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Bonus Edition #340 - SOLVED! Prophetic Voices from the Past and Hope for the Future 32:51

10 часов назад32:51

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Air Date: 3–9-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The Founding Fathers’ prophetic concerns that we don’t ever talk about - FDR VP Harry Wallace’s op-ed on American fascism from 1944 - Philosopher Richard Rorty’s chilling predictions from 1998 - A few reasons - with caveats - why U.S. Democracy might make it through Trump 2.0 - Some hop…

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#1695 Trump's Corruption As A Matter Of Course and a Strategy to Hold Power 3:25:50

2 дня назад3:25:50

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Air Date 3/7/2025 Corruption, for those who indulge, isn't just a perk of power, it can also be a method of maintaining it. Trump is not bothering to hide the corruption he's working to facilitate or how it's geared toward supporting his desire for unchecked power. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfT…

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#1694 Unhealthy Discourse: RFK Jr. and the Anti-Science Movement Endangering Global Health 2:23:48

5 дней назад2:23:48

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Air Date 3/4/2025 An old proverb says that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and we're all about to see how dangerous as know-nothings and science skeptics take over the government agencies staffed by doctors and scientists with the goal of keeping the population healthy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or emai…

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Bonus Edition #339 - SOLVED! The Power of Entrepreneurial Spirit Compels You! 19:19

7 дней назад19:19

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Air Date: 3-2-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - How “entrepreneurialism” has gained unearned adoration and disempowered labor organizing - The 100-year-old “New Thought” era and how it shaped our current culture of work - The social critic Theodore Roszak’s accurate predictions about the dark turn of tech and work - What Democrats sh…

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#1496 Home Is Where The Hardship Is (Housing Crisis Throwback) 1:07:48

9 дней назад1:07:48

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Original Air Date: 615/2022 The many reasons why we are experiencing a housing crisis in the US and beyond but it mostly comes down to treating housing as a commodity to be profited from rather than a basic human need or, if you're feeling radical, a basic human right. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@Bes…

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#1693 Empowering Ethnostates: Ethnically cleansing Gaza and Trump's South Africa fixation 3:00:42

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Air Date 2/25/2025 Racism is at the core of most of what Trump believes so it should be no surprise when he aligns himself and the country with explicitly supremacist projects like the perceived Jewish superiority over Palestinians and the assumed "reverse racism" against White South Africans Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-9…

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Bonus Edition #338 - SOLVED! Friends, Enemies, and Blood Chutes 21:29

14 дней назад21:29

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Air Date: 2-23-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The heavy influence of a Nazi political theorist (propagandist) on the MAGA movement - How our disagreements on baseline reality lead us to devastatingly different conclusions - What many Trump supporters hoped for vs. what they got - How so-called Timeline apps may help us extricate o…

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#1692 Ethnically Cleansing America: Trump's racist whirlwind of deportation and criminalization of immigration 3:10:36

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Air Date 2/21/2025 There is nothing other than racism at the heart of Trump's immigration policy. He wants to deport as many brown people as possible, stop as many immigrants and refugees as possible unless they're White people from South Africa or the nearly 40 million Canadians he's inviting to enjoy immediate US citizenship. This is not complica…

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#1691 Democracy Emergency, Constitutional Crisis, Democratic Backsliding, Failing Guardrails 2:46:06

19 дней назад2:46:06

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Air Date 2/18/2025 Democracies slide into dictatorship in two ways, first slowly and then all of a sudden. We have been sliding in this direction for at least as long as I have been paying attention to politics and we're finally at the moment where that slow slide shifts into full speed. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-39…

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Bonus Edition #337 - SOLVED! Bullying the Biggest Losers 20:32

21 день назад20:32

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Air Date: 2-16-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Why we may be forced to bring back bullying - The impact of algorithms and what we can do about it - Democrats and the meaning of 'the medium is the message' - The unbelievable stupidity of techbro dweebs and their followers - The sociopathic reasons why Musk is doing this Not a member…

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#943 No human being is illegal (Throwback) 47:37

22 дня назад47:37

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Original Air Date: 8/4/2015 The dysfunctional state of the US immigration system and the political fight brewing over what to do about it 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 (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and …

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#1690 Oligarchy Unmasked: Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It 3:00:39

26 дней назад3:00:39

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Air Date 2/11/2025 The very rich, as has been noted before, are not on the side of regular people. And even if you think that the federal government needs a major reboot, no one but the ultra-wealthy are going to be happy with what they build in the aftermath of the administrative coup currently underway. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or …

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Bonus Edition #336 - SOLVED! Demystifying Our Reality 14:16

27 дней назад14:16

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Air Date: 2-10-25 Today, Jay! and Amanda (Deon and Erin were sick) discuss: - Why you should be using an RSS reader - The danger of Mystification as humans try to cope - Musk and Trump's flagrant law breaking - What Dems and you can do, with some tips from our own experience FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key…

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#1689 The Media and the Moguls: Corporate Media is not equipped for Trump 2:08:21

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Air Date 2/7/2025 Trump came in with a plan to subdue the media and large swaths of the media came in with a plan to acquiesce. But it's important to understand why because it's not a conspiracy or people wanting to do harm, it's structural to the system. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com…

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#1688 International Decline: The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 3:32:13

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Air Date 2/4/2025 The era of unquestioned US hegemony is undoubtedly on the decline but the future is much more complicated and uncertain than the straightforward idea of China rising to take our place that we've been told. Though Trump is not the cause of US decline, he may send us out in a tragic blaze of glory. Be part of the show! Leave us a me…

