It’s Casual Friday! Emma hosts Ryan Grim, DC Bureau Chief at The Intercept, to discuss the Intercept’s coverage of the White House pressuring Sen. Bernie Sanders to not introduce a war powers resolution on the conflict in Yemen. Then, Emma’s joined by Lance of The Serfs TV to discuss their recent...

Emma hosts Jamie McCallum, associate professor of sociology at Middlebury College, to discuss his recent book Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice. Then, Emma is joined by Gerrit Bruhaug, Ph.D candidate at the University of Rochester and research assistant for...

Sam and Emma host writer Raina Lipsitz to discuss her recent book The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics. First, Emma and Sam run through updates on the tragic terrorist attack in Colorado Springs, ongoing rail union bargaining, Kari Lake’s voter di...

Sam and Emma break down the day’s biggest headlines. Then they are joined by adult film actors Xander Corvus, Summer Hart, and Queen Ava to discuss their work with Sex Workers Mutual Aid Las Vegas (SWAID), a worker collective for sex workers. Emma and Sam first run through updates on the Congress...

It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma host Alex Pareene, Contributing Editor at the New Republic and proprietor of the AP newsletter on Substack, to round up the week in news. Then they are joined by Judy Gold, host of the Kill Me Now podcast! First, Emma and Sam run through Donald Trump’s crumbling d...

It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma host Ari Rabin-Havt, former deputy campaign manager for Sen. B

Sam and Emma take stock of a big last few days in news, from reconciliation negotiations to the courts, immigration to labor, and more! After giving a little foreshadowing to the discussion on the billionaire tax, they dive into Manchin still floundering in front of climate activists, even when t...

It’s Casual Friday! Sam hosts Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon and proprietor of the Hullaballoo blog, to wrap up the week in news. Sam and Digby jump right into the completely meaningless victory of the debt ceiling raise that Schumer and Dem leaders are pushing in the hopes to...

Sam hosts Alex Pareene (@pareene), staff writer at the New Republic and host of The Politics of Everything podcast, to discuss the stories of the week and depravity of Big Law. Film Guy Matthew (@langdonboom) also stops by to discuss the newly released film on which he worked, “Black Bear” starri...

Michael Brooks hosts Jacobin writer Meagan Day (@meaganmday) and Jacobin editor Micah Uetricht (@micahuetricht) to discuss their new book, Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism. 

Sam hosts Alex Pareene, staff writer at The New Republic and host of ”The Politics of Everything,” and comedian Andy Kindler to break down the week’s most important stories and Dennis Miller’s whereabouts.

Josh Orton (@joshorton), National Policy Director and Senior Advisor to the Bernie Sanders campaign, Michael Brooks (@_michaelbrooks) of ‘The Michael Brooks Show’ and Nomiki Konst (@NomikiKonst) of ‘The Nomiki Show’ join Sam to discuss the end of the Bernie Sanders campaign and break down today’s...

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 electio...

Sam, broadcasting from his remote studio, is joined by Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC), Justice Correspondent at the Nation, to discuss his March cover story, “If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter.”

Sam breaks down last night’s debate and what to expect moving forward as the Majority Report does its part to flatten the curve with social distancing practices and telework. Sam discusses plans to move Majority Report production to his satellite studio and shares precautions listeners should tak...

Sam provides live coverage of tonight’s Democratic debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. You can find the stream live on Twitch. And on Vimeo.

Ryan Grim of The Intercept joins the Majority Report to discuss the 2020 Democratic Primary, the latest news on Covid19, and the government’s response to the growing pandemic. Sam and Grim discuss the state of the Democratic Primary in the wake of our growing public health emergency. They discuss...

The MR team brings you the news.

Dave Weigel (@daveweigel), proprietor of the Washington Post’s The Trailer newsletter, joins the Majority Report to preview tonight’s Democratic primary contests in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Idaho, and Washington.

Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) of the Benjamin Dixon Show and David Roth (@david_j_roth), writer at the New Republic and formerly of Deadspin, join Sam to discuss the week in news including the state of the 2020 race and Mike Bloomberg’s historic failure to buy the presidency.

The MR crew wraps up their Super Tuesday coverage with the help of Brandon Sutton (@prettybadlefty), host of The Discourse, and Alex Pareene (@pareene) of The New Republic.

Dave Weigel from the Washington Post’s The Trailer joins Sam to preview Super Tuesday and what to expect from the day’s massive delegate haul.

Sam and the MR Crew bring you the latest headlines and stories to get you ready for Super Tuesday. Sean McElwee from Data for Progress joins to discuss the latest polls as well.

Comedian Kate Willett (@katewillett), Brandon Sutton (@prettybadlefty), and Dave Wiegel (@daveweigel) of The Washington Post join Sam on the last Casual Friday before Super Tuesday!

The MR crew brings you the news!

Sam and the Majority Report crew are back from their hiatus to bring you the latest news stories, including Bernie’s resounding win in Nevada, Trump’s latest loyalist appointment, and updates on the most crucial court decisions in 2020.

Happy Tuesday! We’re previewing tonight’s New Hampshire primary with Dave Weigel proprietor of the Trailer from the Washington Post. Looking back at the last week of electoral primary, Weigel says the most significant outcome from the Iowa app debacle was how it shifted the narrative, helping Pet...

