Journalist Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast – Washington, DC – breaking down the news that working people need to know.
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Journalist Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast – Washington, DC – breaking down the news that working people need to know.
New podcast every Tuesday – Friday. Watch the show only on Means.TV
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-Trump promises more arrests and deportations of student activists
-New U.S. Energy Secretary lies about renewables, wants us all to cook
-South Carolina man killed in a gruesome firing squad execution
-SpaceX rocket explosion disrupted hundreds of flights
-Trump ushers in "Golden Era" for corporate wrongdoing
-For-profit jailers are giddy on earning calls discussing mass deportations
-Musk is "finding out" as Tesla infrastructure gets torched
-Working Class History: The Italian strikes that brought down fascism
-Democrats flail in response to Trump's Address to Congress
-RFK Jr. ignores measles outbreak to instead restrict speech at colleges
-NY prison guards strike proves why cop unions shouldn't exist
-Oregon nurses back on the job after winning 46-day picket
-Trump starts trade war that will hurt working class across the continent
-The U.S. government is increasingly just a series of crypto scams
-Israel reimposes total blockade on Gaza
-America First*: Trump signs off on more bombs for the IDF
-Epstein files debacle, Tate brothers flight prove Pedocon Theory correct agin
-DOGE moves to privatize weather forecasting
-Asteroid no longer a threat to Earth
-Rich Dick wants to lay off entire USPS workforce
-American empire demands more sacrifices from Ukraine
-U.S. economy increasingly reliant on rich peoples' spending
-Oligarch Jeff Bezos exerts control over WaPo opinions
-Working Class History: the 1976 Beer Strike
-Migrants detained at Gitmo describe abusive conditions
-Musk secures lucrative FAA deal after DOGE guts agency
-CFPB Director shills for company investigated by CFPB
-More antics from Ed, "Trump's Attorney" in Washington, DC
-Israel rolls tanks into West Bank and puts Gaza ceasefire in doubt
-Musk likely using OPM email to train his AI computers
-Postal workers protest Trump's attacks on the USPS
-New Deputy FBI Director is a rightwing podcast crank
-D.C. Prosecutor goes after lawmakers & protesters critical of Trump, Musk
-Sen. Fetterman keeps losing staff because he's a bad boss
-So-called "Right Populists" love scamming their supporters
-This week's Rich Dick is exactly who you think it is
-Labor Secretary nominee is not an ally to the working class
-CIA conducting secret drone flights over Mexico
-Trump moves to kill highly effective NYC congestion pricing
-Working Class History: New England Shoemaker Uprising
-Sickos at W.H. release "ASMR" deportation video
-RFK Jr. gets what he wants: A measles outbreak in Texas
-Trump calls Musk a "patriot," as "DOGE" lies about spending cuts
-FAA fires hundreds of workers in first step toward privatization
-Musk's DOGE teams eyes sensitive IRS and SS databases
-Workers fall short of unionizing Amazon warehouse in N.C.
-Trump's NLRB shreds pro-labor reforms made during the Biden admin.
-JD Vance further embarrasses the U.S. on the world stage
-Trump calls for military spending cuts, days after calling to increase war spending
-BLM nominee will lay waste to public lands
-Asteroid Watch: 2032
-Rich Dick wants to destroy public lands
-GOP proposes massive cuts to welfare to fund tax cut for the rich
-Legal groups sue for access to migrants detained at Gitmo
-Pro-genocide Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as nation's top spy
-Working Class History: The 1936 Akron Rubber Strike
-Musk fails to squash conflict of interest concerns with bizarre Oval Office rant
-Another DOGE staffer exposed as a racist perv
-NYC Mayor throws residents under the bus to avoid jail
-New economic figures show why Bidenomics didn't resonate
-Judge accuses Trump of ignoring court order
-Musk and other oligarchs celebrate the demise of the CFPB
-Gaza ceasefire crumbling amid Israeli violations, Trump threats
-Colorado grocery workers on strike in a sign of things to come
-White House lies to cover for Musk's illegal takeover
-Dems attempt at oversight thwarted by GOP, and own incompetence
