Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speaks with Manisha Sinha, Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss her recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the major death toll coming out of Lebanon, the sending of US forces and […]
US Imperialism
It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! Emma speaks with Noah Kulwin and Brendan James to discuss the most recent season of the Blowback podcast. Then, she speaks with Ross Barkan, contributing writer at New York Magazine and columnist at Crain’s New York, to discuss his recent piece published in The Nation entitled “Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out?” First, Emma […]
It’s Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to round up the week in news. Emma runs through updates on the Harris/Walz CNN interview, Israel’s continuing war crimes, presidential debate protocol, swing state polling, mortgage rates, Trump’s absurd IVF pivot, RFK’s candidacy, Florida’s death penalty, and the death of Johnny Gaudreau. Jeet […]
It’s News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with Alex Sammon, politics writer at Slate, to discuss his reporting from the Democratic National Convention. First, Emma runs through updates on continuing massacres in Gaza, Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah, Russia’s massive barrage on Ukraine, RFK’s candidacy, Jack Smith’s case against Trump, fascist disenfranchisement in Texas and Georgia, the UAW, Macron’s […]
It’s Casual Friday! Emma and Bradley break down the last night of the DNC. First, they run through updates on the final night of the DNC, Harris’ acceptance speech, Dems’ rejection of a Palestinian speaker, poll numbers, FED interest rate cuts, the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, RealPage’s anti-trust woes, RFK’s candidacy, Arizona and Texas politics, and […]
It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Krystal Ball, co-host of Krystal, Kyle, & Friends and Breaking Points, to round up the week in news. But first, they run through updates on the presidential debate schedule, Ukraine’s surprise offensive, the Harris agenda, X’s lawsuit, labor action, climate change, Israel’s newest assault on Khan Younis, presidential polling, […]
It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Margaret Power, professor of history at the Illinois Institute of Technology, to discuss her recent book Solidarity across the Americas: The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and Anti-imperialism. Then, she’s joined by journalist Erin Reed, author of the Erin In The Morning newsletter on SubStack, to discuss how speakers at the […]
It’s News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the recent results of the Iranian elections. Then, they speak with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts Magazine, to discuss the surprising results of the 2nd round of French elections that took place this past weekend. First, Sam and Emma run […]
It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with freelance writer and author Arthur Goldwag to discuss his recent book The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia. Then, she’s joined by Manpreet Kaur Kalra, development economics & legal scholar with an emphasis on business and human rights, to discuss her recent piece in […]
It’s Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Ryan Grim, D.C. Bureau Chief at The Intercept and co-host of Counter Points, to discuss Jamaal Bowman’s loss in last nights NY-16 Democratic primary, and Julian Assange’s plea deal. First, Sam runs through updates on yesterday’s primaries, social media disinformation policy, aid to Gaza, Oklahoma’s separation of church and state, […]