Happy Thursday, Michael Brooks hosts Connor Kilpatrick from the Jacobin to discuss ”Mayor Pete Was the Kinda Kid Who Unplugged the Sega If He Was Losing” and the state of play in the Democratic primary and what will happen to the Pete Buttigieg campaign. Just as the interview with Connor began, T...

Happy Monday! It’s finally here, after more than a year of campaigning, the Democratic presidential hopefuls put in their final pitches before Iowans head to their local precincts to caucus. Dave Weigel of the Washington Post’s The Trailer joins us to give the state of play in the Democratic race...

Happy Thursday! Michael Brooks is back to host the Majority Report and is joined by Meagan Day to discuss her recent pieces in the Jacobin, “How to Clean Up the Welfare State” and “Joe Biden’s Checkered Ethical History Is Fair Game for Criticism.” 

Happy Wednesday! Sam  breaks down the latest headlines including the rash of anti-Bernie op-eds and ads landing just days before the Iowa Caucus. The arguments put forth by Jonathan Chait and David Frum fail to recognize the reality of the 2020 election and that its focus will center Donald Trump...

Brandon Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) and Film Guy Matthew Weiss (@langdonboom) join us.

The MR crew breaks down the news.

Happy Friday! Digby and Judy Gold join Sam and the MR Crew to discuss the top stories of the week, including the Lev Parnas revelations, impeachment heads to the Senate, and the breach of the Sanders/Warren non-aggression pact. Starting with *The Story*: Sam and Digby agree that the Sanders and W...

Good Wednesday morning, we’re back from last night’s debate coverage and ready to bring you the latest news on impeachment, our breakdown of Iowa debate, and the rest of the day’s headlines.

Sam and the crew bring you all the 2020 Democratic primary news in anticipation of tonight’s debate in Des Moines, IA.

Harvey J Kaye (@harveyjkaye), Professor of Democracy at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and author of Take Hold of Our History: Make America Radical Again, joins us.

Happy Friday! While Sam travels back from Las Vegas, the venerated Michael Brooks brings you this week’s Casual Friday featuring Daniel Bessner from the University of Washington and activist/organizer Nomiki Konst. We’re live at noon EST.

The team brings you the news and a debate recap.

Virgil Texas (@virgiltexas) from Chapo Trap House joins us for a freebie Friday.

Good morning, Eric Levitz joins the Majority Report to discuss his essay in New York, “The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need,” and provide some clarity to the intra-left “Bernie or Warren” discourse. Sam and Levitz begin their conversation exploring the idea that “the American left’s bark is loude...

On today’s show, Robert Kuttner (@rkuttnerwrites) founder of The American Prospect joins the Majority Report to discuss his new book, The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy. 

Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon), host of the Benjamin Dixon Show, joins us to break down the news, and we get on on the ground report from the Climate Strike!

Digby (@digby56) and comedian and prank call master Chris James (@theCJS) join us for Casual Friday.

The remaining Democratic presidential candidates face off in the third primary debate. The MR crew does running commentary as Julian Castro, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Biden face off about climat...

Vox’s Dave Roberts (@drvox) and Film Guy Matthew Weiss (@langdonboom) join us for Casual Friday.

We’re back from our August break! And we got a heaping pile of news for you, our dear listeners! On today’s program, Sam and crew tackle the biggest stories from the last week including what the hell is going on in the United Kingdom, Joe Biden’s fluid understanding of “truth” and “character,” an...

The MR crew brings you the news.

News day with the MR team.

Good morning, Djene Bajalan joins Michael Brooks to discuss the current state of Turkey and Erdogan’s role in the Middle East. Plus, how might a Democratic president approach diplomatic relations with Erdogan’s government? Michael and Djene kick off their discussion with an assessment of the Demo...

Good morning, joining Michael Brooks this Thursday on the Majority Report is Ben Burgis, author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left, to discuss the 2020 Democratic candidates and their particular uses of logic to attract voters before they head to the polls. With the second round of Demo...

Good evening, welcome to the second 2020 Democratic debate watch show with the MR crew! We’re live at 8:50 and will be covering the stage of former VP Joe Biden, VT Senator Bernie Sanders, CA Senator Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, former CO Governor John Hicke...

The MR Crew brings you a Monday news rundown, Bernie Sanders powerful critique of Trump’s Iran war mongering and incompetence and the media’s devotion to war. The humanitarian crisis at the border, the Administration and ICE lawyers defend denying basic care to children at the border. Sanders, ve...

Yesterday, after an important campaign speech in Washington, Bernie Sanders joined Sam to discuss what Democratic Socialism means in the 21st century and why freedom in America is predicated on economic Bill of Rights. Sanders looks at the biggest changes in America’s history and explains why cha...

Ryan Grim (@ryangrim), DC bureau chief at The Intercept, Young Turks contributor and author of the new book, We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to AOC, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement, joins us.

Virgil Texas (@virgiltexas ), co-host of Chapo Trap House and co-author of The Chapo Guide to Revolution: a Manifesto Against Logic, Facts and Reason, joins us.