-Former NLRB Chair sues Donald Trump over firing
-Trump wants to ban certain women from competing in 2028 Olympics
-Musk deepens his control of critical payment systems in the U.S. government
-Trump endorses Netanyahu's final solution, floats the U.S. taking over Gaza
-Most USAID workers around the world told to return home
-Artists plead with the ruling class to not destroy them
-Musk takes over the government
-War criminal Netanyahu meets wiht Trump at WH
-Rubio touts horrifying prison deal with El Salvador
-Trump's CA water stunt could damage farmers
-Trump tries to blame DEI for DC air collision
-White House presses on with class war against public workers
-Sen. Cruz attempts to manufacture consent for war on Panama
-Rich Dick accuses literal kids of free-loading
-A major air disaster in D.C., amid Trump's government upheaval
-Trump floats indefinite detention of migrants at Gitmo
-RFK exposed as a fraud during confirmation hearing
-Working Class History: 1919 Ft. Leavenworth Prison Strike
-Judge blocks Trump's spending freeze that left millions vulnerable
-New Executive Order further restricts gender affirming care
-Trump illegally fires NLRB chair, crippling the labor agency
-Democrats keep voting for Trump's cabinet nominees
-Palestinians return to their homes in Northern Gaza, unconquered
-Chinese AI model causes panic among US tech oligarchs
-Whole Foods workers open up a new front in the class struggle against Amazon
-Trump threatens trade war with Colombia, then backs off
-Judge declares birthright citizenship EO "blatantly unconstitutional"
-MAHA means shutting down public health agencies during a bird flu outbreak
-Trump initiates a purge of civil servants
-Rich Dick should be thrown in a Stargate
-Trump orders a surge of U.S. troops to Southern border
-Amazon takes its union busting to Canada
-Lawsuits start rolling in against Trump's Executive Orders and DOGE
-Working Class History: 1913 Rochester Garment Strike
-Trump's UN Ambassador nominee aligns herself with the Israeli far right
-New allegations of abuse against DefSec nominee Pete Hegseth
-Costco workers authorize strike amid contract fight
-Global Weirding: Freak weather hits the Gulf Coast
-Donald Trump inaugurated as the 47th President of the US
-Lays out imperialist vision for "territory expansion"
-Declares an end to birthright citizenship, setting up a legal fight
-Yanks the US out of Paris Climate Accord, promises to expand drilling
-Ceasefire deal in Gaza back on track
-Sec. of State Blinken pressed on why he isn't in The Hague
-Musk rocket blows up in the Caribbean, disrupting commercial air travel
-Rich Dick is about to join Trump's cabinet
-Israel delays ceasefire approval vote
-AG nominee Pam Bondi grilled over conflicts of interest
-Private prison company GEO Group accused of labor violations
-Working Class History: 1947 Mombasa General Strike
-Sec. of State Blinken admits failure with Gaza policy
-DefSec nominee Hegseth would likely shoot protesters if Trump asked him to
-House GOP prioritizes targeting trans student athletes
-Biden removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list... too late
-Ceasefire deal within reach in Gaza
-Republicans threaten to condition disaster aid to L.A.
-Trump ditches "economic populism," outsources admin to oligarchs
-Biden names aircraft carrier after George W. Bush
-Fascists blame minorities and immigrants for L.A. wildfires
-AFL-CIO and the SEIU affiliate together to take on threats to labor
-In defense of Israel's genocide in Gaza, House passes bill to sanction ICC
-Rich Dick with a perm
-L.A. infernos have the super rich begging for private firefighters
-Workers move closer to unionization at Kentucky EV plant
-Dem collaborators aid Trump's mass deportation agenda
-Last bits of malarkey seep out of the Biden White House
-Biden announced $8 billion in new weapons to Israel, further fueling the genocide
-Climate change produces catastrophic wildfires threatening L.A.
-Trump explores new frontiers in U.S. imperialism
-Zuck bends the knee to the reactionary right
-NYPD busts picket line to protect Amazon's profits
-Starbucks workers join holiday strike wave, fight for a contract
-CNN caught doing war propaganda again
-We crown the "Rich Dick of the Year"
-Musk demands government shut down for holidays, GOP obliges
-A deeply confused Trump calls for eliminating the debt limit... ok!
