Unanimous Dissent

Looking at all the banksters Trump is considering for top posts in his administration, Wall Street couldn’t be more delighted. Also, Who’s excited about the next Census?! I’ll tell you who: hackers. A government watchdog is warning that new census technology could be vulnerable to cyber attack. And, the election is over, now it’s time for the candidates to pay for the laws they broke during it, right? We talk to Brendan Fischer with the Campaign Legal Center to go over what was one of the more corrupt elections in memory.

Looking at all the banksters Trump is considering for top posts in his administration, Wall Street couldn’t be more delighted. Also, Who’s excited about the next Census?! I’ll tell you who: hackers. A government watchdog is warning that new census technology could be vulnerable to cyber attack. And, the election is over, now it’s time for the candidates to pay for the laws they broke during it, right? We talk to Brendan Fischer with the Campaign Legal Center to go over what was one of the more corrupt elections in memory.

Senate Democrats have announced their new leadership team and committee assignments, and the two Sams play Monday morning quarterback.It couldn’t happen in Britain. It couldn’t happen in the United States. Except, the far-right recently pulled off stunning victories in both countries. Can the same happen to France next year? We talk to Cole Stangler, an American journalist in Paris to discuss the possibility of a National Front Victory in 2017.And, some of Trump’s darkest campaign promises may actually come true. Members of his transition team are speaking out about what the new administration is planning, and it’s hella grim, folks. Also we do have a bit of good news to discuss later regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the nationwide protests against it. That story coming up in our Sludge Report.

Senate Democrats have announced their new leadership team and committee assignments, and the two Sams play Monday morning quarterback.It couldn’t happen in Britain. It couldn’t happen in the United States. Except, the far-right recently pulled off stunning victories in both countries. Can the same happen to France next year? We talk to Cole Stangler, an American journalist in Paris to discuss the possibility of a National Front Victory in 2017.And, some of Trump’s darkest campaign promises may actually come true. Members of his transition team are speaking out about what the new administration is planning, and it’s hella grim, folks. Also we do have a bit of good news to discuss later regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the nationwide protests against it. That story coming up in our Sludge Report.

President Trump is bringing neocons into his administration, and looks set to inherit a national security apparatus that could enable him to commit atrocities--as promised overtly on the campaign trail. President Obama wants to hand Trump the drone program without tightening the rules. And last week, Obama was saying Trump was too dangerous to be Commander-in-Chief!Plus, Americans don’t like to think of their own country as a place that jails political prisoners. But I’ve got some bad news. We are. Former Congressman Parker Griffith joins us later to discuss the case of jailed former Alabama Congressman Don Siegelman.Then, Paul Ryan pivoted from being totally humiliated by a demagogue to brown-nosing one faster than you can say “no one cares anymore about your plan to privatize Medicare, Paul.” We’ll explain the latest way Paul Ryan has disgraced himself, at the very end of the show.

President Trump is bringing neocons into his administration, and looks set to inherit a national security apparatus that could enable him to commit atrocities--as promised overtly on the campaign trail. President Obama wants to hand Trump the drone program without tightening the rules. And last week, Obama was saying Trump was too dangerous to be Commander-in-Chief!Plus, Americans don’t like to think of their own country as a place that jails political prisoners. But I’ve got some bad news. We are. Former Congressman Parker Griffith joins us later to discuss the case of jailed former Alabama Congressman Don Siegelman.Then, Paul Ryan pivoted from being totally humiliated by a demagogue to brown-nosing one faster than you can say “no one cares anymore about your plan to privatize Medicare, Paul.” We’ll explain the latest way Paul Ryan has disgraced himself, at the very end of the show.

We were hoping this unprecedented election might cause leading Dems to rush to hand in their resignations. Surprise--that hasn’t happened. Also, Donald Trump had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. And Trump basically sounded like every other president that has come before him. Then, The Donald might not like talking about how he has had trouble paying back debts, but financial markets might be. We’ll explain in People’s Bulletin.Plus, Trump was a white nationalist and a fascist two weeks ago. So, shouldn’t it be troubling that now, politicians and the media are working so hard to normalize him? Writer Adam Johnson with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting joins us later...