Meghan McCain stands in solidarity with Diane Feinstein’s stand against children who protest. Bernie breaks fundraising records! Bernie answers questions about race, sexual harassment, and intervention in Venezuela at town hall.  Tucker Carlson outraged over Bernie’s private jet use in 2016.

Good Monday morning, MR listeners! We’re back from hiatus with a news day, catching you up on all the stories and commentary you might have missed over the past week.

Steve Mnuchin reflects on lying to Americans about pushing for a large tax break for the wealthy.

Columnist George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) to discuss his new book, “Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis.” How we came to our global moment. The problems with returning to a Keynesian (growth-reliant) economy in an time of climate change. The role of television in alienating p...

The GOP continues their death spiral promotion as every Dem senator who wants to be president in 2020 signs on to Bernie’s single-payer bill. How the democrats are attempting to set both poles of the healthcare debate.

Who to shame in the Trump Administration and why.

Why The Trump Administration is pushing a new white supremacy based anti immigrant package.

Democrats start down the nuclear road in the Senate’s health care bill. Kamala Harris outlines the disaster in the Senate bill. Why Republicans need to destroy the safety net for tax giveaways for the rich. Will the Supreme Court back Republican gerrymandering? Chuck Schumer tries to get assuranc...

Republicans move towards destroying health care  and Democrats need to slow them down. Ben Carson wants government out of health care, mainstream delusions about Democratic Party politics.

Writer Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318) joins us to discuss the crisis between Qatar and other Gulf States. Wahhabism in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Why Qatar irritates Saudi Arabia. The different reactions of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to the Arab Spring. How Qatar’s friendly relationship with Iran is com...

Karen Handel, states that she does not support a livable wage in a debate with Jon Ossoff.

Trump thinks a dealmaker like Andrew Jackson could’ve avoided the Civil War.

French voters send a neoliberalism and a neofascist to the runoff round of voting. Donald Trump claims that the electoral college favors Democrats and is genuinely insane. President Trump’s war on the earth and your health. More lead in low income housing thanks to Republicans. Trump’s war on the...

Jeff Sessions stunning attack on the Federal Judiciary and reveals his racism yet again. America’s chief lawyer had neo-confederate politics. Are we about to have another government shutdown over the border wall with Mexico? Why Trump is being treated like a lame duck. Why Republicans might be in...

Author Thomas Frank reflects on the end of the Bill O’Reilly era. The development of O’Reilly’s persona. The renewed Sanders and Clinton battle. The bizarre anti Sanders bias of some of the Democratic elite. The Democratic elites failed belief in big data. Why Elizabeth Warren needs to run for Pr...

Trump can’t get the votes together to pass the House’s horrible healthcare bill yet. The importance of the Russia story in driving down TRump’s numbers.

The Roosevelt Institute’s Mike Konczal, explains why austerity defined the Obama age. The foreclosure crisis and the Trump vote. The culture of limitation. Smart phones and the culture of ruthless efficiency. Lifestyle minimalism. Why the Obama Administration failed on foreclosure. why we didn’t ...

Political theorist and author Michael Walzer, explains the historical context of our present crisis. What the Left needs to do now. Why the Left is in crisis globally. The importance of defending social democracy. The three things the Left needs to do. Why we need to see the rise of the Right glo...

Attorney and writer, Thomas Geoghegan, explains why the election was rigged for Trump and why the Constitution itself is rigged. Why the Presidency, Senate, House and Supreme Court are rigged. How the system is designed to benefit the rich and powerful. The Electoral College and undermining Trump...

Journalist David Dayen, explains the history of the Exxon climate crisis coverup. The Exxon knew campaign. Trump’s Oil and Gas Cabinet. The gutted FCC. Will Democrats raise the climate crisis during Tillerson’s hearings? Wells Fargo stunning scams. Wells Fargo’s cheap life insurance game and what...

Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains why Trump supporters know nothing and get major facts wrong. 40% of Trump voters think he won the popular vote. Joe Manchin’s play to protect minors health insurance. Should the Democrats be to undermine Trump or simply promote Democratic policies? Lea...

The Republicans war on health care and why we need to defend Medicare. The problems with Obamacare and the innate problems with health insurance. The components of Obamacare. The Medicare big lie. Why the Right will target Medicaid. The Paul Ryan and Tom Price plan to destroy public health care a...

Keith Ellison announces his candidacy for DNC Chair and calls for solidarity and prosperity. Hate crimes on the rise. The three ways to understand what’s happening in America right now. How to deal with Trump. Trump has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about. Can President Obama make a recess...

Cliff Schecter explains how Trump is going full Alex Jones and full Fascist. Jared Kushner, Ivanka and the campaign’s anti semitism. The irony of Trump’s disgusting campaign. The Right’s fantasy life. Is Hillary’s surge going to start impacting down ballot races? Rob Portman’s political calculati...

Michael (filling in for Sam) to break down Colombia’s rejection Peace Deal with the FARC in a move, Hillary’s leaked comments on Bernie Sanders supporters, and some more info on Donald Trump’s taxes is leaked.

Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman nominee for a major political party.

