The Majority Report

Best of: Martin Gilens: Affluence & Influence

April 22, 2014

Good morning folks! On today’s best of show, an interview with Princeton Professor Martin Gilens on his book books Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America and Why Americans Hate Welfare. We are back live tomorrow!

‘Women Are Like Dirty Peppermint Patties’ says Sex Ed Class in Mississippi

Past Episodes

Dec 26, 2025: 12/26 Best of 2025: Trump and Elon’s CEO-Dictator Playbook w/ Gil Duran

It's another Best of 2025 episode on the Majority Report. On Today's program: Original air date: February 11, 2025 Gil Duran, journalist based in California, proprietor of the website The Nerd Reich, co-writer of the FrameLab newsletter, joins to discuss his recent piece in The Nerd Reich ...

Play

Dec 24, 2025: 12/24 Best of 2025: 10 Ways to Prepare for Trump’s Return w/ Daniel Hunter

It's Hump Day and we have a Best of 2025 episode but first we revisit Sam's infamous war on Christmas segment on CNN from 200 years ago. Original air date: November 11, 2024. Sam speaks with Daniel Hunter, activist & co-author of the book What if Trump Wins?: An Interactive Pick-Your-Path ...

Play

Dec 23, 2025: 12/23 LAST 2025 LIVE SHOW! Trump Implicated In New Epstein Dump; Bari Weiss’s Censorship Fail

On this final live stream of 2025, we talk about how deeply Trump is implicated in the Epstein files. Also, the Bari Weiss's ham-handed attempts to curry favor with the Trump administration by censcoring journalists she's been installed above. And on the fun half: Benny Johnson ...

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