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Bonus Edition #335 - SOLVED! Good Advice in Bad Times 27:14

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Air Date: 2-2-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - How the resistance is transforming, not over - What actually worked when resisting Trump's first term - A curation of good advice on being effective and staying sane this time around FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf…

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#1687 Respite: Ceasefire in Gaza and the Legacy of Imperial Folly in the Middle East 2:52:25

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Air Date 1/31/2025 The genocide and subsequent ceasefire in Gaza is only the latest horrifying consequence of botched military misadventures in the Middle East and if the history of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons can teach us anything it's that atrocities have long shadows. Be part of the show! Leave us a me…

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#1686 Temperatures Rising, Tempers Flaring: LA Fires, Climate Emergencies, Conspiracies, and Water Wars 3:20:45

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Air Date 1/28/2025 The existence of out-of-control wildfires in Los Angeles amid the rising climate crisis is not confusing or strange. How to deal with such an emergency during our ongoing political and information crisis is a completely different story. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com…

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Bonus Edition #334 - SOLVED! Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents 22:19

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Air Date: 1-26-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - The mindset of collaborators - Why many people turn inward and drop out - at their own risk - under authoritarianism - The nature of true dissidents and what we can learn from them FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf0…

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#1085 A case against the myth of individualism (Throwback) 56:35

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Original Air Date: 3/7/2017 Today we look at the dangerous myths of individualism and the American Dream™, some of their origins and some of their consequences Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill…

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#1685 Faux Populism and Neoliberalism: Working People Are Stuck Between Oligarchy and Disregard 2:37:47

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Air Date 1/21/2025 Decades ago, the conscious decision was made to exacerbate inequality for the sake of economic growth that would supposedly lift all boats. What probably wasn't understood at the time is that the logical conclusion of that choice would be to break democracy and usher in oligarchy. Now working people are left with only bad choices…

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Bonus Edition #333 - This is What Democracy (Actually) Looks Like 21:57

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Air Date: 1-20-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - Our new show name! - Getting over hurdles to find and form local community as a form of resistance and preparation - The study groups teachers are forming to teach and learn real history - How Citizen Assemblies could transform American politics for the better FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Ma…

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#1684 The Last Honest President: The imperfect life and legacy of Jimmy Carter 2:48:59

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Air Date 1/18/2025 We are looking back on Jimmy Carter's life and legacy as a lens through which to more clearly see and understand the current state of our politics, our incoming president, the Middle East, the climate, and more. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transc…

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#1683 Oligarchy Unmasked: President Musk, the crackup of capitalism, and the MAGA meltdown 2:30:00

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Air Date 1/15/2025 Elon Musk is leading the way for his class of tech broligarchs anxious to take over the MAGA movement and shape it to their own ends of deregulation, tax cuts, and lucrative government contracts. The disappointment that is inevitable for the MAGA populists is coming even faster than expected. Be part of the show! Leave us a messa…

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#1682 Looking Back to Trump 1.0 (Remix) 1:08:41

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Air Date: 1/11/2025 Today, we look back to the warnings we gave ourselves at the beginning of the first Trump administration. In 2017 there was concern about corruption and his business dealings, ethics around his nominees, and the inability of the media to cover him properly. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email…

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Bonus Edition #340 - SOLVED! Prophetic Voices from the Past and Hope for the Future 32:51

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#1695 Trump's Corruption As A Matter Of Course and a Strategy to Hold Power 3:25:50

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#1694 Unhealthy Discourse: RFK Jr. and the Anti-Science Movement Endangering Global Health 2:23:48

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Bonus Edition #339 - SOLVED! The Power of Entrepreneurial Spirit Compels You! 19:19

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#1496 Home Is Where The Hardship Is (Housing Crisis Throwback) 1:07:48

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#1693 Empowering Ethnostates: Ethnically cleansing Gaza and Trump's South Africa fixation 3:00:42

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Bonus Edition #338 - SOLVED! Friends, Enemies, and Blood Chutes 21:29

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#1692 Ethnically Cleansing America: Trump's racist whirlwind of deportation and criminalization of immigration 3:10:36

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#1691 Democracy Emergency, Constitutional Crisis, Democratic Backsliding, Failing Guardrails 2:46:06

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Bonus Edition #337 - SOLVED! Bullying the Biggest Losers 20:32

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#943 No human being is illegal (Throwback) 47:37

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#1690 Oligarchy Unmasked: Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It 3:00:39

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Bonus Edition #336 - SOLVED! Demystifying Our Reality 14:16

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#1689 The Media and the Moguls: Corporate Media is not equipped for Trump 2:08:21

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#1688 International Decline: The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 3:32:13

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Bonus Edition #335 - SOLVED! Good Advice in Bad Times 27:14

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#1687 Respite: Ceasefire in Gaza and the Legacy of Imperial Folly in the Middle East 2:52:25

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#1686 Temperatures Rising, Tempers Flaring: LA Fires, Climate Emergencies, Conspiracies, and Water Wars 3:20:45

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Bonus Edition #334 - SOLVED! Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents 22:19

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#1085 A case against the myth of individualism (Throwback) 56:35

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#1685 Faux Populism and Neoliberalism: Working People Are Stuck Between Oligarchy and Disregard 2:37:47

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Bonus Edition #333 - This is What Democracy (Actually) Looks Like 21:57

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#1684 The Last Honest President: The imperfect life and legacy of Jimmy Carter 2:48:59

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#1683 Oligarchy Unmasked: President Musk, the crackup of capitalism, and the MAGA meltdown 2:30:00

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#1682 Looking Back to Trump 1.0 (Remix) 1:08:41

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