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Emma hosts Kim Kelly, labor reporter and columnist at Teen Vogue, to discuss her recent book Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor. Then Emma is joined by Jessica Cisneros, candidate for Congress in Texas’s 28th Congressional District, to give us an update from the campaign trail. Kim Kelly begins by just situating the current state of the labor […]
Sam sits down with historian Christopher W. Shaw, to discuss his recent book First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, on the rise of one of the most popular public services, and its precarious state in an era of privatization. They begin in the 18th century, with the beginnings of the postal […]
Why Trump’s Cabinet is a nightmare for the environment and workers and a giveaway to the Koch brothers. Journalist and historian Rick Perlstein, talks about the danger posed by the authoritarian impulse of the Trump age. Lying and authoritarians. How news needs to work when the President always lies. Steve Bannon and the lying culture. The […]
On today’s show Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas, explained why demographics and cultural trends favor progressive politics. David Dayen & Digby discussed the landscape of Netroots politics, how Twitter and Facebook disrupted the blogging model, the NSA scandal and why the institutions of Washington fail in monitoring the military industrial complex. Credo’s Political Action Director […]
• Media critic Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR and author of Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media, on the failure of the liberal establishment and how liberal and progressive grassroots organizations have become way too cozy with Obama and the Democratic leadership. • Plus , Wes Cheek is live from Japan, plus an interview with • Be […]
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Guest: Conservative blogger John Nolte We stretch out our debating muscles as Sam talks taxes with a conservative blogger, wonder why Maine’s governor hates labor murals (hint- R.), and vote Kloppenberg all on today’s Majority Report Recap!
Mediabistro’s Tina Dupuy talks to Sam about her recent column at The Huffington Post that calls for a liberal version of Fox News’ political organizing on television.