3641 - Labor, Anti-Trust and the History of Corporate Franchises w/ Brian Callaci
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 05/11/2026
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett claims on CNBC that consumer confidence being at record lows is a result of the consumer becoming stressed out by Donald Trump fixing "all of the world's problems". As the economy continues to head straight towards a recession, Bloomberg shares a chart that shows the world's oil inventories are falling at record pace. Chief economist at , Brian Callaci joins the program for a conversation about his new book " In the Fun Half: Donald Trump gives a $6.9M no-bid contract to his personal pool...
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It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Carlyle's Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways, Jeff Currie says U.S. oil reserves will run empty somewhere in the July 4th period. The CFO at household appliance manufacturer Whirlpool says that they haven't seen demand this low since the 2008 great recession. As oil and gas prices soar and the economy continues careen towards a recession Trump tells America that it's worth it because now Iran won't have the nuclear weapon that they've two weeks away from developing for the last 47 years. Heather 'Digby' Parton, friend of the...
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It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: It’s election day in the United Kingdom, and the British media is using the stabbing of two Jewish men by a mentally ill man from Somalia — who also stabbed a Muslim man, though that detail rarely seems to get mentioned — as part of a coordinated smear campaign against Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Zack Polanski joins disgraced Epstein associate Lord Mandelson’s best friend, Trevor Phillips, on Sky News. Phillips tries to claim that Polanski — who is Jewish — is essentially an antisemite in a...
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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 , 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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On today's program:
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett claims on CNBC that consumer confidence being at record lows is a result of the consumer becoming stressed out by Donald Trump fixing "all of the world's problems".
As the economy continues to head straight towards a recession, Bloomberg shares a chart that shows the world's oil inventories are falling at record pace.
Chief economist at Open Markets, Brian Callaci joins the program for a conversation about his new book "Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy".
In the Fun Half:
Donald Trump gives a $6.9M no-bid contract to his personal pool guy to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains why she is not willing to align herself with someone like Marjorie Taylor-Greene.
We take a look back at MTG's record on Palestine and what could've possibly led to her changing her position on Israel.
Tom Steyer talking with Hasan Piker about how he went from being a billionaire hedge fund manager to a progressive candidate for Governor of Georgia
Joe Rogan really wants to believe that the government has proof of aliens.
Bill Maher and John Fetterman laugh about trump calling a woman a piggie.
PDB and Terrence Howard have an interesting conversation about Game of Thrones.
All that and more.
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