American Prospect editor-at-large and weekly columnist for the Washington Post Harold Meyerson, explains why fewer and fewer Americans consider themselves Middle Class and why they are right. Ways to measure the Middle Class. The New Deal legacy and the evolution of the Democratic Party. The 1960...

Chilcot condemns Tony Blair and Tony Blair is still sociopath. David Cameron hums an amazing tune after he resigns as Prime Minister. What Bernie Sanders has contributed force the Democrats in a more progressive direction. Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton and praises to the Democratic Plat...

Utah Senator Mike Lee can’t endorse Donald Trump yet. What’s next for the Supreme Court and the Fair Labor Standards Acts. Berniecrats lose and win primary races and Bernie voters need to show up for down ballot races! Why some Bernie supporters are supporters are losing focus. Utah Democrats nom...

A British man attempts to assassinate Donald Trump. The anniversary of the killings of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner and when Reagan campaigned on “states rights” in the same county where their killings took place. Did a Donald Trump pay the advertising firm from Mad Men for advertising? The Trum...

David Dayen, author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud, joins us in studio and explains how foreclosure fraud is still a national crisis. Will Elizabeth Warren be Hillary Clinton’s running mate? How Warren wields power. Why we would Hil...

Rebecca Gordon, author of American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes, explains the origins of the Nuremberg tribunals. The political and practical implications of Nuremberg. The United States and the ICC. The ICC and political stability. What are war cr...

How a Stanford swimmers rape of an unconscious woman demonstrates how rape culture works. Hillary Clinton locks up the Democratic nomination and Bernie Sanders should stay in. The historic nature of Clinton’s nomination. Hillary’s victory. A Bernie die hard Bernie supporter is gonna vote for Hill...

Rana Foroohar the author of  Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business explains why Mitt Romney is wrong about who the real makers and takers are. The imbalance between the financial sector and “real businesses.” Why finance sectors half the size of ours in the us a...

More Libertarian insanity and President Obama calls for an expansion of Social Security.

Libertarian Billionaire Peter Thiel funds lawsuits against Gawker and threatens the free press and a Bloomberg libertarian columnist writes a dumb column about it. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets booed at the Libertarian Convention for talking with a bit of rationality on carbon emissions...

The NRA gets Charlie Daniels threatens Iran with ‘swamp folks’ and ‘gator’ wrestlers diss video. Why Hillary Clinton’s campaign will need to reach out to Bernie Sanders supporters. Elizabeth Warren hits Donald Trump hard on his Wall Street incoherence. Bill Bradley calls Donald Trump a “below ave...

Cliff Schecter explains the incredible importance and accomplishment of the Obama Administration’s new overtime rules. The stupid arguments Republicans will use to fight back against Obama’s new rules. The transformation of peoples lives because of new overtime. Bernie Sanders should stay in the ...

Jimmy Dore, the host of the Jimmy Dore Show and a TYT contributor, explains what Bernie Sanders has done for the progressive movement in America. How Bernie Sanders campaigns. The endless problems with hillary Clinton. Can we afford to vote for another neoliberal? How Democrats shifted to the Rig...

Robert H Frank a Professor of Economics at Cornel University and author of the new book Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy, explains the danger to the public of the successful not recognizing the role of luck. The time Mitt Romney wished he was Latino. The roles of the luc...

New leaks threaten passage of the TIPP and TPP. Why Corporate trade agreements are dangerous for health, the environment and democracy. Ted Cruz drops out. Random Rush. Conservative pundits create a new fantasy world about “true conservatism”. Why there is no real “conservative movement”. Mocking...

What does Chevy’s safety ratings in Latin America tell you about the myth of libertarianism? What Pakistan’s candy poisoning tragedy also tells you about Libertarianism. Donald Trump continues to dominate, but is very unlikely to win the general. Trump pays a Breitbart editor for “consulting”. Ho...

Ari Rabin-Havt, the host of the Agenda on SiriusXM and author of Lies, Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics, explains the how and why of why we got to post truth politics. Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox explains the urgency of the climate crisis is a spiritual and moral and not just pol...

Cliff Schecter plays out the politics of Bernie Sanders visit to the Vatican. Sanders moves Clinton on the minimum wage. Why activists need support from Democratic leaders. Bernie Sanders has a breakthrough in rhetoric on Israel/Palestine. Having on honest discussion on the Middle East. Bernie tr...

Johann Hari the author of  Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs explains why the world owes Colombia and Mexico an apology. Why stigma and punishing addicts creates violence and instability. How drug prohibition has created stunning violence in the drug business. Will t...

David Dayen explains how a new Goldman Sachs subprime mortgages fraud settlement with the Federal Government is a fraud. Why Goldman is not going to end up paying any actual money. Why Goldman’s punishment is like forcing a bank robber to open a lemonade stand. Who Goldman Sachs ripped off. Why t...

Cliff Schecter explains the sexual abuse revelations of Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and how Republicans looked the other way. Systemic child abuse and power. The move toward Paid Family leave. Why both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns are screwing up. Bill Clinton’s major screw up and re...

Ted Cruz wins Wisconsin and the debacle that is coming up at the Republican convention. Republicans hate their choices. Trump plans a series of policy speeches and we all laugh. Trump buys fake Facebook followers. Bernie Sanders wins Wisconsin big and Democrats are getting more and more liberal. ...