We were hoping this unprecedented election might cause leading Dems to rush to hand in their resignations. Surprise--that hasn’t happened. Also, Donald Trump had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. And Trump basically sounded like every other president that has come before him. Then, The Donald might not like talking about how he has had trouble paying back debts, but financial markets might be. We’ll explain in People’s Bulletin.Plus, Trump was a white nationalist and a fascist two weeks ago. So, shouldn’t it be troubling that now, politicians and the media are working so hard to normalize him? Writer Adam Johnson with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting joins us later...

Four years ago, GOP operative Karl Rove was embarrassing himself on TV refusing to believe the election results showing that Barack Obama was re-elected President. Today, Democrats realize they could have learned a lot from Mr. Rove’s confusion.Also, where should the Left focus its political activism now? Against Trump or against Senate Democrats to make sure they don’t give an inch to the racist real estate mogul. We discuss with By Any Means Necessary host Eugene Puryear and Bob Schlehuber. And it’s Friday, so someone is getting trashed. We present a special Trump cabinet-themed Garbage Can segment.

Four years ago, GOP operative Karl Rove was embarrassing himself on TV refusing to believe the election results showing that Barack Obama was re-elected President. Today, Democrats realize they could have learned a lot from Mr. Rove’s confusion.Also, where should the Left focus its political activism now? Against Trump or against Senate Democrats to make sure they don’t give an inch to the racist real estate mogul. We discuss with By Any Means Necessary host Eugene Puryear and Bob Schlehuber. And it’s Friday, so someone is getting trashed. We present a special Trump cabinet-themed Garbage Can segment.

The two Sams try to bite their tongue, and not say, “I told you so,” upon news that Trump defeated Clinton in an historic election Tuesday night.Also, Our first post-election People’s Bulletin features crucial economic news. Markets are reacting to Trump’s victorious message against “the rigged system.” Investors think this means high profits for banks, pharmaceutical companies, weapons manufacturers and the Private Prison industry.And one way to deal with the Trump presidencies is to just get really high. Luckily a lot of states can accommodate that now. We’ve got a run down of ballot measures from Tuesday night, including the ones that legalized pot. Finally, to tie up other election-related loose ends, we’ll be bringing back The Week’s national correspondent, Ryan Cooper, for a discussion on our future. Spoiler: it’s grim.

The two Sams try to bite their tongue, and not say, “I told you so,” upon news that Trump defeated Clinton in an historic election Tuesday night.Also, Our first post-election People’s Bulletin features crucial economic news. Markets are reacting to Trump’s victorious message against “the rigged system.” Investors think this means high profits for banks, pharmaceutical companies, weapons manufacturers and the Private Prison industry.And one way to deal with the Trump presidencies is to just get really high. Luckily a lot of states can accommodate that now. We’ve got a run down of ballot measures from Tuesday night, including the ones that legalized pot. Finally, to tie up other election-related loose ends, we’ll be bringing back The Week’s national correspondent, Ryan Cooper, for a discussion on our future. Spoiler: it’s grim.

Miss the election already? Hungover and simply wanting to make sense of the mess that was 2016? Good news: The Two Sams did their BuzzFeed impression, and assembled the 20 Best Moments from the 2016 election.From Birdie Sanders, to Trump talking about the size of his weiner at the primary debates, to Hillary actually making promises to the left that will be very difficult to break. Find out which moment makes number one on the list.

Miss the election already? Hungover and simply wanting to make sense of the mess that was 2016? Good news: The Two Sams did their BuzzFeed impression, and assembled the 20 Best Moments from the 2016 election.From Birdie Sanders, to Trump talking about the size of his weiner at the primary debates, to Hillary actually making promises to the left that will be very difficult to break. Find out which moment makes number one on the list.

Two big questions are on the nation’s mind this election day: Who will win? And what does Donald Trump conceding look like? Also, a last minute campaign ad blitz is hitting the nation's capitol, and is aimed at driving a wedge between Hillary Clinton and racist football fans. The DCist’s Rachel Kurzius is on with that story.And, spooked by election insecurities, the Justice Department announced they would indeed be sending poll observers around the country, but a low fewer overseers than in previous years. That story coming up.