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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!

  1. Bonus Edition: Transgressive Thoughts in a Villain Era

    1 天前 · 附贈內容

    Bonus Edition: Transgressive Thoughts in a Villain Era

    Air Date: 1-6-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - Why people love villains - How plutocracy kills - Why the path forward is through membership organizations FOLLOW US ON:  Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES: The Year Villainy Won Plutocracy Kills Democracy Is Not a Customer Loyalty Program Join our Discord Server Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft  Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

    21 分鐘
  2. The US puts the Hell in Health Care: For-profit insurance, Pharma, and the hatred and conspiracies they breed

    3 天前

    The US puts the Hell in Health Care: For-profit insurance, Pharma, and the hatred and conspiracies they breed

    Air Date 1/4/2025 The murder of a health insurance CEO being met with widespread approval and the risk of going backward on life-saving vaccines pretty much sums up the current state of our approach to health care in this country. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Weekly Roundup Luigi Mangione and the End of Civilization - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 12-13-24 KP 2: You Don't Actually Need to Condemn the Murder of the CEO Guy - Serious Inquiries Only - Air Date 12-12-24 KP 3: The Dark History Behind RFK Jr.'s Health Policies - The Majority Report - Air Date 12-11-24 KP 4: Vaccine skepticism Will the new Trump admin axe the polio vaccine - The ReidOut - Air Date 12-13-24 KP 5: Weekly Roundup Luigi Mangione and the End of Civilization Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 12-13-24 KP 6: The Health Care Crisis Is The Democracy Crisis - The Lever - Air Date 12-17-24 (48:31) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the racist history of opposing universal health care DEEPER DIVES (53:28) SECTION A - RFK Jr. (1:07:08) SECTION B - Luigi Mangione (1:22:43) SECTION C - United Health Care (1:41:01) SECTION D - Health Care History SHOW IMAGE Description: A cropped photo of two people holding a handmade sign that says “Healthcare for people NOT for profit!” Credit: “Demand SINGLE PAYER Expanded & Improved Medicare for All HR 676 Now Protest” by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0   Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastadon | Threads | X

    1 小時 49 分鐘
  3. Destroying Education and Democracy for Fun and Profit (Throwback)

    2024/12/31 · 附贈內容

    Destroying Education and Democracy for Fun and Profit (Throwback)

    Original Air Date: 4/19/2023 Today, we take a look at the history and present of the interconnected movements to privatize education and dismantle democracy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Membership 20% off for the Holiday! Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Send the Gift of Membership! (Or on Patreon) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Segrenomics: The Long History of Cashing In On Unequal Education - Have You Heard - Air Date 1-3-18 Ch. 2: Democracy and Public Education: A Future in Peril - Have You Heard - Air Date 8-12-21 Ch. 3: The Hidden Agenda of Privatization with Jessica Piper (pt.1) - Teach Me, Teacher - Air Date 10-31-21 Ch. 4: Betsy DeVos Is Still Making Moves to Destroy Public Schools - The New Abnormal - Air Date 4-1-23  Ch. 5: The Surprising History Behind Charter Schools - WBUR - Air Date 11-4-16 Ch. 6: The Segrenomics of American Education w/ Dr. Noliwe Rooks - Human Restoration Project - Air Date 2-11-23  Ch. 7: The War on Public Education Is Escalating – with Jennifer Berkshire - Is This Democracy - Air Date 3-16-23 Ch. 8: Diane Ravitch on Pandemic School Privatization - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-22-20 Ch. 9: Racism-High-Stakes Disaster Education | Dr. Ricardo Rosa - TEDxCCSU - Air Date 11-24-15  Ch. 10: The Secret Power of Homeschoolers - VICE NEWS - Air Date 10-12-22 MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

    1 小時 5 分鐘
  4. The Middle East War Process: Syria's Transition, Israel's Expansion, and Beyond

    2024/12/28

    The Middle East War Process: Syria's Transition, Israel's Expansion, and Beyond

    Air Date 12/28/2024 Decades of dictatorial rule in Syria have come to an end, leading to something else to be determined. Israel sprang into action taking control of Syrian land on their border. And no one seems to care what the US thinks of all this, which is telling. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Membership 20% off for the Holiday! Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Send the Gift of Membership! (Or on Patreon) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Assad Ousted From Syria - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 12-10-24 KP 2: Assad downfall: Is the Arab Spring back from the dead? - Middle East Eye - Air Date 12-14-24 KP 3: Syria's Transition, Biden Migrant Detention Facilities Part 1 - American Prestige - Air Date 12-13-24 KP 4: Why is Israel bombing Syria? - The Take - Air Date 12-17-24 KP 5: “Lawless”: Marwan Bishara on Israel Bombing Syria 800 Times & Expanding Occupation of Golan Heights - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-16-24 KP 6: Syria: Western Hypocrisy, Israeli Expansion & The Fall of Assad - Double Down News - Air Date 12-20-24 (53:44) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On closing out the year DEEPER DIVES (56:35) SECTION A - THE SYRIAN PEOPLE (1:38:56) SECTION B - ISRAEL (2:03:38) SECTION C - HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE PROXY WAR SHOW IMAGE Description: The sun shining through a Syrian flag flying in the breeze against a clear sky. Credit: “Close up of Syrian flag” by Ahmed akasha, Pexels | License: Pexels   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastadon | Threads | X

    2 小時 42 分鐘
  5. Wrestling with Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism (Throwback)

    2024/12/25 · 附贈內容

    Wrestling with Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism (Throwback)