Jacob Hacker the Stanley B.Resor Professor of Political Science, Director of the Institute for Social and Policy Studies and author of American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper explains why America lost our historical understanding of the mixed economy...

We celebrate 12 years of the Majority Report!

Journalist Guy Lawson explains the story behind the most unlikely trip to the North Pole. The crew of armatures who pulled off an incredible North Pole expedition. Historical realities and fictions and North Pole expeditions. Radovan Karadzic convicted for war crimes by the ICC. Ethnic violence i...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get closer to their party nominations. Why Bernie Sanders should stay in the race. A man in Texas makes a Biblical discovery and The Mosul dam bursting threatens over a million of lives in Iraq.

Ian Millhiser a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice explains what is appealing about President Obama’s pick of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Deference to regulatory agencies. The politics of the Garland pick. Why Obama’s s...

Cliff Schecter explains the state of play in the Democratic Race. Can Bernie pull off a major upset. The problem with Clinton media surrogates. The first woman president and the first Jewish president. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Can Republicans stop Trump? The Republicans created Trump and will p...

The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim breaks down the bad news for Bernie Sanders in yesterdays elections. In Chicago progressives turned out to send Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez packing. Why did many of those same voters cast a ballot for Hillary Clinton. Why all progressives need to be ...

On today’s show Vox’s Amanda Taub (@amandataub) join us to discuss her new article The Rise of American Authoritarianism.

Cliff Schecter explains the distinct dangers and threats of Donald Trump. Donald Trump says the Republican Party elites should “embrace” what’s happening. Donald Trump’s raw anti Muslim bigotry and Marco Rubio’s response. Why Muslims should fear Trump and the history of Jewish repression. Reince ...

MR reviews last nights Democratic Primary debate. Bernie Sanders a powerful answer on birtherism and racism. Do the Koch Brothers support Bernie? Bernie Sanders is dangerous for Wall Street. Bernie and Hillary debate the auto bailout. Bernie gives a strong answer on tuition free colleges. Sanders...

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi explains the power of Donald Trump on the stump. Trump’s fusion of bigotry and populism. Joe Scarborough admits that trickle down does not trickle down. Can Trump be stopped? The difference between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders success and limits. The...

Cliff Schecter explains just how demented the Republicans are. The Seder/Schecter theory of Republican politics. How each Republican can be made to pay for not allowing a SCOTUS nomination and nominating Trump. The temperament to be President. Mitt Romney positions himself for a run. Why Jim Webb...

The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel explains the fallout of the Republican’s Super Tuesday results. Why Marco Rubio can’t connect. Why John Kasich is staying in. How the Republicans got themselves into this mess. Is Donald Trump really an outsider insurgent and why Bernie Sanders isn’t broadening h...

Cliff Schecter explains the hilarious and disturbing debacle of the latest Republican debate. The stunted emotional development of the Republican candidates. The Republicans do not debate policy. Why Trump’s wall fantasy tells us everything we need to know about the GOP and mainstream media. The ...

Jacobin Magazine founder and coeditor of The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century, Bhaskar Sunkara, explains the dynamic of President Obama’s leadership. Contradictions of the Democratic Party. The difference between the Democratic Party and European Social Democratic parties. Why Be...

Professor and author of  Crowds and Party Jodi Dean explains how individualism undermines modern organizing. Why the problem is bigger than neoliberalism. The left and discipline. How we can have collective politics and why we need it. The distinction between liberalism and the left from the pers...

Cliff Schecter reflects on how disheartening the 2008 Democratic Primary. Sam and Cliff gloat about the failure of Chris Christie. Chris Christie a failure of media vetting. Why Christie is the worst. Why John Kasich is a radical right and anti women candidate. Why the Republicans Party is all ab...

Jennifer Mittelstadt an Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University and author of The Rise of the Military Welfare State explains the social welfare state of the United States Military. The end of the draft and the free market makeover of the military. How the draft became politically im...

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi and Sam discuss Donald Trump calling Ted Cruz a “pussy”. Why Donald Trump is a good campaigner. John Kasich doing well in New Hampshire is bad for the Republican establishment and why that is goo for Trump. What’s the problem with Marco Rubio besides being a robot. How...

Susan Eaton Director of the Sillerman Center at the Heller School at Brandeis University and author of Integration Nation Immigrants, Refugees, and America at Its Best explains the distinction between integration and assimilation. How American culture is enriched by immigration. Why integration i...

The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, explains and the new role of oligarchs in American politics.

Ted Cruz wins the Iowa Caucus and Ben Carson accuses him of dirty tricks. Bernie Sanders ties Hillary Clinton in Iowa. The Clinton campaign is not going well. Why the Bernie Sanders insurgency should wake up the Democratic establishment. Bernie Sanders incredible fundraising and why the Democrati...

Cliff Schecter and Sam explains why Trump is right to be angry at Fox. Why Fox is not a media organization and how they played the same game in media that Trump has in politics. Jeb Bush cannot shake Donald Trump and is bizarre again. Jeb Bush is so sad. Ted Cruz has a terrible debate. Marco Rubi...