-Teamsters launch historic strike against Amazon
-FTC finalizes new rules against deceptive pricing, unlikely to survive Trump
-Luigi indicted for CEO killing, hit with terrorism charges
-Trump considers handing Post Office to profiteering vultures
-State Dept. sued over illegal weapons transfers to Israel
-Democrats' aging party guard clings to power
-Claims of East Coast drone invasion are dismissed by Feds
-Biden issues new pardons and clemencies -- still doesn't go far enough
-Trump proposes letting corporations pay money to evade regulations
-Rich Dick has neverending victimization complex
-So much for reining in Pentagon spending, GOP House passes massive NDAA
-Israel exploits chaos in Damascus, bombs the hell out of Syria
-GOP Senators warm up to Qanon FBI Director nominee
-Working Class History: 1951 "Bagel Famine"
-Elites frustrated by surge of sympathy for alleged CEO shooter
-Manifesto attacks "parasites" in health care system
-Judges side with FTC, block Kroger-Albertsons mega merger
-DOGE takes aim at Tesla competitors
-Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold killing
-NYPD claims it arrested suspect in health insurance CEO shooting
-Long-running US campaign to oust Assad in Syria succeeds
-Reporters laugh at State Department's claims about ICC
-Health insurance companies are panicking after assassination
-Unionized Chipotle workers call for boycott of burrito maker
-Burger King, Popeyes busted for child labor violations in MA
-Rich Dick is an ally to tax cheats
-Health insurance CEO assassinated in Manhattan
-Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing a genocide
-Labor Dept. moves to end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities
-Working Class History: The Oakland General Strike
-Wave of reaction hits SCOTUS in transgender rights case
-Public workers collective bargaining rights restored in Wisconsin
-First ice-free Arctic looms
-U.S. allies keep embrassing themselves -- this time in S. Korea
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-Ceasefire in Lebanon hangs by a thread after repeated Israeli violations
-GOP Senators unbothered by allegations against DefSec nominee
-Joe pardons Hunter, leaves tens of thousands languishing
-Centrists put French government on the verge of collapse
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-E.U. Chief reminds countries of obligations to ICC arrest warrant
-Mail workers fight class war on both sides of US-Canada border
-Trump wriggles his way out of it: DOJ drops cases against him
-COP 29 wraps up with insufficient climate finance deal
-ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
-UAW makes gains at another Southern EV battery plant
-Gaetz out, Florida woman Pam Bondi in for AG nomination
-Rich Dick is a favorite to helm the Democratic Party
-Biden fights on all fronts to preserve US support for genocide
-Trump plans to usurp legislative powers over spending
-Dr. Oz pick is a threat to Medicare
-Working Class History: The Uprising of the 20,000
-Senators to vote on resolution blocking weapons sales to Israel
-Democrats re-elect failed House leadership team
-GAO: Climate change poses threat to toxic sludge sites across U.S.
-Pentagon releases annual UFO (or UAP) report
-In final weeks in office Biden expands US involvement in Ukraine
-Israel sabotages Lebanon ceasefire talks
-RFK Jr's pledge to give America cavities again boosts dental stocks
-Resistance Media has fallen!
-History made! Brain worm nominated to head HHS
-Scandal erupts over Netanyahu's knowledge of Oct. 7 attack
-Astronomers baffled by James Webb Space Telescope findings
-Rich Dick doesn't have a real job, dreams of firing those who do
-Total failure by Democrats: Trump secures the rare Triple-trifecta
-Trump taps Matt Gaetz to be the next Attorney General lmao
-Tulsi Gabbard, a favorite of cranks, picked to be top US Spy
-NLRB bans captive audience meetings
-No consequence as Israel blows through deadline to improve situation in Gaza
-Bill to empower Trump to target non-profits fails... for now
-Trump taps Fox News host who doesn't believe in germ theory to dead DoD
-Bad vibes permeate around latest UN Climate Conference
-Trump forges alliance with neocons ahead of 2nd term
-Israeli minister calls for full annexation of West Bank
-"Border Czar" named to oversee mass deportations in the US
-Zionist propaganda distorts reality around soccer riot in Amsterdam
-Dems blame election loss on trans people -- not themselves
-More U.S. fighter jets sold to Israel amid slaughter of Palestinians
-Mass racist harassment campaign targets people with texts across the U.S.
-Rich Dick is a giant cry baby
-The ruling elite already seeing profitable returns in Trump 2.0
-Dems try to diagnose what went wrong: It's class, stupid!
-NYT Tech Guild workers remain on strike, offer their own versions of games
-Working Class History: 1933 Hormel Strike
-Democrats did it again! They blow an election to Donald Trump
-Harris strategy to pursue imaginary voters fails
-A mixed bag when it comes to ballot measure results
-Netanyahu shakes up war cabinet to pursue "absolute victory"
-Hell-ection 2024 coverage begins
-Labor rights on the ballot in a number of states
-NYT tech workers go on strike!
-AP investigation exposes Israel's illegal targeting of hospitals in Gaza
-For the 32nd year in a row, the world rejects the Cuban embargo
-State Dept. buries 500 reports of Israel using U.S. weapons illegally
-Deplorable working conditions for Musk's election cavassers
-Working Class History: The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike!
