3375 - Our Political Depression Problem w/ Rick Perlstein

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Politics, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 114 minutes

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It's Casual Friday! Sam speaks with Rick Perlstein, historian, writer at The American Prospect, author of his most recent book Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980, to discuss the state of U.S. politics in 2024. And then, a blast to the past: Sam, discussing the Supreme Court with Jimmy Dore, back in September 2016.

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0:00.0	The majority report with Sam Cedar.
0:07.1	We're every day is casual Friday.
0:10.4	That means Monday is casual Monday.
0:14.0	Tuesday, casual Tuesday.
0:16.9	Wednesday, casual hump day.
0:20.1	Thursday, casual thurs.
0:22.8	That's what we call it.
0:24.0	And Friday, casual Shabbat.
0:27.2	The Majority Report with Sam Cedar.
0:36.0	It is Friday. July 5th, 2004.
0:41.6	My name is Sam Cedar.
0:42.7	This is the five-time award-winning majority report.
0:46.3	We are broadcasting live to tape steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.
0:58.0	It is the famous day after July 4th, otherwise known as July 5th.
1:05.0	We have a special interview with you, for you.
1:10.0	Rick Pearlstein, historian, writer at the American Prospect, author of his most recent book,
1:17.0	Reagan Land, America's Right Turn.
1:19.2	Rick has been doing pieces in the American Prospect on a weekly basis, I think it is.
1:29.1	And I've been reading these.
1:31.5	I actually interviewed Rick last week prior to the debate,
1:36.1	prior to the Supreme Court saying that the president has total immunity,
1:39.9	prior to their assault on the administrative state.
	...

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