Means Morning News
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
MMN 4/17/26
-Trump leans on car companies to boost the U.S. war economy
-U.S. House sinks another Iran war powers vote, thanks to lone Democrat
-Jury finds Live Nation guilty of monopolistic practices
-Rich Dicks' green about to trigger a massive strike in NYC
MMN 4/16/26
-Senate defeats another bill to end the illegal war on Iran
-Controversial surveillance program set to expire in days
-Maine Governor under pressure to sign AI data center moratorium
-Working Class History: The start of the West Virginia Mine Wars
MMN 4/15/26
-JD Vance defends illegal Iran war from Pope's criticisms
-Trump's DOJ pressures judges to deny asylum, grant deportations
-Airline CEO lobbies Trump to approve mega merger
-Virginia's CIA Governor messes with labor rights bill
MMN 4/14/26
-Escalation: Trump claims he imposed a blockade on Iranian ports
-MAHA freaks suppress covid-19 vaccine study
-Apple closes first union store in the U.S.
-Sexual predators from both parties resign from Congress
MMN 4/10/26
-Israel keeps bombing Lebanon to scuttle US-Iran peace deal
-Democratic Party refuses to condemn the malign influence of AIPAC
-Citizens use the ballot box to restrict AI data center construction
-Rich Dick is reshaping air travel into a luxury for only the wealthy
MMN 4/9/26
-Iran ceasefire close to collapsing due to Israeli bombing, U.S. lies
-Trump allows schools to discriminate against transgender students
-Pam Bondi defies House subpoena in Epstein probe
-Working Class History: The Toledo Auto-Lite Strike!
MMN 4/8/26
-Iran declares victory after Trump accepts 10-point peace plan
-Business as normal in the imperial core after Trump's threat of genocide
-Democrats sabotage climate goals by attacking Chinese EVs
-Tax day highlights the gains the rich are making in the class war
MMN 4/7/26
-Iran offers plan to end war ahead of Trump's deadline to commit war crimes
-U.S. State Dept and DHS kidnap Iranians living in the U.S.
-Union pauses largest meatpacking strike in decades
-Space capitalists keep close eye on Artemis mission
MMN 4/3/26
-U.S. blows up Iranian bridge, attacks on civilian sites escalate
-Pedo protector Pam Bondi fired lmao
-Washington enlists regional partners to strangle Cuba
-Rich Dick carries on tradition of Obama alumni joining scum firms
MMN 4/2/26
-Trump delivers deranged speech on Iran, threatens more war crimes
-SCOTUS appears skeptical of admin's birthright citizenship order
-With blockade broken, Mexico prepares to resume oil sales to Cuba
-Working Class History: Land Day!
MMN 4/1/26
-Iran vows retaliation against U.S. tech companies
-DefSec takes break from illegal war to condemn endangered species
-Israel passes new ethnic cleansing law targeting Palestinians
-Ruling class uses anti-semitic smear against Hasan Piker
MMN 3/31/26
-Trump explicitly threatens war crimes against Iranian civilians
-GOP Congress plans to cut health care funding to pay for illegal war
-Russia breaks through U.S. oil embargo of Cuba
-Zionist extremists target U.S. citizens in West Bank & NYC
MMN 3/27/26
-Iran decimates Pentagon bases, U.S. troops use human shields
-VP Vance's absurd war propaganda: nuclear suicide vests
-Billionaires are already buying the midterm elections
-Rich Dick wins a prize for being a boot licker
MMN 3/26/26
-US-Israel's illegal war on Iran causes energy crisis in Asia
-House Dems have votes to end war, choose to vacation instead
-NYU faculty strike secures tentative agreement with school
-Working Class History: Toronto Printers Strike!
MMN 3/25/26
-Trump insiders profit off war on Iran, market manipulation
-ICE deploys at airports in "test run" for midterm elections
-Trump loyalist Markwayne Mullin takes the reins at DHS
-"God Squad" likely to kill off endangered species protections at behest of oil firms
MMN 3/17/26
-Trump begs other countries to bail him out of his illegal war, most refuse
-Cuba energy grid collapses after months of U.S. imperial blockade
-Fascist DOJ succeeds in prosecuting antifascists in Texas
-Largest meatpacking strike in decades kicks off in Colorado
MMN 3/13/26
-W.H. claims it's winning the war on Iran, reality suggests otherwise
-Former DOGE staffers malfunction during depositions
-U.S. military misadventure in Ecuador
-Rich Dick can't stop talking about killing people
MMN 3/12/26
-Iran maintains control of Strait of Hormuz, attacks oil tankers
-Pentagon concludes it blew up Iranian school, Trump dodges blame
-DHS Sec. nominee profits off war with suspicious trades
-Working Class History:The Black Flag is raised over Paris
MMN 3/11/26
-Pentagon reports over $5 billion spent on munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
-Iran says U.S., Israel have struck over 10,000 civilian sites
-Senators emerge from war briefing, warn of "boots on the ground"
-DOGE staffer allegedly stole social security data to use at new job
MMN 3/10/26
-U.S., Israel unleash chemical war on Iran
-Trump manipulates chaotic markets for insider trading
-DHS reports more migrant deaths in detention
-Lawmakers advance legislation that will harm kids online
MMN 3/6/26
-House GOP & AIPAC-Dems join together to defeat war powers resolution
-DoD using AI for targeting in Iran, bombed kids school
-DHS Sec. Noem fired, Senate's biggest dumbass tapped to replace her
-Rich Dicks share the blame for illegal Iran War
MMN 3/5/26
-Hegseth describes "death" from the skies as Tehran is bombarded
-U.S. Navy commits a war crime off the coast of Sri Lanka
-Noem pressed on lies and corruption at DHS oversight hearing
-Working Class History: First anti-fascist revolt in Europe
MMN 3/4/26
-U.S., Israel pummel Iranian schools, hospitals; assassinate leaders
-Trump threatens Spain after being denied airbases
-Pentagon radar & comms take a beating in retaliatory strikes
-Insider traders make a million bucks betting on Iran war
MMN 3/3/26
-U.S., Israel launch illegal war against Iran
-Ayatollah killed, Iran retaliates across the region
-Rubio claims "Israel made us do it"
-6 U.S. troops dead so far in conflict
MMN 2/27/26
-Pentagon wants AI for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons
-Billionaire Ellison family poised to expand media empire
-Commerce Sec. Lutnick lied again about Epstein ties
-Rich Dick ushers in era of mass layoffs
MMN 2/26/26
-U.S. shifts demands as negotiations with Iran enter round 3
-Vance targets the poor in Minnesota with Medicaid cuts
-New MAHA freak wants to wreck public health in the U.S.
