Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
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.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 582
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#1512 Ownership and Rights in a Digital World
Air Date 9/9/2022
Today, we take a look at platforms, goods, and business models in the modern landscape of the digital marketplace. We start by questioning the morality of engaging in given platform…
#1511 Economic Underclass, Political Pawns (Immigration and Asylum Seeking)
Air Date 9/6/2022
Today, we take a look at the precarious state of our immigration and asylum system, the legacy of neoliberalism and imperialism in South and Central America, the inhumanity practice…
#1436 The Long Legacy of Making Deals with the Devil (Bipartisanship) (Repost)
Original Air Date 8/21/2021
Today we take a look at the history of bipartisanship and appeasement in the US dating back to before the Civil War and tracking it all the way up to the current negotiati…
#1510 Avoiding Accountability
Air Date 8/31/2022
Today, as we wait to see if Trump will ever be indicted for any of his many, many, many crimes, we take a look at the long and illustrious history of powerful people avoiding prose…
#1509 Preparing for the next proxy-war (China and Taiwan)
Air Date 8/27/2022
Today, we take a look at the tensions between China and Taiwan, the tensions between China and the U.S. vis-a-vis Taiwan, the tensions between Russia, Europe and the U.S. vis-a-vis…
Bonus Sample #253 Bill Maher vs George Carlin
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Original Air Date: 7-8-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin.
We discuss: - Collections of Guns - Identity and Consumerism - E…
#1508 On the Questionable Usefulness and Longevity of NATO
Air Date 8/20/2022
Today, we take a look at the history of NATO and its role in the world after the fall of the Soviet Union which has come back into focus due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, s…
#1507 Installing Loyalists: The Multi-Pronged Destruction of Our Democracy Already in Progress
Air Date 8/16/2022
Today, we take a look at the strategies underway to systematically dismantle democracy in the United States including installing Big-Lie™ believers in elected and poll-working posi…
#1433 The legacy of White Supremacy in schools, health care and public pools (Repost)
Original Air Date 8/10/2021
Today we take a look at the mechanisms by which the legacy of White Supremacy is harmful to the health and wellbeing of individuals and society as a whole.
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#1506 Native Landback for a Healthier Society and Environment
Air Date 8/10/2022
Today, we take a look at the origins of the European colonial land-grab, the need for the #Landback movement, and the benefits to society and the environment in the context of the…
#1505 The Largest Investment in Climate Mitigation in US History
Air Date 8/5/2022
Today, we take a look at the politics of energy and climate in a world addicted to fossil fuels but full of people striving to push us past the tipping point toward a clean energy f…
#1504 Neurodiversity is Strength
Air Date 8/2/2022
Today, we take a look at what neurodiversity is and why it should be seen as a strength and benefit to society when accommodated properly rather than a problem to be solved or, wors…
#1422 Teach No Evil, Protest No Evil, Vote Not At All (Repost)
Original Air Date 6/9/2021
Today we take a look at the motivations behind legislation being introduced in statehouses around the country to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory, criminalize the r…
#1503 The Supremely Extreme Court
Air Date 7/26/2022
Today, we take a look at recent Supreme Court rulings aside from overturning abortion rights and how all signals are that they are going full steam ahead on a conservative authorit…
#1502 Conflict, Climate, Capitalism and Famine
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Bonus Edition #203 The Fog of Work (Repost)
Original Air Date 4/16/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss a few of the aspects of life during a pandemic that's causing mental fog and affecting our work.
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#1501 Navigating Post-Roe America
Air Date 7/13/2022
Today, we take a look at how the Supreme Court stripped abortion rights for half the country, what life will look like for those seeking abortions and what we can do both personall…
Bonus Sample #252 The Assumptions of Capitalism Culture
Original Air Date: 6-6-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - The Dawn of Everything - Capitalism Culture - Hit and Run Work Ethic - Necropolitics - W.E.B. DuBois on Colonia…
#1500 America, A Beginner's Guide
Air Date 7/4/2022
Today, for this milestone episode, I attempted to squeeze in as many clever and interesting ideas as I could and ended up writing a starter guide to understand the United States. Pl…
#1424 Fighting with at least two hands tied (Conservative Democrats Manchin and Sinema) (Repost)
Original Air Date 6/19/2021
Today we take a look at the politics of obstruction in service to big donors' interests while sacrificing the ability to run a functioning democracy in the process.
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