    Original Air Date: 6/13/2023 Today, we take a look at the struggle to act ethically, at least by our own measure if there's not a universally-agreed standard to compare with, relating to the purchase of both the necessities of life we all need as well as the more luxury items that get added on top. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Membership 20% off for the Holiday! Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Send the Gift of Membership! (Or on Patreon) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: No ethical consumption under capitalism: short deep dive - @professor_neil - Air Date 4-13-23 Ch. 2: Hasan and The Left's Paradoxical Relationship with Consumer Capitalism - The Kavernacle - Air Date 5-26-23 Ch. 3: "Separating Art vs. the Artist" doesn't work for Harry Potter - Kuncan Dastner - Air Date 4-14-22 Ch. 4: There are many forms of ethical consumption under capitalism, you just have to understand ethics - poppysaw - Air Date 2-11-23 Ch. 5: Ethical Consumption - Pullback - Air Date 3-7-23 Ch. 6: The moral philosophy of The Good Place (with Mike Schur and Pamela Hieronymi) - The Gray Area with Sean Illing - Air Date 12-9-19 Ch. 7: Ethical Capitalism: Is It Possible? - Wise Crack - Air Date 7-19-21  Ch. 8: Ethical Behavior in Modern Society – Can We Still Get Into The Good Place? - Like Stories of Old - Air Date 4-30-19 Ch. 9: Conscious Consumerism: Does it make a difference - Roundtable - Air Date 7-10-19 Ch. 10: “No Ethical Consumption” is Not License for Nihilism & Hedonism. So What Is It? (Hausfrau Friday) Parkrose Permaculture - Air Date 6-3-22 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

    1 小時 10 分鐘
  6. Bonus Edition: The Realignment Will Make You Seasick

    2024/12/23 · 附贈內容

    Bonus Edition: The Realignment Will Make You Seasick

    LOOKING FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS? bestoftheleft.com/holiday Air Date: 12-23-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was again missed) discuss: - The Realignment of the right-wing toward economic populism and government programs - The need for a different kind of government efficiency than DOGE is offering - The future of the left working to fix government   FOLLOW US ON:  Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES: The New Pro-Life Playbook - The New Yorker The American People Deserve DOGE - The Atlantic In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails - The New York Times Join our Discord Server Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft  Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

    22 分鐘
  7. Trump's Total Dominance Over the Republican Party and the Resistance Efforts Already Underway

    2024/12/20

    Trump's Total Dominance Over the Republican Party and the Resistance Efforts Already Underway

    Air Date 12/20/2024 There's no denying that things are about to get bad, Trump and company have had years to prepare  for their next turn in office, but those preparing to resist also have the benefit of past experience resulting in a response to Trumpism that looks very different this time around. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Membership 20% off for the Holiday! Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Send the Gift of Membership! (Or on Patreon) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: The Shallow, Power-Flattering Appeal of High Status #Resistance Historians - Citations Needed - Air Date 12-3-24 KP 2: Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship? - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 12-12-24 KP 3: Rep. Delia Ramirez- Trump's Immigration Plans Are -Un-American, Unconstitutional & Undemocratic - Democracy Now! - Air Table 12-11-24 KP 4: Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship? Part 2 - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 12-12-24 KP 5: Centrists Signal Capitulation After Trump's Victory - The Majority Report - Air Date 12-16-24 KP 6: Trumps Rage at FBI Takes Dark Turn as GOPers Signal They Wont Resist - The Daily Blast - Air Date 12-13-24 (53:43) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the importance of scheduled maintenance for democracy Reference article:  Reviving the American Tradition of Fusion Voting DEEPER DIVES (1:00:59) SECTION A - IMMIGRATION INTIMIDATION (1:19:46) SECTION B - BENDING THE KNEE (1:40:16) SECTION C - RESISTANCE SHOW IMAGE Description: Composite image of Trump with his arm out admiring a lit match in his hand in front of a burning U.S. Constitution. Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman using multiple images from Pixabay | License: Pixabay

    2 小時 4 分鐘
  8. Dems Can't Have Their Billionaires and Beat Them Too: The politics of anti-elitism

    2024/12/17

    Dems Can't Have Their Billionaires and Beat Them Too: The politics of anti-elitism

    Air Date 12/17/2024 Changing the direction of a political party doesn't happen overnight and it usually takes a major disrupting event to shake it out of its well-wore groove. The loss of the Harris campaign to Trump and the evident desperation people have for a new economics that works for people might finally be enough to put Democrats on track to a more full-throated support of economic populism. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Membership 20% off for the Holiday! Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Send the Gift of Membership! (Or on Patreon) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Jon Stewart On What Went Wrong For Democrats - The Daily Show - Air Date 11-11-24 KP 2: The Democratic Party Is A Rudderless Ship - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 11-21-24 KP 3: ‘BERNIE WAS RIGHT!’: Corporate Democrat ADMITS DEFEAT - The Kyle Kulinski Show - Air Date 11-18-24 KP 4: Assad Ousted From Syria - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 12-10-24 KP 5: Can Ben Wikler Fix The Democratic Party? - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 12-4-24 KP 6: “Get These Incels to Work” (feat. Hasan Piker) Part 1 - Pod Save America - Air Date 11-27-24 (49:33) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the Democrats perception gap and Ben Wikler for the DNC DEEPER DIVES (1:00:11) SECTION A - WHY DEMOCRATS LOST (1:32:40) SECTION B - TIME TO FIGHT (1:56:05) SECTION C - MOVING FORWARD SHOW IMAGE Description: Photo of billionaire Mark Cuban speaking into a microphone at a Harris Walz campaign event. Credit: “Mark Cuban” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastadon | Threads | X

    2 小時 26 分鐘
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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!

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