Episode

5/11 Labor, Anti-Trust and the History of Corporate Franchises w/ Brian Callaci

May 11, 2026

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 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.

To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com

The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives.

Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm

Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport

Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport

Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive

Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift

Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/

Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/

Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/

Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app

Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase

Check out today’s sponsors:

SMALLS: Get 60% off your cat’s first order, plus free shipping and free treats for life, when you go to Smalls.com/MAJORITY

RIDGE WALLET: Get up to 40% off @Ridge with code MAJORITYREPORT at https://www.Ridge.com/MAJORITYREPORT

FACTOR: Go to FactorMeals.com/majority50off and use code majority50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box

SUNSET LAKE CBD: Use coupon code “Left Is Best” (all one word) for 20% off of your entire order at SunsetLakeCBD.com

Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter:

@SamSeder

@EmmaVigeland

@MattLech

On Instagram:

@MrBryanVokey

Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning

Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder

Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse

Check out Ava Raiza’s music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.

Past Episodes

It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's Program: Graham Platner and Susan Collins are sparring over her 25-year track record of voting in support of endless wars, including two in which Platner served tours. David Griscom, author, host of The Jacobin Show, co-host of Left ...
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report On today's program: Trump holds a cabinet meeting where he declares that he doesn't care about the midterms and that he will blow up ally Oman if they don't behave. Meanwhile grocery prices are on the rise again thanks to this ...
It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's program: Ken Paxton, a three-time felon, wins his runoff with incumbent John Cornyn for the Republican nomination for Senate in Texas. The Democratic nominee James Talarico is already contrasting his legislative record against Paxton's ...