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 7/2/25
-Senate passes bill that kicks 17 million off their health insurance
-While touring "Alligator Alcatraz", Trump threatens to arrest Zohran
-Pentagon stops sharing data, degrades hurricance forecasting
-Municipal workers strike in Philly!
MMN 7/1/25
-U.S. Senate tries to jam through devastating Medicaid cuts in budget bill
-Trump's State Dept. approves new weapons sales to Israel
-Protests erupt at "Alligator Alcatraz", DOJ to prioritize revoking citizenship
-House GOP moves to gut critical government watchdog
MMN 6/27/25
-Day 3 of the meltdown over Zohran: GOP Congressman seeks to deport him
-Dem Gov in CT vetoes critical class war legislation
-Mexico moves toward suing SpaceX over exploding rockets
-Rich Dick has found a way to monetize his hatred of immigrants
MMN 6/26/25
-Mass arrests as protesters agitate against Senate's Medicaid cuts
-NYC meltdowns continue after Zohran's win
-Judge blocks Trump's move to strip union rights from public workers
-Working Class History: A summer of transport strikes in Liverpool
MMN 6/25/25
-Shock win! Socialist Zohran Mamdani prevails in NYC mayoral primary
-Florida breaks ground on "Alligator Alcatraz" to detain immigrants
-Israel-Iran ceasefire hold, but doesn't extend to Gaza
-RFK Jr. unaware of one of the biggest healthcare frauds ever
MMN 6/24/25
-Trump declares ceasefire after he illegally bombs Iran over the weekend
-Mahmoud Khalil free after 104 days in custody
-Senate bill would auction off US Post Office's new EV trucks
-Socialist candidate has a real shot to win NYC mayoral contest
MMN 6/20/25
-A diplomatic off-ramp or a bluff? Trump delays Iran strike decision 2 weeks
-Dodgers baseball team denies ICE entry to stadium
-Elon Musk blows up another rocket -- 4th one this year
-Rich Dicks threaten us with a good time (them leaving NYC)
MMN 6/19/25
-Polling shows Trump's war with Iran deeply unpopular in the U.S.
-Senate Dems help proliferate crypto scams with passage of GENIUS Act
-GOP wants to sell off public land to pay for wars & tax cuts
-Working Class History: NYC Gravedigger's Strike!
MMN 6/18/25
-Trump threatens the Ayatollah, inches closer to illegally bombing Iran
-DHS makes another politically-motivated arrest
-Bernie endorses Zohran in NYC mayoral contest
-Elon Musk shares drug test online to prove he's not on drugs. Sure!
MMN 6/17/25
-Trump considers deepening U.S. involvement in war against Iran
-U.S. Senator spreads lies about Minn. lawmaker shootings
-War profiteers vie for Golden Dome cash
-Failsons Eric & Don. Jr. unveil new scheme to profit off W.H.
MMN 6/13/25
-Escalation: Israel attacks Iran, killing top officials and nuclear scientists
-Judge rules troop deployments to L.A. are illegal
-Sen. Hawley uses anti-ICE protests to probe leftwing groups
-Rich Dick brings his "talents" to the largest Bitcoin dealer in the world
MMN 6/6/25
-Trump-Musk feud explodes: Billionaire calls President a pedophile
-Bannon urges Trump to deport Musk "immediately"
-DOGE has destroyed government efficiency
-Rich Dick should stick his veto pen somewhere else
MMN 6/5/25
-The U.S. is the lone veto of a Gaza ceasefire at the U.N.
-RFK Jr. moves to imperil the health of pregnant people
-UAW endorses NYC socialist mayoral candidate
-Working Class History: Strike on the Faroe Islands!
MMN 6/4/25
-W.H. exploits Colorado attack to advance mass deportations
-Musk may be out of DC, but government still works on his behalf
-Linda McMahon updates Senators on progress destroying Dept. of Ed
-Trump's trade war with China put automakers in a crunch
MMN 6/3/25
-Aid flotilla sets sail for Gaza as more Palestinians killed at US-backed food relief sites
-Pentagon eyes new wars in China, Africa
-FEMA, and its administrator, not at all prepared for busy hurricane season
-GOP Senator unbothered by deadly Medicaid cuts
MMN 5/30/25
-More reports of violence against Palestinians at U.S.-backed sham aid site in Gaza
-Dept. of Education launches brazen attack against its employees union
-Rep. Nancy Mace continues her crash out
-Rich Dick oil CEO blames the kids for global warming
MMN 5/29/25
-Sec. of State Rubio expands visa revocations, now targeting Chinese students
-Trade court strikes down Trump's tariffs
-Canadian doctors tell horror stories from Gaza
-Working Class History: The Rochester General Strike
MMN 5/28/25
-U.S.-backed aid site in Gaza fails, Israeli helicopter shoots at civilians
-State Dept. pauses all new student visa interviews
-Trump floats ditching all greenhouse gas regulations on power plants
-Another Starship test ends in failure for Musk
MMN 5/21/25
-Rubio melts down when confronted over student visa revocations
-Gaza starvation crisis deepens: 14,000 kids at risk of imminent death
-Trump reveals price of "Golden Dome" welfare program for war profiteers
-Nearly a quarter of all species face extinction due to man-made global warming
MMN 5/20/25
-Israel renews quest to conquer all of Gaza, ministers cite Trump's removal plan
-GOP advanced budget bill that eviscerates Medicaid & SNAP
-Senate Dems cave on industry-friendly crypto bill
-New Orleans PD busted using illegal mass surveillance tool
MMN 5/16/25
-SCOTUS weighs limiting the power of the judiciary in order to aid Trump's mass deportations
-Israel accelerates killing in Gaza on anniversary of the Nakba
-New Sesame Street union just dropped
-Rich Dick wants to be a reality TV star
MMN 5/15/25
-DHS Sec. endorses suspending habeas corpus to aid mass deportations
-Another round of protests on Capitol Hill against Medicaid cuts
-Third international student freed from ICE detention
-Working Class History: 1913 Philly Longshoremen Strike
MMN 5/14/25
-Trump inks largest ever weapons deal with Saudi Arabia
-Protesters storm Capitol Hill, try to derail GOP's Medicaid cuts
-Leftwing content creators harrassed by federal agents
-Republicans want to block local regulations of AI
MMN 5/13/25
-DHS arrests Newark Mayor, threatens Members of Congress
-Trump surrenders in trade war with China
-From meme coins to luxury jets, the W.H. is swimming in corruption
-Hamas drives a wedge between Israel and the U.S.
