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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

MMN 3/17/26
Last Tuesday at 5:21 PM

-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
03/13/2026

-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
03/12/2026

-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
03/11/2026

-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
03/10/2026

-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
03/06/2026

-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
03/05/2026

-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
03/04/2026

-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
03/03/2026

-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
02/27/2026

-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
02/26/2026

-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
02/25/2026

-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
02/24/2026

-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
02/20/2026

-"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
02/19/2026

-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
02/18/2026

-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
02/17/2026

-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
02/13/2026

-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
02/12/2026

-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
02/11/2026

-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
02/10/2026

-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
02/06/2026

-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
02/05/2026

-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
02/04/2026

-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
02/03/2026

-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


MMN 1/29/26
01/29/2026

-The left prepares for a nationwide day of action against ICE

-Democrats in the Senate likely to cave on DHS funding

-Rubio sets out to destroy the European social welfare state

-Working Class History: 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike!


MMN 1/28/26
01/28/2026

-Feds broke Pretti's rib a week before they shot and killed him

-Trump admin. issues new threats against Venezuela and Cuba

-TikTok's new Americans owners censor content critical of Trump

-Labor strife in the hospitals: Nurses on strike on both U.S. coasts. 


MMN 1/27/26
01/27/2026

-Trump's gestapo kills again in Minneapolis

-DHS officials smear the victim, protect killer agents

-Senate Dems threaten to withhold ICE, CBP funding

-Over 2,300 documented cases of feds illegally detaining someone


MMN 1/23/26
01/23/2026

-FBI takes a break from protecting pedophiles to arrest peaceful protesters

-Trump's son-in-law presents Davos a blueprint for Gaza exploitation

-Treasury Secretary defends people who own 12 homes

-Rich Dick offers bad advice on how to feed your family


MMN 1/22/26
01/22/2026

-Trump rules out invasion of Greenland, thankfully

-Israel murders 11 in Gaza ahead of "Board of Peace" ceremony

-Wealthy elite unlikely to be audited thanks to DOGE sabotage

-Working Class History: Cement workers strike in Zambia!


MMN 1/21/26
01/21/2026

-Greenland, Canada prepare for U.S. invasion

-MAHA freaks roll out "Drink Milk" campaign, while measles spreads unchecked

-Shock admissions about DOGE misuse of Social Security data

-Momentum builds for Minnesota General Strike to force ICE out


MMN 1/20/26
01/20/2026

-People kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis denied attorney access

-Trump steals Venezuelan oil, hands it off to major donor to sell

-W.H. turns new Gaza governance board into pay-to-play scheme

-Only 6% of Americans satisfied with extent of Epstein disclosures


MMN 1/16/26
01/16/2026

-Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act on Minneapolis

-EPA to focus on business costs, disregard human lives saved by regulations

-Pentagon embraces Elon Musk's child porn bot Grok

-Rich Dick with a classic rug pull


MMN 1/15/26
01/15/2026

-GOP Senators cave to W.H. pressure, kill Venezuela war powers bill

-Trump imposes visa restrictions on 75 countries ahead of World Cup

-US Labor Secretary embroiled in booze & fraud scandal

-Working Class History: The Bread Intifada in Egypt


MMN 1/14/26
01/14/2026

-More Americans now support abolishing ICE than keeping it

-U.S. emissions rise for the first time in 2 years due to increased coal burning

-Senate Republicans fail to prevent health insurance cost spike

-HEARTWARMING: Auto worker calls Trump a "pedophile protector"


MMN 1/13/26
01/13/2026

-Trump's warmaking in Venezuela spreads to Cuba with oil embargo

-DHS continues cover-up of Renee Good killing, blocks lawmakers from ICE facility

-Banks freakout as Trump challenges independence of Fed

-Largest nurses strike in NYC history kicks off


MMN 1/9/26
01/09/2026

-FBI tries to cover up ICE shooting in MN

-War mongering Trump demands $1.5 trillion "Dream Military" budget

-NYC's socialist mayor already delivering the goods

-Rich Dick shuts down 240-year-old newspaper


MMN 1/8/26
01/08/2026

-ICE shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis

-Energy Sec: US will control Venezuela's oil "indefinitely"

-Trump ally's bid to take over Warner Bros hits a snag

-Working Class History: "Boss-napping" in France


MMN 1/7/26
01/07/2026

-U.S. issues oil demands on new Venezuelan government

-Senators prepare war powers resolution to stop Greenland seizure

-Trump targets the poor, cuts off welfare funding to 5 states

-White House releases "revised" January 6 riot history


MMN 1/6/26
01/06/2026

-Trump kidnaps Maduro, threatens imperial aggression across hemisphere

-Crank health secretary significantly alters childhood vaccine schedule

-Mamdani takes the reins in NYC, pisses off Israel

-Elon Musk's AI chat bot posts sexualized images of children