Guardian columnist and author of the new book Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe (buy it on Jet.comor Amazon) Antony Lowenstein explains what “disaster capitalism” means. Privatization and the European and American strategy to make life harder for refugees. How Western polic...

Law Enforcement moves against the squatters in Oregon.

Bernie Sanders fights back against the false narrative of “the era of big government being over.” Sanders sharpens the differences with Hillary Clinton. Sanders talk movingly about his parents. (10:00)

The distinction between FDR-brand liberalism and socialist democracy. The role of liberty in FDR’s liberalism. The importance of public goods, and moving expenditures from private market to the public sector. Bernie’s democratic socialism as distinct from FDR liberalism and Bernie’s appeal to the...

Cliff Schecter discusses the forty third of anniversary Roe v Wade. Why we have been moving backward since the Roe decision. The anti choice assault on low income women. Why there was nowhere for Martin O’Malley to go in the Democratic Primary. Why the Clinton campaign is freaking out at the rise...

On today’s show, political strategist and writer Bridget Todd (@BridgetMarie) joins us to review the Democratic debate. (7:00) The chasm in substance between the DNC and GOP debates, and how the DNC is missing an opportunity to draw the distinction with multiple debates. Hillary vs Bernie on heal...

Mehrsa Baradaran a Professor at the University of Georgia Law School and author of the new book How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy explains the history of the banking sector in America and the split between Hamilton and Jefferson. (11:50)

Blogger Digby (Heather Parton) explains why she was underwhelmed by President Obama’s final SOTU(12:30). When the Obama Administration finally understood how rabid the Republicans are. How President Obama spoke past Republicans and still offered an olive branch. Can Obama ever shake the bipartisa...

1/12/16

6:38 - Alexis Goldstein in to talk financial reform in 2016. What are the main takeaways of Dodd-Frank, why it was a big victory and why it is a big target for lobbyists. The importance of the CFPB in protecting Americans from fraud. How Dodd-Frank deals with failing banks and opaque derivatives ...

9:00 - Cliff Schecter and Sam explain why the DNC favoring Hillary Clinton is bad for everyone. Why Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the worst. Why Marco Rubio is not going to win the Republican Primary. Why Hillary Clinton is wrong to run to the right on taxes. How the Democrats goad Donald Trump, is...

Jeb Bush claims that he is winning by losing. Bernie Sanders and the data breach controversy. Democrats focus on Donald Trump at the Democratic Debate and ignores the rest of the Republican crazies. Bernie and Hillary clash on regime change. Hillary’s conflicted policy on Syria. The problem with ...

12:12 - Blogger Digby (Heather Parton) explains why the Right is pushing hard against women’s rights. Barack Obama and the spike in anti Muslim bigotry. How anti women and Muslim politics go together on the Right. Why the Right hates Hillary. The full scope of the horrific war of the Republican w...

Interview with journalist Jesse A. Myerson joins us to discuss his recent piece for The Nation How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps (7:12). How private real estate value is created by public goods (8:47). Enclosure of the commons, and the relationship be...

Greg Grandin, a professor of history at NYU and author of Kissinger’s Shadow explains the global scale of Henry Kissinger’s crimes (9:20).

Journalist David Dayen explains how monopolies and duopolies are harming public health and setting back innovation. Where is the incentive for companies to deliver better products in monopoly markets. The Boston Tea Party and the history of Antitrust laws. How disruptive technologies can lead to ...

Sam talks with with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie Savage about his new book Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency. And for members only an interview with Senator Bernie Sanders from the Air America days in 2005!

Cliff Schecter explains the sickening decision of the Republican House’s move to block Syrian refugees. The mainstreaming of anti Islamic policies and rhetoric. Donald Trump is a bigot and the Republican frontrunner. Chuck Schumer is a problem. What is Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy? Clinton op...

Janenae Garofalo finally watched the Hunger Games. The way to avoid family political fights.  What type of Republican is Janeane. Why we should have limited travel for Ben Carson supporters. Is this country less right wing than people think? Why the press is still dumb. Can Bernie Sanders get ele...

How the terrorist attacks in Paris happened. The terror tactics reflect ISIS. The command structure of ISIS and security policy in Europe. Bernie Sanders says he takes a more “conservative” approach to foreign policy than Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton says we are not at war with “radical Islam...

Research analyst and journalist Mike LaSusa explains Rudy Giuliani’s history of using “Broken Windows” and “Zero Tolerance” policies in New York City. The stunning level of brutality the NYPD used in enforcing these policies. Rudy Guiliani’s consulting work in Mexico, Brazil and Trindad and Tobag...

Blogger Digby explains the insanity of the modern Republican Party. Why Ben Carson and Donald Trump are the perfect examples of today’s Republicanism. Ben Carson willing victim of a practical joke? The mega delusions of Ben Carson. The Donald Trump drop out theory. How the three Democratic Candid...

Juan Cole of Informed Comment Blog and author of The New Arabs , explains why Turkey’s Justice Development Party won big in yesterdays elections. Why President Erdogan is getting more authoritarian and rigid. Why Erdogan is campaigning against the Kurds and the why of Turkey’s interventions in Sy...