MMN 5/9/25
-Trump admin. continues to defy court orders in Abrego Garcia case
-Relatable: First American Pope is not a fan of JD Vance
-Sludge merchants get a big win with GOP budget bill
-Rich Dicks profit off human rights abuses
MMN 5/8/25
-Columbia U once again sics the NYPD on anti-genocide protesters
-Musk unlocks a new level of corruption within the State Dept.
-U.S. spies directed to target Greenland
-Working Class History: 1912 NYC Waiters Strike
MMN 5/7/25
-Pentagon finds off ramp from costly and illegal war against Yemen
-Pakistan and India escalate tensions amid nuclear standoff
-VP Vance sends hostile message to 2026 World Cup visitors
-Trump henchman in DC may be out of a job soon
MMN 5/6/25
-Yemen bombs Israeli airport in latest salvo to end the genocide in Gaza
-Trump, horny for prisons, wants to reopen Alcatraz
-U.S. air transportation system is breaking down
-Rep. MTG caught up in another insider trading scheme
MMN 5/1/25
-Student activist targeted by Marco Rubio's visa purges is finally released
-Trump signs order to "unleash" the police on U.S. cities
-W.H. debuts new briefing with rightwing sycophants
-Working Class History: MAY DAY!
MMN 4/30/25
-W.H. braces for the consequences of its trade war with China
-Trump reveals serious brain rot with MS-13 tattoo claims
-The military industrial complex goes global, record war spending worldwide
-Don Jr. is trying to get rich selling access to his dad's administration
MMN 4/29/25
-Trump admin threatens more local officials after arrest of judge
-Measles outbreak spreads under Health Sec. RFK Jr.
-Canadian voters rebuke Trump, keep liberals in power
-Numerous U.S. aircraft lost in six-week bombing cmapaign of Yemen
MMN 4/25/25
-Sicko Secretary RFK Jr. compiling a list of people with autism
-Medical researchers who rely on NIH funding barred from Israeli boycotts
-Interior Dept. limits environmental reviews for fossil fuel projects
-Rich Dick, notorious for being wrong, has more bad advice for Democrats
MMN 4/24/25
-FBI raids in Michigan target pro-Palestine activists
-Trump polling numbers sink due to widespread immigration abuses
-EPA mass fires environmental justice workers
-Working Class History: 19th Century Beer Riots
MMN 4/23/25
-More insider trading and market manipulation by the W.H.
-Another man is disappeared by ICE, likely in Salvadoran torture prison
-Trump restarts student loan collections, millions could see wages garnished
-Prayers for Musk's downfall are working!
MMN 4/22/25
-SCOTUS temporarily blocks admin's Alien Enemies Act deportations
-Pope dies after meeting with JD Vance
-Port workers in Morocco disrupt weapons shipments to Israel
-U.S. carries out deadliest airstrike yet against Yemen
MMN 4/18/25
-Senator secures meeting with wrongfully deported man in El Salvador
-Attorneys for Luigi Mangione try to protect their client from execution
-Trump dismantles climate research at NOAA
-This Week's Rich Dick wants to build a space death laser
MMN 4/17/25
-U.S. Senator denied access to Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
-Trump delivers big win to predatory for-profit tax filing industry
-Unions launch new initiative to protect federal workers
-Working Class History: The Limerick Soviet
MMN 4/16/25
-Judge weighs contempt charges as Trump lawyers defy court order
-Israel bombs more hospitals in its genocide against Gaza
-Whistleblower: Musk's DOGE team stole sensitive union data
-Trump's trade war hastens demise of U.S. military
MMN 4/15/25
-Trump's favorite goon on the world stage Nayib Bukele visits W.H.
-President asks Bukele to expand torture prison to hold U.S. citizens
-Another Columbia U. student activist arrested by ICE
-NASA cuts suggest the future of space is just joy rides for rich people
MMN 4/11/25
-SCOTUS orders admin. to return man wrongfully deported to Salvadoran prison
-Sec. of State Rubio concedes Mahmoud Khalil broke no laws
-Trump to get what he desires most: a big, stupid military parade
-This Week's Rich Dick think pollution rules shouldn't apply to him