Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Dr. Keon West , visiting professor of political science at the London School of Economics, to discuss his recent book The Science of Racism: Everything You Need To Know But Probably Don't-Yet. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the Canadian prime ministership, the GOP’s impending government shutdown, Trump’s attack on Columbia University, Columbia University’s wilful aiding of Trump’s disappearing of a student activist, Israel’s cutting of electricit...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma chat with Ryan Grim , reporter at and co-founder of Drop Site News, co-host of Counter Points , to round up the week. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s tariff flip-flops, Elon Musk’s role in the Trump Administration, government job creation, the NLRB, Trump’s federal fund freeze, GOP’s surveilance state, US consulate shutdowns, the DOD’s segregationist move, Elon’s rocket fiascos, the CDC’s measles rehires, TSA labor rights, and Democratic Leadership’s...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 26 min
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Hal Singer , economics professor at the University of Utah, to discuss Trump's recent tariff threats. Then, she speaks with Cea Weaver , tenant organizer with Housing Justice For All and director of the New York State Tenant Bloc , to discuss the rent freeze campaign the organizations are working on. First, Emma runs through updates on the US’ devastating jobs numbers as Trump plans to cut more federal workers, DOJ’s threat to USAID workers, th...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 17 min
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Adam Green , co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), to recap Trump's joint address to Congress from last night. Then, they're joined by Saikat Chakrabarti , candidate for Congress in California's 11th district, to give some updates on his campaign. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump’s attempted USAID shutdown, US aid to Ukraine, Blackrock’s new move on Panama Canal, Trump’...
Mar 05, 2025•2 hr 32 min
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on the free-fall of the markets amid Trump’s tariffs, Trump’s cut off of aid to Ukraine, Trump’s joint session, state-level Democrats’ defense of trans athletes, a USAID report on the child death they prevent, SCOTUS’ weakening of the Clean Water Act, DOGE’s attack on NOAA, Trump’s assault on Social Security, and Trump’s incoming attacks on DOE and US forests, also discussing the poss...
Mar 04, 2025•2 hr 32 min
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Van Jackson , senior lecturer in international relations at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and writer of the Un-Diplomatic newsletter on SubStack, to discuss his recent book The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy , co-authored with Michael Brenes. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada, fallout from the Trump/Vance confrontation with Zelenskyy, Trump’s at...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Heather Digby Parton , contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo , to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s cuts to the Social Security Administration, Musk’s attacks on NOAA, the devastating effect of Trump’s gutting of USAID, FEMA’s struggles, Bird Flu, the Pentagon’s trans ban, Trump’s tariffs, and MAGA confusion about Trump releasing an edited Epstein file, before expanding on the GOP’s...
Feb 28, 2025•2 hr 45 min
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Trita Parsi , Executive Vice President at the Quincy Institute For Responsible Statecraft, to discuss the U.S.'s recent turn against its allies and towards Russia and other world powers. Then, she speaks with Hanno Hauenstein , independent journalist based in Berlin, to recap the German election results from this past Sunday and what to look for going forward. First, Emma runs through updates on the decimation of USAID, Trump’s attacks on the E...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 29 min
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Chris Geidner of the Law Dork newsletter on SubStack, to provide some updates on a number of court challenges to the Trump Administration's directives & executive orders. First, Sam runs through updates on the GOP’s budget resolution, US-Ukraine relations, Elon’s role in the Trump Administration, DOGE, an impending government shutdown, the GOP’s town hall-phobia, Trump’s “Gold Card” immigration plan, the EPA, longshoremen’s contract win, Oregon nurses’ contract win...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 23 min
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam & Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Elon Musk’s attacks on US federal workers, Mike Johnson’s determination to cut Medicaid, an impending GOP-led government shutdown, dropping consumer sentiment, FDA actions to undo Musk & DOGE dumbassery, Blackwater’s private ICE posse, DoorDash’s millions in theft, Trump’s attacks on whistleblower protections, the VA, and Trump’s support for Russia, before basking in the beau...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Happy Monday! Sam speaks with Eric Blanc , assistant professor of Labor Studies & Employment Relations at Rutgers University, organizer trainer in the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) , to discuss his recent book We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big . First, Sam runs through updates on the disarray among federal workers, the House GOP’s budget shitshow, Trump’s attacks on USAID, NIH, and the FDA, the firing of top military lawyers...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 16 min
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Mike Figueredo of the Humanist Report to round up the week in news. Then, she's joined by Van Lathan of the Higher Learning podcast ! First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s dropping popularity (thanks to Elon), budding GOP criticism of the Trump/Musk regime, Trump’s dismantling of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, Trump’s funding freeze and mass firing, Elon’s CPAC appearance, RFK’s anti-vax maneuvers, Texas’ (definitely unrelated) measles outbreak...
Feb 21, 2025•2 hr 39 min
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Brian Mier , pundit for Portuguese-language news portal Brasil 247, TeleSur correspondent, & author of the "De-Linking Brazil" newsletter on SubStack, to discuss the recent charges brought against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Then, she speaks with Austin Kocher , geographer & professor at Syracuse University, to discuss his recent writings on Trump's immigration & deportation strategies. Follow Brian on Twitter here: https://x.com...
