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 2/21/25 02/21/2025

MMN 2/21/25 -D.C. Prosecutor goes after lawmakers & protesters critical of Trump, Musk -Sen. Fetterman keeps losing staff because he's a bad boss -So-called "Right Populists" love scamming their supporters -This week's Rich Dick is exactly who you think it is /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35377515

MMN 2/20/25 02/20/2025

MMN 2/20/25 -Labor Secretary nominee is not an ally to the working class -CIA conducting secret drone flights over Mexico -Trump moves to kill highly effective NYC congestion pricing -Working Class History: New England Shoemaker Uprising /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35363775

MMN 2/19/25 02/19/2025

MMN 2/19/25 -Sickos at W.H. release "ASMR" deportation video -RFK Jr. gets what he wants: A measles outbreak in Texas -Trump calls Musk a "patriot," as "DOGE" lies about spending cuts -FAA fires hundreds of workers in first step toward privatization /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35349035

MMN 2/18/25 02/18/2025

MMN 2/18/25 -Musk's DOGE teams eyes sensitive IRS and SS databases -Workers fall short of unionizing Amazon warehouse in N.C. -Trump's NLRB shreds pro-labor reforms made during the Biden admin. -JD Vance further embarrasses the U.S. on the world stage /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35332895

MMN 2/14/25 02/14/2025

MMN 2/14/25 -Trump calls for military spending cuts, days after calling to increase war spending -BLM nominee will lay waste to public lands -Asteroid Watch: 2032 -Rich Dick wants to destroy public lands /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35284675

MMN 2/13/25 02/13/2025

MMN 2/13/25 -GOP proposes massive cuts to welfare to fund tax cut for the rich -Legal groups sue for access to migrants detained at Gitmo -Pro-genocide Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as nation's top spy -Working Class History: The 1936 Akron Rubber Strike /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35270350

MMN 2/12/25 02/12/2025

MMN 2/12/25 -Musk fails to squash conflict of interest concerns with bizarre Oval Office rant -Another DOGE staffer exposed as a racist perv -NYC Mayor throws residents under the bus to avoid jail -New economic figures show why Bidenomics didn't resonate /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35254735

MMN 2/11/25 02/11/2025

MMN 2/11/25 -Judge accuses Trump of ignoring court order -Musk and other oligarchs celebrate the demise of the CFPB -Gaza ceasefire crumbling amid Israeli violations, Trump threats -Colorado grocery workers on strike in a sign of things to come /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35237795

MMN 2/6/25 02/06/2025

MMN 2/6/25 -White House lies to cover for Musk's illegal takeover -Dems attempt at oversight thwarted by GOP, and own incompetence -Former NLRB Chair sues Donald Trump over firing -Trump wants to ban certain women from competing in 2028 Olympics /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35175285

MMN 2/5/25 02/05/2025

MMN 2/5/25 -Musk deepens his control of critical payment systems in the U.S. government -Trump endorses Netanyahu's final solution, floats the U.S. taking over Gaza -Most USAID workers around the world told to return home -Artists plead with the ruling class to not destroy them /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35161410

MMN 2/4/25 02/04/2025

MMN 2/4/25 -Musk takes over the government -War criminal Netanyahu meets wiht Trump at WH -Rubio touts horrifying prison deal with El Salvador -Trump's CA water stunt could damage farmers /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35145825

MMN 1/31/25 01/31/2025

MMN 1/31/25 -Trump tries to blame DEI for DC air collision -White House presses on with class war against public workers -Sen. Cruz attempts to manufacture consent for war on Panama -Rich Dick accuses literal kids of free-loading /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35096610

MMN 1/30/25 01/30/2025

MMN 1/30/25 -A major air disaster in D.C., amid Trump's government upheaval -Trump floats indefinite detention of migrants at Gitmo -RFK exposed as a fraud during confirmation hearing -Working Class History: 1919 Ft. Leavenworth Prison Strike /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35081560

MMN 1/29/25 01/29/2025

MMN 1/29/25 -Judge blocks Trump's spending freeze that left millions vulnerable -New Executive Order further restricts gender affirming care -Trump illegally fires NLRB chair, crippling the labor agency -Democrats keep voting for Trump's cabinet nominees /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35064315

MMN 1/28/25 01/28/2025

MMN 1/28/25 -Palestinians return to their homes in Northern Gaza, unconquered -Chinese AI model causes panic among US tech oligarchs -Whole Foods workers open up a new front in the class struggle against Amazon -Trump threatens trade war with Colombia, then backs off /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/35048005