-UN reports 340+ killed across in Gaza in just 7 Israeli attacks
-Trump's meme stock surges, making him very rich ahead of election
-Report: Billionaires' travel habits supercharge global warming
-"Halloween Comet" opts for fiery demise
-Ballot boxes bombed 1 week before U.S. election
-Trump campaign puts on fascist rally in NYC
-Israel bans UNRWA, worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
-Billionaire Bezos defends WaPo's non-endorsement
-Court hears challenge to NLRB's Cemex doctrine
-Rightwing freaks use FOIA to gather intel for purge
-Climate change poses risks to NFL stadiums
-Rich Dick has a deranged plan for Gaza
-Israel puts targets on the backs of more journalists in Gaza
-VP Harris calls Trump a fascist, touts endorsements from other fascists
-Machinists reject latest Boeing offer, strike continues
-Working Class History: 1892 New Orleans General Strike
-Israel bombs historic city of Tyre in Lebanon
-Elon Musk doing blatant election fraud in final days of campaign
-DeSantis linked to censorship campaign against pro-choice ads
-Netflix ordered to compensate reality TV show cast for labor abuses
-Israel calls for permanent war in Lebanon as a ceasefire condition
-Leaked docs confirm IDF has nukes
-Boeing workers to vote this week on new agreement to end strike
-VP Harris hits swing states with neocon Liz Cheney
-Israel vows to continue the war after heroic death of Sinwar
-Lawmaker warns Kroger is rolling out dystopian pricing scheme
-Teamsters make gains in Amazon organizing drive
-Rich Dick saved himself, let his workers drown
-Israel blows up entire village in Lebanon, U.S. State Dept. shrugs
-Billionaires spending big to put Trump in the WH
-Texas on verge of executing likely innocent man
-Working Class History: 1927 Colorado Coal Strike
-U.S. demands Israel improve humanitarian situation in Gaza
-Unclear what consequences are if Israel doesn't
-Union organizing surges last year
-Nearly 100 people still missing from Hurricane Helene
-U.S. provides Israel with more cover to attack Iran
-Trump rolls out new scheme to bilk his supporters
-Biden's EPA approves radioactive road project in Florida
-Journey to Europa begins!
-Israel attacks UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon
-Senate reports accuses FBI of a cover-up during Kavanaugh confirmation
-Canada claims it's not obligated to provide clean water to First Nations
-Rich Dick grovels to Elon Musk
-Israel ramps up ethnic cleansing in Northern Gaza
-Boeing losing a billion dollars a month due to strike
-Milton slams into FL with 20,000 incarcerated people stuck in its path
-Working Class History: The French West African rail strike
-U.S. considers direct airstrikes against Iran
-Israel threatens total war in Lebanon
-OSHA has a blind sport when it comes to Amazon Prime Day injuries
-Evacuees struggle to get out of the way of superstorm Milton
-For a year now, the world has failed to stop a genocide in Gaza
-Recovery continues after Helene, as a new super storm emerges
-Port strike ends with promise of huge pay increase
-Musk awkwardly hits the campaign trail for Trump
-Israel kills US citizen in Lebanon
-Doctors who worked in Gaza urgen Biden to cut off weapons to IDF
-Private equity funneled $1 trillion to dirty energy
-Working Class History: Hollywood Black Friday
-Iran retalitates against Israel with ballistic missile barrage
-War profiteer stocks surge on prospects of WW3
-Teamsters, UAW pledge solidarity to striking port workers
-New docs expose ICE training citizens to do immigration enforcement
-Israel invades Lebanon, Pentagon sends more troops to region
-Helene washes away entire towns as death toll surpasses 130
-Port workers go on strike from Maine to Texas
-Georgia chemical plant fire prompts mass evacuations... again
-VP Harris neglects Uncommitted voters, cozies up to crypto shills
-Profiteers seize control of the U.S. organ donation system
-FAA failing to address major problems in air safety
-Rich Dick cashes out of pump and dump scheme
-Senators introduce resolution to halt arms sales to Israel
-Eric Adams becomes first NYC Mayor to be indicted
-Sri Lanka's new communist President is sworn in
-Working Class History: The Great Elevator Strike
-ProPublica exposes Gaza coverup at highest levels of Biden admin.
-SCOTUS fails to stop execution of innocent man in Missouri
-Haitian group in Ohio seeks arrest of Trump, Vance
-SpaceX accused of destroying the environment... again
-Israel kills 500 in Lebanon bombing campaign
-Missouri set to execute innocent man today
-CNN anchors again weaponize bogus claims of antisemitism
-Boeing strike enters second week.