It’s Halloween and the Ken, Ken & Ken Show returns! KKK talks with the Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim about the liberal media, whether or not he’s “butthurt” after the last GOP debate and whether Bernie Sanders should be afraid of getting of getting taken out by the Clintons.

Good news the Obama Administration takes a turn away from over testing children and why we still aren’t addressing the underlying crisis of economic injustice in education.

John Kay a visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and author of Other People’s Money: The Real Business of Finance, explains the purpose of finance and how our economy devolved into greater financialization. Why paper wealth allows you to “imagine” more wealth. The “I’ll be gone, yo...

Leah Gordon a Assistant Professor of Education at Stanford University and author of the new book  Power to Prejudice: The Rise of Racial Individualism in Midcentury America, explains how racism was explains cultural theories of racism and how these discourses have undermined a structural understa...

Donald Trump calls out George W Bush for the September 11th terrorist attacks happening under his watch. Jeb Bush whines and incoherently defends his brother. Reviewing the history of the Bush Administration’s negligence before September 11th. Introducing the two new members of the MR team!

Attorney Michael S. Burg explains how the homebuilding industry is building unsafe and faulty homes across the country. The collapse of labor unions and the degrading of building standards. Why the homebuilding industry is working to protect itself from lawsuits and the manipulation of the idea o...

Cliff Schecter thinks Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley all had strong performances at the Democratic Debate. Adam Green says last nights debate shows why the Elizabeth Warren wing of the party is winning. Is Hillary Clinton copying Barack Obama? Should we be cautious before tru...

On today’s M&M Monday (on tuesday) Matt and Michael go on a trip down memory lane and talk about Matt’s four and half years on the Majority Report, compare impressions and everyone wishes Matt a fond farewell.

Cliff Schecter on why the latest mass shooting literally means there is blood on the hands of anti gun control Congresspeople. The NRA’s battle against American public safety. President Obama’s passionate statement on the Oregon shooting. Why guns are more dangerous than terrorism. President Obam...

The great Janeane Garofalo talks about the Marc Maron monologue and why she does not listen to Podcasts. Janeane and Sam talk about how to pronounce words. Are comedians getting more political? Why student loans will force more young people into politics. Inspiration from Jeremy Corbyn. School fu...

A High School in Irving Texas suspends and have Police interrogate a 14 year old high school student named Ahmed Mohamed all because he made clock that some teacher thought was a bomb. Islamophobia matters.

Journalist Jay Cassano explains why Turkey’s AKP Government is launching military strikes against Kurdish fighters and violating Kurdish rights in Turkey. The history of Turkish and Kurdish relations. Why the Turkish President is moving against the Kurds and is Turkey heading into civil war?

Comedian the co-host of Part of the Problem explains how he considers him a libertarian and why he is a morally opposed to taxes. Should we cut the entire military? Resisting taxes and slavery. What would a ideal libertarian transition look like? Debunking the unfounded liability myth in social p...

Sam Explains the details of Hillary Clinton’s debt free college plan. Why Lawrence Lessig’s possible presidential run is the real threat to Bernie Sanders. Heroic FDA regulator Frances Oldham Kelsey passes away and Sam honors her legacy with a epic Libertarian takedown.

Adam Green the co-founder of the Progressive Campaign Change Committee explains how the idea of debt free college developed. Hillary Clinton’s push for debt free college. How progressives are winning the policy debate. Why progressives win when real issues are in play. Where all of the Democratic...

Guardian Writer at Large Steven W Thrasher explains how and why Black Lives Matter has gone global. The historical roots of Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter in Palestine and what comes next from the movement.

Sam and Political strategist Cliff Schecter examine whether the mainstream media is finally waking up to the fact that the Republican Party is made up of far right extremists, the nature of the conservative media system why Republican Party has lost control and why the mainstream media needs to s...

Milton Allimadi, the publisher of Black Star News joins Michael to discuss Obama’s recent trip to Ghana and Ethiopia. How is Obama energizing African youth and fostering leadership and activism and what that can do for Africa. Why is Africa failing to utilize it’s vast arrays of natural resources...

Educator and blogger Mercedes Schneider and Sam explore what No Child Left Behind has done to education, why punitive approaches to education fail, the myth of George W Bush’s success in Texas and the destructive myth of the “lazy” teacher and the absurd argument that money does not matter in Pub...

Jennifer Mittelstadt a historian at Rutgers University takes a deep dive with Sam into the problematic legacy of the New Deal and explains the political compromises that excluded women and minorities from many of the benefits of the New Deal, the evolution of the Corporate welfare state and what ...

Professor Juan Cole explains how the climate crisis in Syria helped create the conditions that led to the creation of ISIL. Sea level rises and the next wave of instability in the Middle East. The importance of water in Israel/Palestine. Why Martin O’Malley’s recent comments on climate change and...

Washington Post columnist and American Prospect Editor Harold Meyerson explains the history of Southern labor conditions. Why the South is making American labor conditions cheaper than China. Why new jobs aren’t driving up wages. And why America is still defined by two labor systems: one southern...

Journalist Justin Elliot explains his new investigative report into the Red Cross’s massive fundraising efforts on behalf of Haiti that have led to almost no results and for members! An interview with Bernie Sanders from the Air America days.

