Sam Seder
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Pushing Herd Immunity For COVID Has Led To Massive Death Toll & Mitch's Stimulus Stalemate
Sam Seder is joined by Heather Digby Parton to discuss the Trump administrations response to the COVID pandemic and how their failures have brought us to record breaking death toll numbers in America, plus, citizens are still struggling financially as stimulus talks are being used as political tools in the Georgia runoff election. → Read More
Fixing The Justice Department After Four Years Of A Chaotic President
Four years of the Trump presidency has taken its toll on all of our governmental agencies, but particularly the justice department. Sam Seder is joined by Ankush Khardori to discuss whether or not the law enforcement agency can be saved. Read the full article by Ankush Khardori here, “How to De-Trumpify the Justice Department.” → Read More
COVID Infectious Still On The Rise & Trump Creates Election Chaos In Georgia
Sam Seder is joined by Heather Digby Parton to discuss the news of the week, including moving forward with a vaccine and dealing with the rise in new coronavirus cases during a time of transitioning power. → Read More
The President's Position To End Social Security
President Trump vowed to terminate the payroll tax, a tax that funds social security, and which of course keeps the majority of elderly out of poverty. Executive director of social security works, Alex Lawson, joins Sam Seder to discuss the implications of the tax cut. → Read More
An Unprecedented Wave Of Evictions Is Heading For America
A remarkable number of renters face eviction during a global pandemic. Sam Seder is joined by, Bryce Covert, who has written in the Nation Magazine that this could lead to the worst housing crisis in a generation. → Read More
What The Kamala Harris VP Pick Means For The Joe Biden Ticket
Sam Seder is joined by Heather Digby Parton to discuss the news of the week, including Joe Biden’s VP pick Kamala Harris, Trump’s dismantling of the US postal service and the ongoing pandemic that has crippled our economy. → Read More
The Time To Be A White Collar Criminal is NOW
So what do you get when you have an administration rife with incompetence and corruption? Well, you get an explosion of fraud and corporate malfeasance. Sam Seder is joined by former federal prosecutor, Ankush Khardori, to discuss why there’s never been a better time to be a white collar criminal. → Read More
Congress HAMMERS Major Tech CEOs In Antitrust Hearing
Tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google appeared in front of Congress to detail how large tech platforms abuse their position to invade user privacy, buy up competitors and gouge suppliers and partners causing behavior that ultimately damages innovation and exacerbates inequality. Sam Seder is joined by David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect, … → Read More
Democrats Miss HUGE Opportunity To Push Platform Ideas During Biden's Surge In Polls
Joe Biden is still in his basement and polling seems to reflect major leads in swing States in this year’s election. John Nichols from the Nation magazine joins Sam Seder to discuss the Biden campaign and also the democratic platform. → Read More
Newt Gingrich's Fall & The Rise Of The NEW Republican Party
Sam Seder is joined by Historian at Princeton University and a CNN political analyst, Julian Zelizer, to discuss his new book that pinpoints the exact moment the Republican party charted a path toward an era of partisan and ruthless, power-hungry politics, ignited all by Newt Gingrich and his allies. → Read More
The Forces Behind The Conservative Machine & Their Efforts To Obstruct Social Progress
If I told you that abortion rights was once a nonpartisan back-burner issue, you might look at me funny, or probably just call me an idiot. Our next guest has written a clear account on how this issue and other issues of social progress have been prevented by the right’s political machinery in her new book, “The Lie That Binds.” Sam Seder welcomes to the show progressive activist, Ilyse Hogue. → Read More
The United States Has It Wrong When It Comes To Virus Testing
Countries across the world are having some success at controlling the spread of COVID-19, but not here in the Unites States. States like Arizona, Florida and Texas are seeing record-breaking numbers at almost a daily rate. David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine joins Sam Seder to explain why we failed to keep up with the rest of the world. → Read More
The Virus Doesn't Care About The Declining Economy
The ongoing rise in coronavirus cases highlights our government’s failure to provide adequate relief to cities and states. Also, is Trump’s stance as the “law and order” president working for him? Sam Seder is joined by Heather Digby Parton to discuss. → Read More
Unmasking The Ways NYPD Is Shielded From Accountability
Police brutality has been systemic for decades. Sam Seder is joined by deputy managing editor of ProPublic, Eric Umansky, to talk about a personal incident with the NYPD that opened his eyes to how impunity for police really works. → Read More
The Role Of Athletes & Why White Americans Were Polarized Over Kaepernick’s Kneeling
We’ve seen an outpouring of activism by athletes, amongst others, since the death of George Floyd made headlines weeks ago. Dave Zirin, host of the Edge of Sports podcast, joins Sam Seder to discuss the news involving the cross-section of sports and politics. → Read More
The President's Cosplay Performance On Police Reform
Heather Digby Parton joins Sam Seder to discuss what’s been going on this past week during the violence ramping up with ongoing protests, bringing on real police reform around the country and the troubles Republicans face this 2020 election. → Read More
A New Generation Of Progressives Take On Establishment Dems
Primary candidates around the country are running against establishment democrats who do not necessarily represent the progressive values held by their constituents. This week, Sam Seder talks with Mondaire Jones who is challenging Nita Lowey in New York’s 17th district. You can learn more about Mondaire Jones’ campaign at mondaireforcongress.com → Read More
Protesting Police Violence Met With Police Violence
On Monday this week, Sam Seder caught up with the Nation’s Elie Mystal to discuss what was a tense weekend of protests around the country following the death of George Floyd. You can read the full article by Elie Mystal here, “People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out.” → Read More
Progressive Candidate Challenges Sitting Democrat In Florida
Sam Seder is joined by Guido Weiss to talk about the issues that he plans to fight for in Congress. Guido is running in Florida’s 21st district in an effort to primary democratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel. You can learn more about Guido Weiss’ campaign at voteguido.com → Read More
The Feds Bailed Out The Investor Class Without Spending A Cent
The federal reserve announced in March that it would start direct purchases of corporate debt, an unprecedented rescue of corporate America. Thanks to this massive government subsidy, large companies like Boeing & Carnival Cruises were able to avoid taking money directly and sidestep requirements to keep employees on by instead, issuing bonds. Sam Seder is … → Read More