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Matthew Blackwell (@Matt_Blackwell), Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University, joins us to discuss his co-authored book, “Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics.” Why do certain parts of the US seem to be particularly “conservative” when it comes to race? “Behavioral path dependence” and the effects of institutions on behavior. How the growth of […]
Author and documentary filmmaker Astra Taylor (@astradisastra), joins us to discuss her new book, Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone. Despite having existed for a long time as a concept, true democracy has rarely been put into practice. Capitalism is inherently undemocratic and other truths popularized by Occupy Wall Street. Why OWS […]
Author Johann Hari (@johannhari101 ) joins us to discuss his new book, “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Solutions.” Author Johann Hari (@johannhari101 ) joins us to discuss his new book, “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Solutions.” The biological makeup of humans […]
  Today’s Best Of: On today’s show, Jamila Michener (@povertyscholar), Professor in the department of Government at Cornell University, joins us to discuss her new book, Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics. Medicaid is one of the most fundamental aspects of the US federal safety net, however it is fractured and constantly under attack […]
On today’s Best of 2019: Daniel Immerwahr  (@dimmerwahr), an associate professor of history at Northwestern University, joins us to discuss his new book, How to Hide An Empire: A History of the Greater United States. On today’s show: Ben Shapiro claims Ilhan Omar is just as anti-Semitic as white nationalists. Quebec mosque shooter was reading Shapiro and […]
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Good morning everyone on today’s show Digby (@digby56) and Judy Gold. (@JewdyGold). We are live at 12:00 ET. Check out this sponsor: Shari’s Berries: $19.99 deal this holiday–visit Berries.com, click on the microphone in the upper right corner, and enter my code SEDER at checkout Get 30% off of the MR blend at Just Coffee, MR Holiday! […]
Today on the Majority Report, we’re joined by Ryan Singel to discuss the implications of Ajit Pai’s decision to overturn Net Neutrality safeguards and how Congress will pay a hefty price as a result. Today’s sponsor! Trackr.com/majority We need your help to keep providing free videos! Support the Majority Report’s video content by going to […]
Good Morning everyone, on today’s show Julia Ioffe, joins us to discuss Kremlin hacking and what Putin really wants. Check out today’s sponsors! Go to Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in MAJORITYREPORT –Brooklinen.com – That’s B-R-O-O-K-L-I-N-E-N dot com, promo code [MAJORITY].  click on the microphone in the upper […]