The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

Iran Will Decide When This Ends | Juan Cole | TMR
Professor Juan Cole details how Iran's strategic actions in the Middle East, leveraging global energy markets and regional vulnerabilities, dictate the timeline of ongoing conflicts, challenging US and Israeli objectives.

Trump Says Higher Gas Prices Are Good; Iran Refuses To Relent w/ Murtaza Hussain | MR Live
The US-Israel war in Iran has triggered a global economic crisis, exposed corporate complicity, and revealed a strategic miscalculation that benefits China, all while US politicians obscure the true costs.

Iran Will Decide When This Ends; Justice Democrat In IL w/ Juan Cole, Kat Abughazaleh | MR Live
This episode dissects the escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing Iran's strategic leverage over global energy markets and the murky information landscape, alongside a deep dive into a progressive Democratic primary race in Illinois.

Trump's Plan To Bomb Iranians Into 'Freedom'; Escape From Capitalism w/ Clara Mattei | MR Live
This episode exposes the devastating human and economic costs of the US-Israel war on Iran while a leading economist deconstructs how austerity and 'growth' are inherent, exploitative mechanisms of capitalism.

Now Or Never For Netanyahu And Trump; Trolling The Right w/ Jeet Heer, Ben Palmer | MR Live
This episode dissects the escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing Netanyahu's long-term agenda and Trump's flawed 'Venezuela model' for regime change, alongside an exposé of political trolling tactics targeting conservative figures.

Trump Regime At War With Iran And Itself w/ Annelle Sheline, Séamus Malekafzali | MR Live
The Trump administration's war with Iran is characterized by incoherent justifications, a shocking display of US weakness, and a willingness to be 'dogwalked' by Israel into a destabilizing conflict, despite viable diplomatic off-ramps and regional allies' concerns.

Next Step in West Bank Annexation | Jasper Nathaniel | TMR
Israel is implementing a 'death by a million cuts' strategy for de facto annexation of the West Bank, leveraging bureaucratic loopholes and manufactured pretexts to seize Palestinian land and dismantle self-governance.

Bondi’s Epstein Crash Out; West Bank Annexation w/ Jasper Nathaniel | MR Live
This episode dissects the alleged cover-up of Epstein files by Pam Bondi and the Trump administration, alongside Israel's stealthy, de facto annexation of the West Bank through legal loopholes and policy changes.

Mark Carney Bodies Trump Without Even Saying His Name | Matt Duss | TMR
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's Davos speech, quoting Vaclav Havel, exposed the hypocrisy of the 'rules-based international order' and signaled the end of an American-led global era, interpreted by Matt Duss as a self-serving realization by Western elites that their privileges are eroding.

World Leaves US Behind; Greenland, Minnesota Fights Back w/ Adam Federman, Rep Aisha Gomez | MR Live
This episode dissects the global shift away from US hegemony, highlighted by a Davos speech, and the escalating federal authoritarianism in Minnesota, where ICE agents operate with impunity against immigrant communities.

Trump Kidnaps Maduro, What’s Next? | Jose Luis Granados Ceja | TMR
The alleged US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro is framed as an illegal act of war driven by resource control, political humiliation, and a strategic retreat into the Western Hemisphere, with no clear post-capture plan.

NYC's Zohran Era Begins; Trump Kidnaps Maduro w/ José Luis Granados Ceja | MR Live
This episode details the inauguration of NYC's new democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mandani, and analyzes the US military's kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro under the Trump administration, exploring the geopolitical implications and the US's strategic retreat to its 'backyard'.
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