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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 4/17/26
Last Friday at 3:00 PM

-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
Last Thursday at 3:00 PM

-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
Last Wednesday at 3:00 PM

-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
Last Tuesday at 3:00 PM

-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
04/10/2026

-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
04/09/2026

-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
04/08/2026

-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
04/07/2026

-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
04/03/2026

-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
04/02/2026

-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
04/01/2026

-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
03/31/2026

-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
03/27/2026

-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
03/26/2026

-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
03/25/2026

-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
03/17/2026

-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