Feb 21, 2025•2 hr 31 min
It's Hump Day! Emma speaks with Elizabeth Pancotti , managing director of policy at the Groundwork Collaborative , to discuss Elon Musk and DOGE's efforts to curb government spending, and how it's faring in terms of public opinion. Then, she speaks with Tyler Vasseur, shop steward with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 9, to discuss the NALC's recent decision to reject a tentative contract deal with the United States Postal Service. First, Emma runs through updates on Tru...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 16 min
It's News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with Molly White , crypto & tech researcher & critic, author at the websites Citation Needed & Web3 Is Going Great , to discuss her recent writing on the Trump administration and its relationship to the crypto industry. First, Emma dives into Elon Musk and Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt lying about social security and the supposed tens of millions of dead people receiving benefits, debunking those outlandish claims. Then Emma speaks with Molly and they ...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Happy Monday! Emma speaks with Tracy Rosenthal , writer and organizer, to discuss her recent book Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End The Housing Crisis , co-authored with Leonardo Vilchis. Then, she speaks with Luke Savage , writer based in Toronto, author of The Dead Center: Reflections On Liberalism And Democracy After the End Of History , to discuss the state of play in Canadian politics as the elections inch closer. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s massive gutting of the FAA, anoth...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Happy Friday! And Valentine's Day! Sam and Emma speak with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to round up the week in news. Then, they speak with Rahna Epting , executive director at MoveOn , to discuss recent reporting that Congressional Democrats are frustrated by efforts to urge them to fight back more forcefully against the Trump administration. First, they run through updates on Hegseth’s struggle with diplomacy, the House GOP’s austerity push, the ICC, Elon’s attacks...
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 38 min
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Katelyn Burns , co-owner of The FlyTrap , columnist at MSNBC & Xtra Magazine , co-host of the Cancel Me Daddy podcast , to discuss the Trump administration's actions against the trans community. Then she speaks with writer & filmmaker Jamie Tahsin and freelance reporter Matt Shea to discuss their recent book Clown World: Four Years Inside Andrew Tate's Manosphere. First, Emma runs through updates on the Senate’s confirmation of RFK and Tulsi Ga...
Feb 13, 2025•2 hr 37 min
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with MT Snyder, Field Examiner at the NLRB and co-president of National Labor Relations Board Union Local 20 in San Francisco, to discuss what it's been like as a federal worker given the Trump administration's constant interferences into their workplaces. Then, he speaks with Sam Bagenstos , law professor at the University of Michigan, author of the Inside/Outside newsletter, to discuss the Trump administration's executive orders and their defeats in the courts so far....
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 26 min
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Gil Duran , journalist based in California, proprietor of the website The Nerd Reich, co-writer of the FrameLab newsletter , to discuss his recent piece in The Nerd Reich entitled "'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook." First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump/Elon’s abject refusal to follow court orders, the release of the White House Ethics Czar, the repeal of a ban on bribing foreign officials, the DOJ dropping its case ag...
Feb 11, 2025•2 hr 33 min
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Kellie Carter Jackson , associate professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, to discuss her recent book We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s decision to ignore the federal courts, Vought’s killing of the CFPB (and the CFPB union’s response), DOGE’s access to the Treasury’s payment systems, the USAID shutdown, Trump’s attempted worker buyout, major tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum,...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 24 min
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Ben Dixon , host of the Benjamin Dixon Show , to discuss the week in news. First, Emma runs through updates on the confirmation of Project 2025 leader Russ Vought to the OMB, Trump’s official destruction of USAID and the devastating impact it could have on US Agriculture, Trump’s targeting of HHS, Pam Bondi’s repeal of anti-foreign influence efforts, birthright citizenship, ICE’s detainment of a DACA middle school teacher, the NCAA’s transphobic policy, Mike ...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 6 min
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Allison J. Pugh , professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss her recent book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World. Then, she's joined by Zachary Foster , author of the Palestine Nexus newsletter , to discuss Trump's recent announcements and intentions to "take over" the Gaza Strip. First, Emma runs through updates on the DOJ’s restriction on Elon & Cronies’ access to Treasury data, skyrocketing ...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 15 min
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with David Dayen , executive editor at The American Prospect and co-host of the Organized Money podcast , to discuss the recent legal action taken by a group of unions and organizations against Elon Musk's efforts to gain access to sensitive information at the U.S. Treasury. Then, they speak with independent journalist Eoin Higgins , , to discuss his newly released book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. First, Sam a...
Feb 05, 2025•2 hr 41 min
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Musk’s full takeover of the Treasury payment systems and closure of USAID, Trump’s targeting of the DOE amid, another judicial restraining order on Trump’s impoundment attempts, Democratic inaction over Trump’s funding freeze, Bessent’s CFPB freeze, Musk’s killing of the IRS’ E-Filing system, Trump’s cave to Mexico and Canada over tariffs, Trump’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemi...
Feb 04, 2025•2 hr 35 min
