East Eye David Hearst about the worsening situation in Gaza and the diplomatic hole Israel has dug itself into. Check out his piece "Israel has already lost the Gaza war. It just doesn't know it...

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It was a busy news weekend so it's a pretty jam-packed show today. First Emma and Sam take in the latest Trump administration spin on the blowback from their self-imposed tariff disaster. After that, they're joined by The Nation's legal analyst and justice correspondent Elie Mystal who breaks down some of the overarching legal issues that have emerged in Trump's first 100 days.

Elie also has a new book out, “Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America" which is available here: https://thenewpress.org/books/bad-law/ 

Also check out Elie's writing in The Nation:

In a Normal World, Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Would Be a Slam Dunk: https://www.thenation.com/authors/elie-mystal/ 

Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine? https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/did-the-supreme-court-just-grow-a-spine/

After that, Sam and Emma react to the news that Rep. Gerry Connolly is stepping down as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee due to his worsening health. Basically at this point there's no good reason that the party shouldn't back AOC to replace him. In the Fun Half, Sam, Emma and Matt react to "Mr. Wonderful" attacking AOC by saying she's against the American dream because she's rallying tens of thousands of people against oligarchs. Then, Republican congressman Mike Lawler gets shouted out by a room full of his constituents over his acquiescence to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker is in New Hampshire (gee, I wonder why) where he gave a fiery speech where he calls for mass protests against the Trump administration, saying that Republicans "must not know peace."

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