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Inflation Spikes; The Quiet National Abortion Ban; A Labor Win w/ Jessica Valenti, Liza Xu | MR Live

2026-05-12 News & Politics
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FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/uvIyBbMADQs?feature=share 5/12/26 - Sam Seder and Emma Vigeland welcome Jessica Valenti, author and publisher of the Abortion, Every Day newsletter, on to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion pill Mifepristone; and Lisa Xu, staff writer at Labor Notes, on to talk about the recent concessions made by the meatpacking Giant JBS following the historic strike. More from Jessica: https://jessica.substack.com/ More from Lisa: https://x.com/l_l_xu Watch the Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube or http://www.Majority.fm To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives. Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! • DELETEME: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/MAJORITY and use promo code MAJORITY at checkout. • ONESKIN: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MAJORITY at https://www.oneskin.co/majority Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join Find MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ More from the MR crew: Bryan Vokey https://www.instagram.com/mrbryanvokey Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland https://www.instagram.com/emmavigeland/ Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive 00:00 - Show Intro 06:45 - The State of the Economy: Core Inflation Spikes 08:20 - Analyzing Trump's Inflation Claims & Kevin Hassett Clip 10:23 - Micro vs. Macro Economic Measures Irrelevance 14:00 - Impending Oil Reserve Depletion & Economic Impact 15:51 - Sponsor: Delete Me 19:38 - Sponsor: One Skin 23:04 - Interview with Jessica Valenti: Abortion Access & Legal Battles 27:07 - State Sovereignty & Challenges to Telehealth Abortion Access 34:53 - Impact of Abortion Bans in Texas & Maternal Mortality 37:52 - Environmental Regulation & The Next Legal Frontiers 40:51 - Birth Control Misinformation & Cultural Campaigns 47:40 - Interview with Lisa Xu: JBS Meatpacking Strike Victory 51:58 - Diversity & Unity in the Immigrant Workforce 57:58 - Global Context of JBS & Future Labor Fights

Top Comments (10)

@Silverfang447 2026-05-12

Left is best, comrades! Thanks for the show! ❤ Excellent interviews! 👍

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@edmundhudson 2026-05-12

"Grok" is Heinlein, from "Stranger in a Strange Land," not Douglas Adams.

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@estanceveyrac 2026-05-12

Emma Goldman didn't go to prison fighing for birth control for us to give up on it just because some people decide it's illegal again now. No way.

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@redactedbananas 2026-05-12

Cuomo also promised HIMSELF he would move to Florida. He really let himself down.

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@Yogadragon88 2026-05-12

Thanks for having Jessica on! Not enough people reporting on how these laws are impacting women.

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@Yogadragon88 2026-05-12

Democrats committed malpractice by not codifying women’s rights

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@annemarson4144 2026-05-12

I was an English major and haven’t taken an Econ class since high school (or rather, haven’t completed an Econ class…) and that is not what I remember macro and micro meaning in economic terms.

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@Bearded_B 2026-05-12

Anyone else feel like YouTube is pushing The Majority Report down lately? Im subscribed, a member, and watch every day (usually not live) but they hardly ever show up in my feed. I have to go my subscriptions to find them

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@gregorykrug8034 2026-05-13

It was very obvious that the Anti-Choice peoples' ultimate goal was a complete and total ban of all forms of abortion in the US. The next step in some of their minds may be going to war with countries where abortions are legal.

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@claysparrows 2026-05-12

petition to crowdfund better cameras and lights for the majority report. an amazing show deserves good video!

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