The Majority Report

Best of 2013: Mark Blyth: Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

January 2, 2014

Today’s show will be posted later than usual. Sorry for the delay!

Good morning folks! On today’s best of 2013 Brown University economist Mark Blyth joins Sam to talk about his new book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. We will back live tomorrow!

Did Chris Christie Create a NJ Traffic Jam Over a Petty Political Feud?

Past Episodes

Jul 22, 2026: 7/22 Hegseth Faceplants; Rubio Targets DSA With McCarthyite Blacklists w/ Ken Klippenstein

Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: The House will vote on the National Defense Authorization Act today which includes the enmeshing of the Israeli and American militaries. Tell your Senators to block the NDAA until it is stripped of this proposal. At an ...

Play

Jul 21, 2026: 7/21 Iran War Spirals After Trump Tanks Diplomacy w/ Trita Parsi

Welcome back to the program On today's Majority Report: As Congress heads to recess the House GOP's push to get the SAVE Act passed by using out-of-touch rich guy analogies. For example, Steve Scalise says you have to show ID to eat pasta at the Olive Garden so why not at the voting ...

Play

Jul 20, 2026: 7/20 Bernie & AOC Rally For El-Sayed; The Roots Of Vaccine Hesitancy w/ Kira Ganga Kieffer

Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez travel to Michigan to rally for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and House candidate Will Lawrence. Bernie and AOC both emphasized the $50M in dark money being ...

Play

More Episodes

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

The main show, which is available to everyone live and via podcast, is 40 minutes packed full of news, insightful commentary and intelligent interviews with some of the most respected minds in politics and world affairs.

Become A Member