Means Morning News

Journalist Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast - Washington, DC - breaking down the news that working people need to know. New podcast every Tuesday - Friday. Watch the show only on Means.TV

MMN 8/7/26 08/07/2026

MMN 8/7/26 -Trump renews push to end birthright citizenship -AIPAC, Third Way to spend millions attacking progressives in the midterms -Hegseth's military is knocking planes out of the sky in the U.S. -Rich Dick serves up the public airwaves to rightwing media monopolies /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42354880

MMN 8/6/26 08/06/2026

MMN 8/6/26 -Pentagon out of missiles, U.S. sidelined in Strait of Hormuz negotiations -Senators urge CFTC to take action against online wildfire betting -Bari Weiss accused of protecting Epstein Class on Wall St. -Working Class History: A Damn Dam Strike! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42343735

MMN 8/5/26 08/05/2026

MMN 8/5/26 -Abdul El-Sayed beats back AIPAC to win Senate primary in Michigan -Senators advance corrupt Todd Blanche's nomination to be A.G. -Another migrant dies in ICE custody, bringing total to 56 deaths since last year -Musk litters the moon with one of his rockets /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42326030

MMN 8/4/26 08/04/2026

MMN 8/4/26 -Pentagon all out of ideas when it comes to Iran war -Election day in Michigan as AIPAC tries to buy another Senate seat -Amazon & Apple receive direct payments from the White House -Trump media company sells access to insider information /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42312925

MMN 7/31/26 07/31/2026

MMN 7/31/26 -Trump touts peace deal in Gaza, Israel likely to break it -Government uses federal land transfers to further inflate AI bubble -Rightwing governments crackdown on dissent in Latin America -Rich Dick fires workers who earned him his bonus /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42276250

MMN 7/30/26 07/30/2026

MMN 7/30/26 -Trump lashes out at advisors over failing Iran war -Rand Paul protects the ruling class by misdirecting pandemic anger -FBI Director Kash Patel humiliated again -Working Class History: Cuban strike topples dictator /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42264485

MMN 7/29/26 07/29/2026

MMN 7/29/26 -Iran attacks show Pentagon no longer dictates pace of war -Ebola cases in Congo surge, made worse by Musk's DOGE cuts -July heat wave killed at least 70 people in U.S., likely a lot more -Online sports gambling SuperPAC meddling in elections with $72 million /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42252450

MMN 7/28/26 07/28/2026

MMN 7/28/26 -Illegal war on Iran expands, and merges with other conflicts -Trump admits U.S. munitions are running low -In addition to Venezuela and Cuba, Rubio eyes regime change in Brazil -NYC's socialist mayor unveils public grocery store plan /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42240075

MMN 7/24/26 07/24/2026

MMN 7/24/26 -Pentagon covers up troop deaths in illegal war -Capitalists panic over AI company expenditures -U.S. to keep Maduro locked up another year, as it steal oil revenue -Rich Dick confirms "Fishhook Theory" /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42204970

MMN 7/23/26 07/23/2026

MMN 7/23/26 -House approves NDAA, tying U.S. and Israeli militaries closer -Trump strikes a deal to allow Saudis to enrich nuclear material -American kids go starving while U.S. war machines gets trillions -Working Class History: socialist brewery workers strike in S.F. /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42193060

MMN 7/22/26 07/22/2026

MMN 7/22/26 -Hegseth begs Congress for more money as illegal war bill inflates -Iran says it destroyed Amazon data center in Bahrain. Oh no! -Anthropic settles $1.5 billion copyright infringement suit -Calif. judge puts the brakes on Paramount-WBD merger /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42180935

MMN 7/21/26 07/21/2026

MMN 7/21/26 -More U.S. troops die in pointless, illegal war against Iran -Rubio makes the case for war on Cuba, and a crackdown on the left -Platner's platform preserved in Maine, as Troy Jackson closes in on Senate nod -Diarrhea outbreak still not contained, FDA send conflicting messages /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42163805

MMN 7/17/26 07/17/2026

MMN 7/17/26 -Rubio calls for a new global war on the Left -Trump's teleprompter guy involved in latest Kalshi insider trading scheme -Lawsuit: Meta used AI tools to discriminate against disabled workers -Rich Dicks profit off failed negotiations and war /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42127470

MMN 7/16/26 07/16/2026

MMN 7/16/26 -100+ Dems vote to cut off weapons to Israel, amendment still fails -States join together to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger -N.Y. becomes first state to impose moratorium on new AI data centers -Working Class History: The Telegraphers Strike! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42111940

MMN 7/15/26 07/15/2026

MMN 7/15/26 -Dems block NDAA over illegal Iran war, Israeli military integration -Another man killed in ICE encounter, agency halts traffic stops -Trump's DOJ targets class warrior UAW President Shawn Fain -Journalists and activists under increased threat across Latin America /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42100645

