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5/17 Casual Friday! Ari Berman & Jim Gaffigan

not-sam — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:37 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! On today’s show Ari Berman of The Nation joins us to discuss the week full of scandals, umbrella-gate and gate-gate and…all the gates! Also, the Florida GOP Hispanic Outreach Director resigns, OFA’s failure in organizing for action to fight for Keystone pipeline and what it tells us about the orgnization, and both Sam and Ari are skeptical that Harry Reid would engage in fillibuster reform.

Comedian Jim Gaffigan brings us a movie pick and discusses parenthood with Sam. Also, a song from Jimmy Reefercake, your calls & IMs and more!

And keep the conversation going on our morning thread

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Casual Friday: Ari Berman & Jim Gaffigan

sam — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:25:45 +0000

It’s casual friday and Cliff Schecter is on a much needed vacation, so joining Sam to wrap up the week is Ari Berman. Jim Gaffigan calls in with a movie recommendation and child rearing tipps for Sam!

5/16 Sandra Steingraber: I Went To Jail For My Children

not-sam — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:17 +0000

Author, biologist, environmental activist, and mother Sandra Steingraber joins us to discuss why she went to jail for her environmental activism, the toxic assault on our children, and the environmental links to cancer and human health.

In the better half: Sam is sick and tired of these quote unquote “scandals!”, Eric Holder puts Darrell Issa in his place, Pat Robertson gives a wife with a cheating husband some wonderful marriage advice, your calls & IMs plus more!

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Back Live Today: With The Toxic Assault on Our Children & Anti Fracking Hero & Limited Scandal Talk

sam — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:06 +0000

on the show today Sandra Steingraber,Ecologist and author, an internationally recognized authority on the environment links to cancer and human health, who was recently arrested for environmental activism.

Also, other stuff!*

*we’re shorthanded apologies for brevity!

No Live Show, Special Members Show Only!

not-sam — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:25 +0000

Happy Hump Day! We have some administrative catching up to do here at the Majority Report, so there will not be a live show today. HOWEVER, as always, we have a BRAND NEW Members Only show ready for all you … Continue reading →

5/14 Scandals: Real & Imagined!

not-sam — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:44:15 +0000

In a week full of “scandals,” Sam Seder walks us through the real scandals and the imagined ones. We discuss the AP phone records seized by DOJ and the press’ coverage on whistleblowers, the IRS investigation into Tea Party groups and why 501(c)(4)s should be looked into. Also Glenn Beck says Obama should be impeached and, of all people, Dick Cheney says we’re being lied to on Benghazi.

In the better half, Sam brings you even more of the week’s news. Stories like Saudis being investigated over owning pressure cookers, Minnesota becomes the 12th state with same sex marriage, Florida GOP loses their Hispanic outreach manager, and how a family went to a Rep. town hall to stop a deportation. All that, more plus your calls and IMs!

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Sam with the News

not-sam — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:53:25 +0000

Sam goes solo with all the stories that are breaking this week! Tune in at noon.

5/13 Isabel Macdonald: GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet

not-sam — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:59:13 +0000

Freelance journalist Isabel Macdonald joins us to discuss her latest piece for The Nation, GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet. We talk about how the drug testing industry is a self-licking ice cream cone where Republicans and industry profiteers are targeting high school students, welfare applicants and the unemployed.

On the better half, we discuss the IRS “scandal,” a Libertarian debates us on Benghazi, Random Rush and your calls and IMs!

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Isabel Macdonald: GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet

not-sam — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:45:16 +0000

Isabel Macdonald of the Nation joins us to discuss how Republicans and industry profiteers are targeting high school students, welfare applicants and the unemployed. Also, we’ll discuss the IRS “scandal.”

5/10 Casual Friday: Cliff Schecter & H. Jon Benjamin

not-sam — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:49:26 +0000

It’s Casual Friday! Cliff Schecter walks us through Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! hysteria, the Heritage Foundation immigration report author’s sorted past, Elizabeth Warren’s first bill: big banks get cheap government loans, why can’t students? and more!

Also, H. Jon Benjamin joins us to argue with Sam over the Where’s Hugo campaign that Bob’s Burgers fans across the country have launched!

Also, a song from Jimmy Reefercake, your calls and IMs!

And keep the conversation going on our morning thread

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