Pro Wrestling Is Fake, but Its Race Problem Isn’t: Freelance journalist Dion Beary explains why race is a problem in professional wrestling, why there has never been an African-American WWE World champion, how black professional wrestlers are often portrayed as characters based simply on their blackness and and why the sport fired one its most important stars for confronting racism …
Other People’s Houses: How Decades of Bailouts…Made Mortgages a Thrilling Biz (w/ Jennifer Taub)
Law professor and author of Other People’s Houses: How Decades of Bailouts, Captive Regulators, and Toxic Bankers Made Home Mortgages a Thrilling Business Jennifer Taub explains the problem with the term “Cramdown”, the story of the Noblemans and fraud in the housing market, the transformation of the Savings and Loan industry, why tax payers hold the bag for bad loans, …
Hillary Clinton Rips Obama on Foreign Policy…and She is Wrong
Hillary Clinton needs to be called out for her absolutely wrong foreign policy views… Filling in for Sam Seder: Majority Report contributor Michael Brooks This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at http://Majority.FM Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/SamSeder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY3SCvqi2CE
Remembering Robin Williams
As we recorded a pre-tape show Monday evening August 11th as we prepared for vacation, news broke of actor and comedian Robin Williams death. Majority Report contributors Matt Binder and Michael Brooks took a few moments to remember a true film and comedy legend… Filling in for Sam Seder: Majority Report contributors Matt Binder and Michael Brooks This clip from …
Inequality Even Worse, The Rich Lie About Their Money
Income inequality might be even worse than thought because of tax evasion… Filling in for Sam Seder: Majority Report contributor Michael Brooks This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at http://Majority.FM Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/SamSeder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8SyfwcIQM
Food Politics (w/ Marion Nestle)
Professor Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture), explains the politics behind the food we eat, how we can make better choices and the future of food policy in America. This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at …
James O’Keefe Dresses Like Osama bin Laden, Crosses U.S.-Mexico Border to Prove…Something?
Are you ready for a good laugh? James O’Keefe crossed the US Mexico border in an Osama Ben Laden mask for his latest “bombshell” report video and he thinks it proves…something?… This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at http://Majority.FM Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/SamSeder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCp0w1J8LY