The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

The Imperial Health Boomerang | Dr. MarkAlain Dery | TMR
Dr. MarkAlain Dery, an infectious disease specialist, explains his concept of the 'Imperial Health Boomerang,' detailing how US foreign aid cuts to global health programs are creating devastating outbreaks abroad that will inevitably impact domestic public health through similar policy decisions.

DNC DOA Autopsy; Imperial Health Boomerang w/ David Weigel, Dr. MarkAlain Dery | MR Live
This episode dissects the DNC's flawed post-election autopsy, the shifting dynamics of Democratic primaries and Trump's Republican Party, and the alarming 'imperial health boomerang' effect seen in global health crises like Ebola and projected domestic Medicaid cuts.

Casual Friday w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton | MR Live
This episode exposes the stark realities of economic hardship, the Democratic Party's communication failures, and the dangerous anti-science agenda of Trump's potential Surgeon General, contrasting them with rising progressive movements and direct action.

Trump-RFK’s Assault On Health | Dr. Kristin Lyerly | TMR
A medical expert details how politically motivated changes to childhood vaccination schedules, driven by figures like Trump and RFK Jr., are dismantling public health protections and increasing preventable diseases in the US.

Trump, RFK Assault Public Health w/ Dr. Kristin Lyerly | MR Live
The Trump administration's politically motivated changes to CDC childhood vaccine recommendations are eroding public health, increasing preventable diseases, and disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities.
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