-Working Class History: The Woolworth's Sit-down Strike!
MMN 2/25/26
-Suspected pedophile delivers State of the Union
-Dem leaders try to derail war powers vote on Iran
-Tenn. GOP wants to execute people who have abortions
-Pentagon's military blockade is collapsing Cuba's healthcare system
MMN 2/24/26
-Pentagon concerned U.S. could lose a war against Iran
-ICE whistleblower accused agency of lying about new agent training
-Trump's tariffs struck down, but Americans likely won't be compensated
-Public pays for pathetic hanger-on Kash Patel to party with Team USA Hockey
MMN 2/20/26
-"Board of Peace" schemes to profit off ethnic cleansing in Gaza
-Arizona GOP wants ICE at polling stations
-More scandal at the Labor Dept. -- Secretary's husband accused of sexual assault
-Rich Dick is a corrupt liar
MMN 2/19/26
-Trump moves closer to catastrophic war against Iran
-UN Panel: Epstein files reveal "crimes against humanity"
-CFTC moves to protect corrupt prediction markets
-Working Class History: Pittston Coal Strike Victory!
MMN 2/18/26
-Twin Cities residents organize historic rent strike after DHS occupation
-U.S. military bombs more boats in the Caribbean in illegal killing rampage
-CBS prostrates itself before Trump's censorship regime
-A warrior for the poor and working class: Jesse Jackson dead at 84
MMN 2/17/26
-Trump ally Bannon plotted with Epstein to take down the Pope
-U.S. aims war machine at Iran, as 2nd round of nuke talks begin
-Workers in India stage mass general strike against Modi government
-That's capitalism! Website offers wagers on if astronauts blow up
MMN 2/13/26
-DHS retreats from Minneapolis, for-profit jailers complain
-Libertarian weirdo Milei jams through anti-worker "reforms" in Argentina
-The dweebs are freaking out about weed again
-Rich Dick pushes bill to reduce the minimum wage
MMN 2/12/26
-EPA revokes "Endangerment Finding", sabotages U.S. climate policy
-A.G. Bondi grilled over DOJ's Epstein cover-up
-New files raise doubts over how the well-connected pedophile died
-Working Class History: The Black Cat Protest!
MMN 2/11/26
-War criminal Netanyahu back in D.C. to push for attacks on Iran
-ICE has made over 400,000 arrests during Trump's first year in office
-DHS officials can't name a single agent who's been fired for misconduct
-Democrats let Lutnick off the hook during Senate hearing
MMN 2/10/26
-Lawmakers find DOJ broke the law with Epstein redactions
-Calls grow louder for Howard Lutnick to resign over ties to Epstein
-FBI Director Kash Patel directly involved in a murder cover-up
-Union protects Ford worker who called Trump a pedo
MMN 2/6/26
-Pro-genocide lobby group AIPAC defeated in NJ special election
-Senators warn the CIA is up to something "deeply concerning"
-A.I. company uneasy with how Pentagon plans to use its product
-Rich Dick brags about killing Iranians
MMN 2/5/26
-Billionaire Jeff Bezos destroys the Washington Post
-Trump ally Bannon calls for ICE patrols outside polling stations
-Government attorney melts down in court over illegal DHS arrests
-Working Class History: A 19th Century Climate Strike!
MMN 2/4/26
-Top spy Gabbard running a domestic influence op to steal next election
-Trump set to raid public treasury to steal billions for himself
-Teachers and nurses strike for fair wages
-SpaceX purchases xAI, now in the CSAM distribution biz
MMN 2/3/26
-New Epstein files release implicates President Trump, other billionaires
-5-year-old Liam Ramos freed after ICE kidnapping
-DHS agents who killed Alex Pretti identified
-U.S. companies trying to profit off Gaza rebuild scheme