3130 - Climate Precipice & Israel’s Palestinian Expulsion w/ Bill McKibben, Basel Adra
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Sam Seder
4.6 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2023
⏱️ 81 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma talk to Bill McKibben, contributing writer at The New Yorker and founder of ThirdAct.org, to discuss the recent climate disasters across the country. Then, they are joined by Palestinian journalist and activist Basel Adra to discuss his recent piece in The Nation entitled "The Destruction of Masafer Yatta," co-authored with Yuval Abraham.
Check out Bill's most recent piece in The New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/is-it-hot-enough-yet-for-politicians-to-take-real-action
Check out Basel's piece in The Nation here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/masafer-yatta-destruction-palestine-israel/
Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join
Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow
Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/
Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/
Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/
Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app
Check out today’s sponsors:
Rhone: Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use MAJORITYREPORT to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/MAJORITYREPORT
ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/MAJORITY to get 15% off your first order when you use MAJORITY at checkout. You can also sign up for a subscription using my code - so you can stay prepared no matter the time or occasion. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee so if you’re unsatisfied for any reason, they’ll refund your money, no questions asked.
@SamSeder
@EmmaVigeland
@MattBinder
@MattLech
@BF1nn
@BradKAlsop
Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse
Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/
Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder
Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/
The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You are listening to a free version of Majority Report with Sam Steeder. |
| 0:05.0 | To support this show and get another 15 minutes daily program, go to Majority.fm. Please... |
| 0:13.0 | The Majority Report with Sam Steeder. |
| 0:19.0 | It is Wednesday, July 12, 2023. My name is Sam Steeder. This is the five-time award-winning Majority Report. |
| 0:28.0 | We are broadcasting live steps from the industrial ravage Gawannas Canal in the heartland of America. |
| 0:35.0 | Downtown Brooklyn, USA on the program today, Bill McKibbet, contributing writer at the New Yorker Founder of the Third Act. |
| 0:45.0 | On the summer of destruction we are seeing from climate change. |
| 0:52.0 | Then, Palestinian journalist and activist Basel Adra on the destruction of a Palestinian community, |
| 1:00.0 | green lighted by Israel's Supreme Court. |
| 1:06.0 | Also on the program today, final day of NATO summit ends with an implication that Ukraine will definitely have a NATO future. |
| 1:16.0 | Meanwhile, a bipartisan push in Congress to deny Ukraine cluster bombs. |
| 1:22.0 | Inflation falls to 3% on an annual rate. |
| 1:28.0 | It was nearly at 5% three months ago on an annual rate. |
| 1:33.0 | It is the lowest level in two years. |
| 1:36.0 | One percentage point away from the Fed's supposed benchmark. |
| 1:43.0 | We will see how many more attempts at crushing labor. The Fed still has in it. |
| 1:50.0 | Meanwhile, farmers become the fourth major insured to pull out a Florida because of extreme weather. |
| 1:56.0 | After a three-year-old, a federal mediator, but that may not stop a strike starting in about 36 hours. |
| 2:08.0 | No, excuse me, 12 hours. |
| 2:12.0 | Meanwhile, the producers have a plan to starve out the writers who are striking. |
| 2:17.0 | Iowa Republicans pass a near full abortion ban just like the one that did not stand up to Supreme Court scrutiny in that state. |
| 2:28.0 | Lastly, a new report. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sam Seder, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sam Seder and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.