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The Majority Report with Sam Seder

3112 - TRUMP ARRAIGNED; Doctors Unionize w/ Dr. Titi Afolabi

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Sam Seder

News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.63.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma discuss some of the biggest stories of the week, including (of course) Trump's arraignment in Miami yesterday. Then, they're joined by Dr. Titi Afolabi, resident physician in internal medicine at Mass General Brigham (MGB), to discuss the MGB resident physicians recently winning their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election. First, Sam and Emma run through today’s biggest headlines, including updates on Fed policy, the GOP’s devious dealings on the debt ceiling, the NLRB’s expansion of the definition of “employee,” and a deal between UPS and their teamsters. Next, Sam and Emma parse through coverage of Donald Trump’s arraignment on the right, including Fox News’ dubbing of Biden as a “Wannabe Dictator,” and the classic “everyone who’s against Trump is a pedophile/commie/CRT-fan” arguments from myriad right-wingers, before looking ahead to the Democratic primaries in 2024 and what role RFK will play amidst his shift towards free-market politics. Dr. Titi Afolabi then dives right into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exacerbating the already extreme nature of Mass Gen’s residents’ copious work and low pay, further undercutting the care they could provide their patients. After walking through the particular economic context of this unionization drive, Dr. Afolabi, Sam, and Emma tackle the various cohorts involved at MGB and why the residents are the first to organize, before wrapping up the conversation by analyzing future organizing strategy after the recent NLRB decision, and where they fit into greater Residency organizing.

And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma tackle Cornel West leaving the People’s Party for the Green Party, and the response from PP, also touching on Dave Rubin’s meeting with Balázs Orbán (no familial relation, yes political relation), and watching Nicholas Carlson, Global EIC of Insider, engage in grassroots union busting. Chris from Albany discusses the importance of Emma’s recent trans-people-in-sports take, Guy from Charlotte dives into the absurdity of certain “civil war” attitudes, and Ryan from Central Florida parses through the state of his state’s politics. John from VA shares a personal story, Charlie Kirk takes on woke condiments, and Sam discusses the evolution of RFK Jr. and his role in the upcoming presidential election, plus, your calls and IMs!

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The Majority Report with Sam Steeder.

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It is Wednesday.

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June 14, 2023. My name is Sam Steeder. This is the 5-time award-winning Majority Report.

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We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gawannas Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.

0:39.0

On the program today, Dr. Titi Afalbi, a fallabing, second-year resident physician in the Internal Medicine at Mass General Hospital, member of the Mass General Brigham Organizing Committee,

0:55.0

on the recent vote to unionize more doctors.

1:03.0

We've seen spreading across the country. Also on the program today, Happy Donald Trump Arraigned Yesterday Day.

1:12.0

Quite possible, he will enjoy many more of those days in the coming months.

1:18.0

Meanwhile, the Fed to me today, no right rate hike expected, with news of cooling inflation, as Larry Summers has a cry.

1:31.0

House Republicans pocket the debt deal and now signal they may seek more cuts or shut down the government.

1:40.0

Genius Deal. And by a hair, Jared Bernstein confirmed to chair the Council of Economic Advisors.

1:51.0

Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board reverses a Trump-era rule and expands the definition of employee with rights to unionize, which looks to include gig workers.

2:06.0

UPS strikes a deal with Teamsters to roll out AC in their newer trucks in a bid to avoid a massive strike this summer.

2:18.0

That's what it takes to get air conditioning.

2:20.0

There you go.

2:22.0

Reversing the Trump administration policy, the U.S. extends temporary protected status for nearly 350,000 immigrants.

2:32.0

Biden administration announces another $325 million in worth of weapons for Ukraine.

2:41.0

This amid reports the CIA had warned Ukraine not to blow up the Nord Stream pipeline.

2:50.0

EU files a formal antitrust complaint versus Google and proposes breaking up its ad business.

3:00.0

Lastly, Cornell West announces he's now looking to run on the green party ticket, leaving that other party meet the people's party or something like that.

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