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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy


Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

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419 episodes
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English
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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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#1630 Unrivaled Global Arms Dealer: Officially and Illegally Exporting the US Gun Culture Around the World

Air Date 5/21/2024 Whether by the US government playing matchmaker for the domestic wea...

119 minutes
May 21, 2024

#929 Looking to avert further tragedy (War on Drugs™) (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 5/9/2015 Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the ...

46 minutes
May 19, 2024

Bonus Sample #303 At the Carwash: Living in a World Not Built for Humans

BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air D...

18 minutes
May 17, 2024

#1629 Hitting Where it Hurts in Our Era of Negative Partisanship: Messaging left-wing politics amid cultish politics

Air Date 5/15/2024 In an age of cultish in-group/out-group politics and media, we seek ...

126 minutes
May 15, 2024

#1628 New Era of Antitrust for a New Era of Capitalism, Mega-Corporations and Big Tech

Air Date 5/11/2024 The effort to turn theory into practice that will open up new ways o...

53 minutes
May 12, 2024

#1627 Campus Protests and the Crackdown: Civil resistance against Israeli genocide in Gaza, responses from university presidents to Biden

Air Date 5/7/2024 Civil resistance on campuses across the country against Israeli genoc...

175 minutes
May 07, 2024

Bonus Sample #302 Satire requires a clarity of purpose and target lest it be mistaken for and contribute to that which it intends to criticize.

Air Date: 5-5-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Jerry Seinfeld blaming t...

17 minutes
May 05, 2024

#1626 Remix - Protest Crackdown: Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand and the Response is Predictable

Air Date 5/3/2024 A look back at previous coverage of criminalizing protests, weaponizi...

74 minutes
May 03, 2024

#1625 Society of Extreme Wealth and its Discontents: Tax avoidance, wealth inequality and the detrimental effects felt by us all

Air Date 5/1/2024 The past, present, and future of tackling the uselessness of extreme ...

58 minutes
May 01, 2024

Bonus Sample #301 War Is the Continuation of Policy with Other Means

Get full, weekly bonus shows! Air Date: 4-29-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin disc...

14 minutes
Apr 29, 2024