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3638 - Death of the Voting Rights Act; The Coming Oil Shock w/ Rory Johnston, Ari Berman

Release Date: 05/06/2026

3638 - Death of the Voting Rights Act; The Coming Oil Shock w/ Rory Johnston, Ari Berman

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Welcome back to the Majority Report On today's program: As Donald Trump’s war in Iran sinks deeper into a quagmire, Jesse Watters struggles to frame it in a way that reassures his audience before their 7 o'clock bedtime. Marco Rubio says the goal of the war on Iran is to get back to the way things were before the war in Iran. Rory Johnston, oil market researcher and founder of , joins the program for a conversation about oil shock and the ramifications of the war in Iran. Ari Berman, national voting correspondent at , joins the show to discuss the Supreme Court . Sam calls Kathy Hochul's...

3637 - Trump’s Non-Strategy in Iran; The Essential Role of Independent Journalism w/ Amy Goodman

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Pete Hegseth responds to critics who claim there is no strategy behind this war on Iran with proof that there is no strategy for this war on Iran. Donald Trump hosts a group of children in the oval office to talk to them about nuclear bombs, the stock market and the Nobel Peace Prize. Amy Goodman, journalist and host of "!" and subject of the new documentary, "" joins the show to discuss the film. In the Fun Half: Tim Miller from The Bulwark joins three streamers for a conversation about...

3636 - The Human Cost of DOGE's Reckless Destruction of USAID w/ Nicholas Enrich

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: After turning his back on every campaign promise and tanking the economy for a meaningless war, Donald Trump's approval rating is nearing historic lows. Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations joins the program to discuss his new book: "" In the Fun Half: Senator Richard Blumenthal asks three different Trump judicial nominees if Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and all three refuse. Meanwhile, as Blumenthal questions the nominees, Senator Chuck...

3635 - Trump's Iran Pretend Game; Corporate Dem Panic w/ Jeet Heer, Rep. Greg Casar

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Casual Friday On today's program: Conservative pundits are failing to keep it together as the Trump administration's support continues to crater to record lows. One example is Scott Jennings live on CNN swearing Meidas Touch's wunderkind, Adam Mockler. Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at joins the program to recap the week's biggest stories. Topics include: The War in Iran, Trump's fixation on his own legacy, the buried DNC autopsy and more. For more from Jeet, check out his podcast "". Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), chair of the Congressional...

3634 - Iran Sets Negotiation Terms; Trump’s War On Disabled People w/ Jeremy Scahill, Eli Hager

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Republicans are feeling the heat going into the midterms. Conservative CNBC host Joe Kernen fact checks Steve Scalise on his lie about gas prices and the war on Iran's effect on the economy. Jeremy Scahill, journalist, and co-founder of joins Emma to provide updates on the ongoing Eli Hager, writer at joins Emma to discuss his piece: " In the Fun Half: Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder join the show. Janet Mills suspends her Senate campaign in Maine, clearing the...

3633 - New Fed Chair; Building Political solidarity w/ Liz Pancotti, Yuh-Line Niou

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's program: Marco Rubio goes on Fox News to justify the war with Iran. Pete Hegseth defends it while testifying before Congress on the budget. It appears that the administration has spent more time figuring out how to sell the war than how to execute it. Liz Pancotti, managing director of policy & advocacy at the Groundwork Collaborative, joins the program to discuss Kevin Warsh's likely nomination as Fed chair and Jerome Powell's last FOMC meeting. Yuh-Line Niou, running for New York State Senate in District 27 in...

3632 - Attacking Kimmel; Corporate Money Machine in democratic Primaries w/ Luke Goldstein

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Jimmy Kimmel tells a joke that hurts Donald Trump's feelings so badly that he once again has called for Kimmel's job. Melania Trump sends out her boy toy "senior adviser" to also call for Kimmel's job on various right-wing cable outlets. Kimmel responds with more jokes about the whole saga. Luke Goldstein, investigative journalist at The Lever, joins the show to discuss his piece: "". In the Fun Half: Karoline Leavitt wants the Dems to tone down their rhetoric in the wake of the White House...

3631 - Foiled Correspondence Assassination Attempt; The Myth of Red Texas w/ David Griscom

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: Foiled correspondence Assassination plot After the shooting outside the White House Correspondent Dinner, Donald Trump goes on 60 minutes for an interview about the incident. 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell reads to the President a brief excerpt from the shooters manifesto that mentions Trump being a rapist and pedophile, Trump responds in the way the guilty people do - by hurling insults. David Griscom, author of The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism and Class War in the Radical South joins the program for a conversation...

3630 - Redistricting Fight a Clue to Politics After Trump? w/ Astead Herndon

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump doesn't want to give a timeline for the war in Iran. "We we're in Vietnam 18 years...I've been doing this for six weeks" Pete Hegseth continues to whine about the lack of support from Europe for the U.S.'s pointless war. The State Department releases an official statement that states that the U.S. engaged in a war with Iran at the "request of Israel". Astead Herndon, , joins the program to discuss his new podcast, , and recap the week's news. In the Fun Half: RFK, Jr. is caught manipulating medical studies during a...

3629 - The Palantir Manifesto; Israel Executes Lebanese Journalist w/ Gil Duran, Jodie Ginsberg

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump issues more meaningless threats on Truth Social towards Iran. This time he claims to have ordered the U.S. Navy to sweep the Strait of Hormuz for mines at a tripled-up level (?) and to kill all Iranian boats (?) that are laying those mines. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is asked by Stuart Varney what her plan is to address the looming fertilizer crisis caused by the war and she has no answer. Gil Duran, publisher of the newsletter joins the program to discuss the...

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Welcome back to the Majority Report

On today's program:

As Donald Trump’s war in Iran sinks deeper into a quagmire, Jesse Watters struggles to frame it in a way that reassures his audience before their 7 o'clock bedtime.

Marco Rubio says the goal of the war on Iran is to get back to the way things were before the war in Iran.

Rory Johnston, oil market researcher and founder of Commodity Context, joins the program for a conversation about oil shock and the ramifications of the war in Iran.

Ari Berman, national voting correspondent at Mother Jones, joins the show to discuss the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act.

Sam calls Kathy Hochul's office live on air to demand she agree to Zohran Mamdani's proposal to raise taxes 2% on the ultra-rich. You should also call Hochul at 518-474-8390.

In the Fun Half:

Matt Taibbi has lost his defamation suit.

K-file posts unearthed footage of Graham Platner in 2002 showing him getting kicked out of a George W. Bush rally in 2002 for screaming "don't attack Iraq".

The Pod Save America guys suggest that DNC chair Ken Martin had hired a personal friend to do the 2024 autopsy and that he did such a horrible job that it couldn't be released - thus the cover up.

Joe Rogan and billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya discusses taxes, and it goes exactly how you would expect.

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