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 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

MMN 6/2/26 06/02/2026

MMN 6/2/26 -Iran lashes out over repeated US-Israeli ceasefire violations -War criminals allowed to march on the streets of NYC during Israel parade -Elon Musk engineers a massive theft of the public with SpaceX IPO -The latest on "HondurasGate" /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41506885

MMN 5/29/26 05/29/2026

MMN 5/29/26 -Gaza ceasefire on verge of collapse amid wave of Israeli attacks -Delaware judge rules corporations can vote in local elections -Oil barons' chase for profits threatens the existence of New Orleans -Rich Dick wants to take healthcare and food away from the poor /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41464510

MMN 5/28/26 05/28/2026

MMN 5/28/26 -As illegal Iran war drags on, Trump threatens to bomb U.S. ally Oman -Republicans steal food assistance from 700,000 kids, hunger surges -ICJ rules that workers have a human right to strike -Working Class History: Uprising in Curacao /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41450675

MMN 5/27/26 05/27/2026

MMN 5/27/26 -Energy Dept. to hand over weapons-grade plutonium to capitalists -Musk gouges the Pentagon during Iran war -Trump's grip on GOP death cult confirmed in Texas -State Dept. back rightwing Bolivia government amid worker revolt /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41437930

MMN 5/26/26 05/26/2026

MMN 5/26/26 -Neocons try to disrupt emerging US-Iran peace deal, as war turns hot again -ICE pepper sprays U.S. Senator during detention center protest -Ebola spread in Central Africa made worse by the Trump admin. -It pays to post: Another Kirk criticizer wins free speech settlement /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41424270

MMN 5/22/26 05/22/2026

MMN 5/22/26 -Congress cancels votes, skips town, to avoid embarassing Trump -Iran moves closer to formalizing control over Strait of Hormuz -Government contractors desecrate indigenous sites while building border wall -Rich Dick chooses machines over workers /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41394150

MMN 5/21/26 05/21/2026

MMN 5/21/26 -Israel condemned around the world for mistreatment of aid flotilla members -U.S. indicts former Cuban President, parks aircraft carrier off coast -CFTC sues Minnesota to block ban on prediction markets -Working Class History: Shoemakers go on strike in Cincinnati! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41376925

MMN 5/20/26 05/20/2026

MMN 5/20/26 -Senate advances bill to end illegal Iran war, but passage is unlikely -Zionists knock off GOP war critic in Kentucky -Trump family exempted from tax law as part of $1.8 billion heist -GOP rhetoric toward Muslims indistinguishable from mass shooters' writings /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41361055

MMN 5/19/26 05/19/2026

MMN 5/19/26 -W.H. gets Axios to publish new war propaganda against Cuba -Workers in Bolivia revolt against US-backed rightwing President -Rail workers end strike in Long Island after securing higher wages -Tonight concludes the most expensive House primary in history /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41348195

MMN 5/15/26 05/15/2026

MMN 5/15/26 -U.S. war planners pressed on civilian sites struck in Iran -Trump prepares to steal a billion dollars from the public for his allies -DOJ to let billionaire fraudster evade punishment -Rich Dick screws over hundreds of thousands of Virginia workers /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41306840

MMN 5/14/26 05/14/2026

MMN 5/14/26 -Senate defeats another resolution to end illegal war on Iran -Lawmakers begin probing Pentagon's nasty business in Latin America -New scandal hits the White House: PoolGate -Working Class History: Teamsters shut down Minneapolis /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41292330

MMN 5/13/26 05/13/2026

MMN 5/13/26 -Trump heads to China as his war planners get grilled on Capitol Hill -Private prison executive takes over at ICE -FDA chief ousted for not selling vapes to kids fast enough -"Golden Dome" military boondoggle likely to cost over $1 trillion /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41280200

MMN 5/12/26 05/12/2026

MMN 5/12/26 -Neocons waking up to fact that the Iran war is lost -Zionists panic as NYT covers Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinians -AI chat bot helped plan a mass shooting -SCOTUS boosts GOP efforts to rig 2026 midterms /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41263220

MMN 5/8/26 05/08/2026

MMN 5/8/26 -U.S. naval ships retreat from Strait of Hormuz after Iranian attacks -Lucky Strike sued over monopolistic practices, accused of ruining bowling -Musk vs Altman in court... can they both lose??? -Rich Dick wants to build the biggest A.I. data center in the world /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41215250

MMN 5/7/26 05/07/2026

MMN 5/7/26 -Iran secures more war gains as US-Gulf alliance fractures -Sign of the end times: Polymarket lets you bet on Hantavirus pandemic -Air Force hid jet fuel leak that contaminated water and soil -Working Class History: UK General Strike! /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41203460

MMN 5/6/26 05/06/2026

MMN 5/6/26 -Trump abandons "Project Freedom" military escort after 1 day -Lawmakers press for answers on Israeli nuclear weapons policy -WHO struggles to finalize a pandemic treaty -Conservative commentator Matt Taibbi "Owned" in legal fight /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41176000

MMN 5/5/26 05/05/2026

MMN 5/5/26 -Trump blows passed 60-day deadline, making Iran war even more illegal -DHS closes down migrant detention watchdog -NASA enlists Ireland in bid to privatize space resources -Celebs, NYC Mayor protest Bezos' Met Gala /episode/index/show/meanstv/id/41158900

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