MMN 7/14/26 07/14/2026

MMN 7/14/26 -Trump notifies Congress that war with Iran is back on -Rep. Ro Khanna detained by IDF & settlers in West Bank -Another person murdered on the streets by ICE -- this time in Maine -Amid speculation on Mitch McConnell's health, Lindsey Graham dies /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42068935

MMN 7/10/26 07/10/2026

MMN 7/10/26 -Rubio recruits foreign governments in crusade against antifascism -Trump witholds disaster assistance from blue states -Foodborne parasite spreads after Musk & RFK Jr.'s budget cuts -Rich Dick puts profits over soccer kids /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42033425

MMN 7/9/26 07/09/2026

MMN 7/9/26 -U.S. intensifies illegal war against Iran, Hormuz traffic slows again -Maine Democratic Party fears democracy in process to replace Platner -Tranportation Secretary attacks "DEI bike lanes" -Working Class History: Gravediggers win strike in NYC /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42022535

MMN 7/8/26 07/08/2026

MMN 7/8/26 -Trump's illegal war on Iran erupts again -ICE kills another man, also accused of covering up detainee death -Treasury officials warn of AI bubble risks -Oil man is installed at DOJ to protect polluters /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/42006200

MMN 7/7/26 07/07/2026

MMN 7/7/26 -Platner campaign in Maine crashes out amid sexual assault allegation -Utility workers win strike in Pennsylvania -Team USA eliminated in corruption-filled World Cup -U.S. election meddling in South America turns governments to the right /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41991055

MMN 7/2/26 07/02/2026

MMN 7/2/26 -Gaza genocide hits 1,000 days -Court blocks Trump's assault on mail-in voting -Nuclear oversight agency proposes relaxing rules on radiation expsoure -Working Class History: Another boss-napping in China! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41935365

MMN 7/1/26 07/01/2026

MMN 7/1/26 -SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship, but only narrowly -Hight court then assaults transgender people and democracy -U.S. House defeats Lebanon war powers resolution -Democratic Socialists pick up another congressional win in Colorado /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41919190

MMN 6/25/26 06/25/2026

MMN 6/25/26 -Israel commits to destroying US-Iran ceasefire -Electoral left rises in NYC, sweeps out genocide apologists -Lawmakers resume work on bill that will end online privacy -Anti-ICE protesters get decades in prison, in disturbing attack on dissent /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41804695

MMN 6/12/26 06/12/2026

MMN 6/12/26 -President Trump displays more erratic behavior on illegal Iran war -SpaceX IPO day, Musk could become world's first trillionaire -Latest on Colombia's elections and Bolivia's uprising -Rich Dick pitches luxury real estate development in genocide country /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41621780

MMN 6/11/26 06/11/2026

MMN 6/11/26 -Israel warmaking threatens NATO ally Turkey -State Dept. accepts white South Africans, throws babies in detention -The Pope gives workers a tool against A.I. -Working Class History: Ford strike in Australia! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41610310

MMN 6/10/26 06/10/2026

MMN 6/10/26 -More humiliation for the Pentagon: Iran shoots down Apache helicopter -Platner wins primary in Maine, survives first test against wave of attacks -Super wealthy lobby for measure to evade taxes on private jets -World's richest man to blame for spread of flesh-eating parasite /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41596845

MMN 6/9/26 06/09/2026

MMN 6/9/26 -Iran hits Israel, Yemen re-enters war that Trump has lost control of -Companies donate to W.H. renovations, score billions in contracts -U.S. tries to ruin World Cup before a ball is even kicked -Row over Mormonism at the DoD highlights Hegseth's own extreme faith /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41584375

MMN 6/5/26 06/05/2026

MMN 6/5/26 -Israel threatens Lebanon with famine, just like it did to Gaza -ICE and CBP receive tens of billions more in funding as kids starve -George Santos is back -- accused of insider trading at Kalshi -Rich Dicks set off mass protests with Albanian land grab /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41547340

MMN 6/4/26 06/04/2026

MMN 6/4/26 -U.S. House passes resolution to end the illegal war on Iran -W.H. drops $1.8 billion slush fund, plans to keep Trump tax immunity -Critical ocean observation program dismantled to suppress climate science -Working Class History: Workers shut down the Faroe Islands /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41533720

MMN 6/3/26 06/03/2026

MMN 6/3/26 -Iran retaliates against ceasefire violations, attacks U.S. allies in region -Senators divulge new info about Pentagon's illegal boat strikes -Trump appoints corrupt henchman as nation's top spy -President's sons join in the war racket /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41521915

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