Kayvon Afshari the Communications Director the Director of Communications for the American Iranian Council and host of the Mideast show, explains why the P5+! negotiations with Iran are taking so long, the importance of staying focused on the nuclear issue, the broader diplomatic opportunities an...

Professor James McCommons, author of  Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, explains the history of political compromise that created Amtrak. Why Amtrak will always need public subsidies. Why Amtrak can’t be profitable. Why so few Americans have used train service. W...

Historian Georgios Giannakopoulos, explains the stunning results of Greece’s referendum on austerity and the historical events that led up to it. Austerity and the politics of blackmail in Greece.  Why does the Troika continue to impose austerity on Greece when it has proven a complete failure. W...

Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the importance of President Obama’s new rules on overtime pay and why it will help many Americans. Also Martin O’Malley attacks Bernie Sanders on his gun record and Bernie Sanders smart response. And why progressive shouldn’t be to excited about Jim We...

Bernie Sanders holds the largest rally so far of the 2016 election. Sanders is not only drawing big crowds but also climbing in the polls. The mainstream media still trying to marginalize Sanders and Bernie Sanders brilliant description of what extremism really is. A New Jersey Court finds a Gay ...

Journalist Nelson A Denis, author of the new book War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony, explains how America took colonial control of Puerto Rico. How the United States claimed to be liberators of Puerto Rico. How the American government rigged Puerto Rico to b...

SCOTUS upholds Obamacare in their decision on King V Burwell. Justice Roberts sums up the case in the most obvious way. The Right freaks out and Justice Scalia throws an epic tantrum. The Supreme Court, also upholds the real meaning of the Fair Housing Act. We hear a fresh Random Rush meltdown.

Journalist Trudy Lieberman, explains why opponents and supporters of the Affordable Care Act are both spreading myths about the ACA. Is Obamacare unaffordable for many middle class consumers? Debating the costs of healthcare. How many families are choosing to take the penalty because the costs ar...

The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim, explains the new plot that the Republicans are hatching to pass Fast Track Trade Authority. What happens if Fast Track Authority passes in the House without Trade Adjustment Assistance. How Progressive Democrats are going to be extorted in the TPP process. Why the...

NPR reporter and author of the new book the  The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be, Anya Kamenetz, explains the history of America’s obsession with test taking. The conflicting political drives behind the testing movement. The connection between...

Journalist Charlie Pierce explains the bizarre new law enforcement shooting of a terrorism suspect in Boston. How does someone become monitored? Can Congress restore civil liberties? Hillary’s Democratic challengers and the Republican clown car.

The Patriot Act stalls in the Senate. What reforms are in the USA Freedom Act? Bernie Sanders announces he is formally running for President in front of a big crowd in Burlington Vermont. How the media reports and distorts Bernie Sanders. How the delusional mainstream media treats Carly Fiorina s...

The Nation’s John Nichols explains the power and importance of Bernie Sanders push for debt free college. Why progressive politics means creative politics. Can Hillary be progressive. Why fighting austerity is the defining question. Also why the TPP is all about corporate power and 1980s economic...

The Young Turks and Turner Movie Classics host Ben Mankiewicz explains why the MSM always in covering Police brutality and poverty. Why cable news fails again and again. How we can cover Bernie Sanders and fight against media narratives that don’t take him seriously. The Clinton machine and why i...

Cliff Schecter breaks down the vital importance of the charges filed against Baltimore police for the murder of Freddie Grey. The “rough ride” and the culture of police abuse in Baltimore. What Martin O’Malley has to answer for from his record as Mayor Baltimore. The drug war and the destruction ...

Award-winning “Subject to Debate” columnist for The Nation and author, most recently, of Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, Katha Pollitt, explains why marriage equality is winning. The pushback against Indiana’s Gay discrimination law  and the shift in equality politics. The assault on women’s rep...

The death toll continues to climb in Nepal after that countries massive earthquake. Baltimore calms for the moment and Hillary Clinton speaks out on mass incarceration and Rand Paul blames bad parenting for the crisis in Baltimore.

The insurance industry warns against the climate crisis. The fight against Fast Track Trade authority in the Senate and the House. Bernie Sanders forces a delay on the Fast Track bill. Sander Levin’s alternative bill in the House on Fast Track authority. Why the far right is ignoring Fast Track a...

Mitt Romney actually basically told Obama he won because of “black people”. Also Michael Bloomberg thought Barack Obama didn’t like people enough. Wow.

Vermont Senator and progressive champion Bernie Sanders explains what President Obama got right at the State of the Union and why we are in record levels of inequality. The proposals that would help solve the poverty crisis and Why TPP and Fast Track trade authority are problems for inequality an...

Professor Stephanie Kelton Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City explains the Bretton Woods System and the end of the Gold Standard in the 1970s, why comparisons to the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe made by austerity promoters are wrong, high inflation does...

Credo Action’s political director, Becky Bond explains how Credo is fighting against cuts to Social Security and Medicare, how Bernie Sanders is standing up for real Americans, the Obama Administration’s zombie commitment to cutting Social Security, why Congress is moving to reign in the NSA, sup...