3642 - Inflation Spikes; The Quiet National Abortion Ban; A Labor Win w/ Jessica Valenti, Liza Xu

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Sam Seder

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report

On today's program:

On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump promised to end inflation on day one. But a year and a half into his administration, inflation is outpacing wage growth for the first time since 2023.

NEC Director Kevin Hassett is taking a glass-half-full approach, choosing to focus on the items that are falling in price "on a microeconomic level."

Jessica Valenti, author and publisher of the Abortion, Every Day newsletter joins the program for a conversation about the state of reproductive rights in America...and it's not great.

Lisa Xu, an organizer with Labor Notes, joins to follow up on her appearance last month when we interviewed her about the 3,800 meatpacking workers in UFCW Local 7 in Greeley, Colorado that launched the industry's first major strike in 40 years. Workers won a wage increase and reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses spent on personal protective equipment.

In the Fun Half:

NEC director, Kevin Hassett does some bad math in an attempt to spin the recent dismal job report into good news.

Dr. Oz continues the Trump administration's assault on Medicare and Medicaid, arguing against the personal home care industry on Fox News.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is very nonchalant about his state throwing out more than 45,000 ballots that have already been cast.

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) laughs and agrees with radio host as he tells Hakeen Jeffries to keep his "cotton-picking hands off of Virginia".

At a commencement speech to Arts & Humanities majors at the University of Central Florida the speaker mentions AI and the crowd erupts in boos and jeers, to the shock of the speaker.

All that and more.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to a free version of The Majority Report.
0:04.1	Support this show at join the Majority Report.com and get an extra hour of content daily.
0:12.7	The Majority Report with Sam Cedar.
0:17.7	It is Tuesday, May 12th, 2006.
0:25.2	My name is Sam Cedar.
0:26.4	This is the five-time award-winning majority report.
0:30.1	We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.
0:40.5	On the program today, Jessica Valenti, author and publisher of the abortion everyday newsletter
0:48.2	on the state of abortion rights in this country.
0:57.7	Then Lisa Chu, organizer with labor notes, giving us an update on that meat problem.
1:09.9	Four weeks ago.
1:13.2	We're looking for some good news, folks.
1:16.6	Meanwhile, bad news.
1:20.3	Core inflation pops off as Trump's Iran excursion and tariffs catch up with the economy.
1:32.3	U.S. Iran ceasefire on life support as Trump's war drives oil prices through the roof.
1:40.6	And Trump says in response, he will suspend the gas tax, which he cannot do legally, and even if he did, would barely help.
1:53.8	Supreme Court does a 180 on past election rulings and allows Alabama to suspend ongoing of voting
2:04.4	to disenfranchised black voters.
2:09.1	The primary is one week from today.
2:17.4	FCC tells Disney it's looking to censorize today.
2:22.6	FCC tells Disney it's looking to censor Disney.
2:27.3	Nebraska and West Virginia primaries today.
	...

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