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2430 - The Recurring Crises of American Democracy & What to Do About Them w/ Suzanne Mettler
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Sam hosts Cornell Professor of American Institutions Suzanne Mettler to discuss her latest book, Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy and what we can learn from history to understand American democracy's vulnerabilities. Mettler and Sam explore the moments in American history when the citizenry was worried about "democratic dete…
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2429 - N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law w/ Jody David Armour
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Sam hosts USC Law Professor Jody Armour (@niggatheory) to discuss his new book N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law and the importance of eradicating anti-black bias in America. On today's show: 2016: Lindsay Graham "use my words against me" says he wouldn't appoint a nominee so close to a general election. 2018: Graham reconf…
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2428 - Trump's 'Deplorables' Moment? & Plausible Election Nightmare Scenarios w/ Virgil Texas
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Virgil Texas (@VirgilTexas), of Chapo Trap House and the Bad Faith podcast (@badfaithpod), joins the MR crew to discuss the news of the week. On today's show: Tommy Tuberville has no idea what the Voting Rights Act is. Virgil Texas (@VirgilTexas), of Chapo Trap House and the Bad Faith podcast (@badfaithpod), joins the MR crew to discuss the news of…
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2427 - Michael Throwback: What Intellectual Dark Web? w/ Douglas Lain
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The Majority Report's retrospective of Michael Brooks' career continues with a 2018 interview with Zero Books' Douglas Lain (@DougLain). In the wake of Bari Weiss' breathless NYT profile, Michael and Doug tackle the much discussed and hotly debated “Intellectual Dark Web,” the internet’s latest cast of “renegades” shaking things up in the American …
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2426 - GOP Spreads Conspiracy Theories While ICE Dabbles In Eugenics
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Sam and the MR crew break down the news. On today's show: Trump tells George Stephanopoulos that "herd mentality" will make the virus go away. Trump HHS Official Michael Caputo rages at his agency, predicts he’ll be killed by deep-state scientists. Sen. Chuck Schumer: "Today I'm calling on Secretary Azar to resign immediately." Dawn Wooten, the nur…
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2425 - A Brief History of Anti-Populism w/ Thomas Frank
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Donald Trump's private thoughts on Covid from April 13 are a bit of a contrast from his public statment on April 17. Then Sam is joined by historian Thomas Frank to discuss his new book, "The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism." What is the American history of populism? Is it an attitude, a policy set, a campaign style? And on the fun hal…
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2424 - Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All w/ Martha S. Jones
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Sam is joined by Martha S. Jones (@marthasjones_), Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss her new book, 'Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.' On today's show: Brian Kilmeade and Tom Cotton defend Trump's handling of Covid: "What do you expect the president, who's spent 50 y…
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2423 - How Pelosi & Co's Malfeasance Fuels The Fires Of Right-Populism w/ CA-12 Candidate Shahid Buttar
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Sam hosts Shahid Buttar (@ShahidForChange), candidate for CA-12 challenging Nancy Pelosi, to discuss his campaign, Pelosi's leadership failures, California's wildfires, and the week's most important headlines. On today's show: Tucker Carlson says it's Lindsey Graham's fault that Trump talked to Bob Woodward. Shahid Buttar (@ShahidForChange) joins S…
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2422 - Michael Brooks on the Origins of Neoliberal Sociopolitical Culture w/ Liz Franczak
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The Majority Report continues to look back at Michael Brooks's career with a 2019 interview featuring Liz Franczak (@liz_franczak) to discuss her essay in the Baffler, “The Century of Spin,” and the origins of neoliberal sociopolitical culture. Liz Franczak recounts the story of Edward Bernays, who “pioneered the field of modern public relations af…
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2421 - Trump Promises To Restore 'Patriotic Education' As White Working Class Support Weakens
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Sam and the MR Crew break down the week's biggest headlines including November's general election, the next stage of COVID, and Trump's personal DOJ. On today's show: Big boats sink small boats in Texas Trump boat parade. Trump says he will return "patriotic education" to nation's schools, says they'll take away your great heroes. Thom Tillis issue…
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2420 - Evil Geniuses: How the Elite Unmade America w/ Kurt Andersen
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Sam hosts author, radio host, and Spy Magazine founder Kurt Andersen to discuss his latest book Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History and how the last 50 years have turned the clock back on economic equality and progress in America. Andersen and Sam begin their conversation discussing the power of nostalgia and how it took such a…
Today our annual repeat of a compilation of labor speeches from FDR, Mario Savio, John Lewis, & more. Bernie reading from the speech that sent Debs to jail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Epda5JcUk&ab_channel=BernardSanders-Topic Full live show returns tomorrow! Become a member of the Majority Report today! Get updates on the ongoing nationwide …
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2418 - GOP Rushes To Spin Troopgate & Another Brooks Brothers Riot? w/ Benjamin Dixon & Matthew Film Guy
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Sam hosts Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) of the Benjamin Dixon Show to discuss the week's biggest stories including continued racial justice unrest across America, Biden enters campaign mode, and Trump's efforts to stoke racial tensions. Then Matthew Film Guy (@langdonboom) joins the program to share his Labor Day Weekend film recommendations. On…
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2417 - Michael Brooks on the PR Firm that Enflamed Racial Tensions in S. Africa w/ Ed Caesar
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The MR Crew presents Michael Brooks's interview with Ed Caesar (@edcaesar) of The New Yorker to discuss his piece, "The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation," on how a renowned British PR firm, Bell Pottinger, worked with dictators and oligarchs and deliberately inflamed racial tensions in South Africa—and destroyed itself in t…