-Israel terrorizes Lebanon for a 2nd day in a row with exploding devices
-Teamsters organize Amazon drivers in NYC
-Working Class History: OWS
-Rich Dick gets into the real estate biz
-Israel detonates beeper bombs across Lebanon, injuring thousands
-Trump judge strikes another blow against NLRB
-Over-reliance on coal creates energy crisis in Appalachia
-Elon Musk's Twitter is collapsing alonside his promise of Mars exploration
-Feds claim Trump was nearly clapped while golfing
-11,000+ Palestinian students killed by Israel's war
-Boeing strike persists, workers prepare for long fight
-NYPD cops commit a mass shooting on the subway
-Biden poised to escalate war in Ukraine
-Boeing machinists reject TA, go on strike
-Kroger announces massive profits weeks after admitting to price gouging
-Rich Dick is breaking international space law
-British unions call for arms embargo on Israel
-Volkswagen threatens to break agreement with German union
-Island nations ask ICC to prosecute ecocide
-Working Class History: The Battle of Stockton
-Debate: Trump puts up a dud, Harris boasts GOP endorsements
-Police arrest protesters outside debate
-Listeria outbreak caused by major regulatory failure
-CNN's Tapper, Bash deserve to be heckled wherever they go
-U.S. State Dept. lays out double-standard when Israel kills Americans
-GOP parrots vile lies about Haitian migrants ahead of debate
-Boeing machinists consider new contract, could vote to strike
-DraftKings casino busted running scam online slot machine
-Portland, ME becomes the 4th U.S. city to divest from Israel
-Macron cements his alliance with French fascists
-Capital just made the pursuit of knowledge more difficult
-Rich Dick profited off a trail of hospital destruction
-UN Security Council debates doing more to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza
-UAW secures EV union victory in the South
-Ahead of new season, NFL embraces private equity vultures
-Working Class History: The Delano Grape Strike
-U.S. won't follow U.K. lead in limiting weapons transferred to Israel
-Columbia U. students renew divestment fight on first day of classes
-Report uncovers rampant abuse by school resource officers
-DEA delays weed de-scheduling
-Biden slips, blames Bibi for failed ceasefire talks in Gaza
-Organized labor continues to make case for arms embargo on Israel
-Hotel workers seize on Labor Day to escalate class struggle
-Australian government attacks construction union, sparking mass protests
-During CNN interview, VP Harris endorses Biden's illegal Gaza policy
-Harris also endorses fracking and border crackdown
-Kroger executive admits to price gouging
-Rich Dick strolls through revolving door to profit off war
-Watchdog slams Biden admin's Gaza aid pier as a failure
-Cornell workers' picket secures wage increases
-United flight attendants vote to authorize a strike
-Elon Musk busted doing environmental crimes again
-Israel expands war on Palestinians with major operation in West Bank
-Mexico tells U.S., Canada to mind their own business over judicial reforms
-Macron intent on bringing down France's Fifth Republic
-Boeing body count increases
-Gaza ceasefire talks yield no deal in Cairo
-Hamas accuses U.S. of providing diplomatic cover to Israel
-Feds sue to break up nationwide landlord price-fixing scheme
-New data shows extent of billionaire influence on '24 election
-In final night of DNC, Harris ignores protests, embraces US empire
-Report identifies nations & firms supplying oil to Israeli war machine
-NLRB rules against Amazon in fight vs Teamsters
-Rich Dick has worms
-DNC refuses to allow Palestinian speaker, Uncommitted delegates launch sit-in protest
-Kroger sues the FTC in latest attack on regulatory state
-Labor maker weaker than initially reported
-Working Class History: Battle of Blair Mountain
-DNC speakers ignore demands of anti-genocide protesters outside
-Dem platform outflanks GOP on aggression toward Iran
-Court strikes down FTC rule banning non-competes
-UAW leads Cornell strike, threatens new auto picket
-Fears in Doha that Israel might again sabotage ceasefire talks
-Wealthy pricks in Nassau County NY enact mask ban
-Working Class History: The Great London Dock Strike
-This Week's Rich Dick is waging war against the unhoused
-U.S. recognizes anniversary of Geneva Convention by aiding a genocide
-Trump, Musk hit with NLRB complaint after Twitter talk
-Senate Dems consider working with GOP on ICC sanctions
-Starbucks union readies for battle against new CEO