MMN 1/24/25 01/24/2025

MMN 1/24/25 -Judge declares birthright citizenship EO "blatantly unconstitutional" -MAHA means shutting down public health agencies during a bird flu outbreak -Trump initiates a purge of civil servants -Rich Dick should be thrown in a Stargate /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34992760

MMN 1/23/25 01/23/2025

MMN 1/23/25 -Trump orders a surge of U.S. troops to Southern border -Amazon takes its union busting to Canada -Lawsuits start rolling in against Trump's Executive Orders and DOGE -Working Class History: 1913 Rochester Garment Strike /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34970090

MMN 1/22/25 01/22/2025

MMN 1/22/25 -Trump's UN Ambassador nominee aligns herself with the Israeli far right -New allegations of abuse against DefSec nominee Pete Hegseth -Costco workers authorize strike amid contract fight -Global Weirding: Freak weather hits the Gulf Coast /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34955490

MMN 1/21/25 01/21/2025

MMN 1/21/25 -Donald Trump inaugurated as the 47th President of the US -Lays out imperialist vision for "territory expansion" -Declares an end to birthright citizenship, setting up a legal fight -Yanks the US out of Paris Climate Accord, promises to expand drilling /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34940000

MMN 1/17/25 01/17/2025

MMN 1/17/25 -Ceasefire deal in Gaza back on track -Sec. of State Blinken pressed on why he isn't in The Hague -Musk rocket blows up in the Caribbean, disrupting commercial air travel -Rich Dick is about to join Trump's cabinet /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34893930

MMN 1/16/25 01/16/2025

MMN 1/16/25 -Israel delays ceasefire approval vote -AG nominee Pam Bondi grilled over conflicts of interest -Private prison company GEO Group accused of labor violations -Working Class History: 1947 Mombasa General Strike /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34880870

MMN 1/15/25 01/15/2025

MMN 1/15/25 -Sec. of State Blinken admits failure with Gaza policy -DefSec nominee Hegseth would likely shoot protesters if Trump asked him to -House GOP prioritizes targeting trans student athletes -Biden removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list... too late /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34865850

MMN 1/14/25 01/14/2025

MMN 1/14/25 -Ceasefire deal within reach in Gaza -Republicans threaten to condition disaster aid to L.A. -Trump ditches "economic populism," outsources admin to oligarchs -Biden names aircraft carrier after George W. Bush /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34849560

MMN 1/10/25 01/10/2025

MMN 1/10/25 -Fascists blame minorities and immigrants for L.A. wildfires -AFL-CIO and the SEIU affiliate together to take on threats to labor -In defense of Israel's genocide in Gaza, House passes bill to sanction ICC -Rich Dick with a perm /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34801275

MMN 1/9/25 01/09/2025

MMN 1/9/25 -L.A. infernos have the super rich begging for private firefighters -Workers move closer to unionization at Kentucky EV plant -Dem collaborators aid Trump's mass deportation agenda -Last bits of malarkey seep out of the Biden White House /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34786375

MMN 1/8/25 01/08/2025

MMN 1/8/25 -Biden announced $8 billion in new weapons to Israel, further fueling the genocide -Climate change produces catastrophic wildfires threatening L.A. -Trump explores new frontiers in U.S. imperialism -Zuck bends the knee to the reactionary right /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34773130

MMN 12/20/24 12/20/2024

MMN 12/20/24 -NYPD busts picket line to protect Amazon's profits -Starbucks workers join holiday strike wave, fight for a contract -CNN caught doing war propaganda again -We crown the "Rich Dick of the Year" /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34545945

MMN 12/19/24 12/19/2024

MMN 12/19/24 -Musk demands government shut down for holidays, GOP obliges -A deeply confused Trump calls for eliminating the debt limit... ok! -Teamsters launch historic strike against Amazon -FTC finalizes new rules against deceptive pricing, unlikely to survive Trump /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34530110

MMN 12/18/24 12/18/2024

MMN 12/18/24 -Luigi indicted for CEO killing, hit with terrorism charges -Trump considers handing Post Office to profiteering vultures -State Dept. sued over illegal weapons transfers to Israel -Democrats' aging party guard clings to power /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34501650

MMN 12/13/24 12/13/2024

MMN 12/13/24 -Claims of East Coast drone invasion are dismissed by Feds -Biden issues new pardons and clemencies -- still doesn't go far enough -Trump proposes letting corporations pay money to evade regulations -Rich Dick has neverending victimization complex /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/34428790

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