Professor of Law and Political Science Rick Hasen joins Sam to discuss his new book Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy as well as the impact of Covid19 on the 2020 general election and remaining primaries. We’re live at noon EST. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com And subscribe to the AM Quickie here. […]

March 31, 2020

Author Adam Cohen joins Sam to discuss his new book, Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America. Plugs and Notices: Don’t forget to fill out the census! Instructions on making two different kinds of facemasks can be found at https://youtu.be/lKOcisLGfnU and https://youtu.be/ljldaY1dHyA Best practices for dealing with potentially infected packages can be found […]

March 30, 2020

Sam hosts Nomiki Konst (@NomikiKonst) of the Nomiki Show and Matthew Film Guy on this casual Friday! Plugs and Notices: Access a database of Covid-19 mutual aid groups in Australia here (https://tinyurl.com/uhbf74a) Organized and United Residents of Michigan City is a community group organizing mutual aid projects and legislative demands in Michigan City, IN. Find out more […]

March 27, 2020

David Dayen, the Executive Editor at The American Prospect, joins Sam to discuss the Senate stimulus package and the “money bazooka” it aims directly to large corporations and CEOs. Sam and Dayen break down how the bailout will work for industries like the airlines and workers. Dayen explains the absurdity of Democrats means-testing the one […]

March 26, 2020

Sam breaks down the Senate’s $2T stimulus package with special guest Michael Brooks who makes his MR social distancing debut! Plugs and notices: -Donate to NYC DSA’s Covid-19 relief efforts at bit.ly/covid19aid -Ars Technica has up-to-date information on the Covid-19 pandemic here; it updates at 3pm every day. (https://bit.ly/3aov45B) -New info from the German Federal […]

March 25, 2020

Dr. Danna Young (@dannagal), a Communication & Political Science Professor at University of Delaware, joins Sam to discuss her new book, Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States.  Plugs and notices: -Donate to the NYC DSA’s Covid-19 relief efforts at bit.ly/covid19aid -Project N95 connects manufacturers of medical supplies […]

March 24, 2020

Alex Sammon (@alex_sammon), staff writer at the American Prospect, joins Sam to discuss the Covid-19 stimulus and his new piece, “It’s Time to Nationalize the Airlines.” On today’s show: Plugs and notices! -The Doe Fund’s Good Food Works program has an innovative plan to deliver quality food and quality jobs to New Yorkers in need. Learn […]

March 23, 2020

Sam is joined by Alex Pareene (@pareene) of the New Republic and Brendan James (@deep_beige) of the new Iraq War podcast “Blowback,” to recap the week’s news and most important stories. On today’s show: Plugs and notices! New Everly Well Covid-19 test costs $135, should be free. NY state senator Andrew Gounardes and Bay Ridge […]

March 20, 2020

Sam takes over Thursday to discuss the state of the Covid19 pandemic and the government’s response. Sam opens the show with Plugs and Notices from listeners and experts on causes and research most relevant to the on-going Covid19 pandemic. You can send your plugs or notices to reporters@majority.fm, and Sam will share them on an […]

March 19, 2020

On today’s show: Dave Weigel (@daveweigel), political reporter at The Washington Post and proprietor of its election newsletter The Trailer, joins Sam to discuss Tuesday’s results, the future of the Sanders campaign, and the impact of COVID-19 on primary elections and the upcoming general election in November. On the fun half: Fox News ghouls change their tune […]

March 18, 2020