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17/08/2024
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17/08/2024
🎙️ #1648: "Power Grabs, Elections Optional: The threat of minority rule through election denialism"
Spirits among Kamala Harris supporters, Democrats, and anyone opposing Trumpism are at an all-time high right now. That's both fortuitous and crucial to the upcoming election. By the very nature of Trumpism, this election will be the most flagrantly contested in history with far more Trump loyalists in place ready to throw wrenches in the works wherever they can. Nothing short of an overwhelming victory for the Harris/Waltz ticket is necessary to stave off a constitutional crisis.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay's thoughts on the importance of happy warriors. (52:11)
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16/08/2024
🎙️ #1647: "How to Eliminate Homelessness While Maintaining Our Humanity"
After the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to constitutionally purge unhoused people from public spaces, we are getting an immediate lesson in the difference between addressing systemic problems with solutions and using the police to clean up after governments that failed to act.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay's thoughts on the layers of problems and solutions for addressing homelessness. (45:37)
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16/08/2024
THROWBACK 🌀: 🎙️ #1248: There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism
*Original Air Date: 2–8-2019*
Amid the ongoing fallout of a contested presidential election, we take a look back, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism.
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15/08/2024
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15/08/2024
#1646: "The Kamalanomenon and the Inevitable Misogynoir Backlash of Racism and Sexism"
The Kamala Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago. Record fundraising, organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay's thoughts on the power of excitement. (48:51)
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31/07/2024
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31/07/2024
🎙️ #1645: “J.D. Vance, Faux Republican Economic Populism And The Real Pro-Worker Policies We Need”
The Republican Party is making it sound like they’re trying to transform themselves into the party of working people. There’s a mountain of evidence suggesting that you shouldn’t believe them but there’s also plenty of reason to sit up and take notice of the situation.
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27/07/2024
🎙️ #1644: “State of Play: The RNC Cultish Clown Show, Continued Calls for Violence, and Biden Bows Out”
It’s clear where the vast majority of violent rhetoric is coming from in the country, and it’s clear which party is a cult of personality and which puts country before personal power. This is the state of play in our politics.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: On why it’s OK to have a bit of hope even if it’s uncomfortable (51:48)
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26/07/2024
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You might just be hearing about it now, but Project 2025 has been around for a while. Hear our episode from 2023 on conservatives unhinged plans to remake America in the image of a fascist fever dream.
THROWBACK: #1590: Red Caesar and Project 2025: A fascist fever dream being given a vaguely respectable coat of paint by the Claremont Institute and the Heritage Foundation
“The people who want to pull the country in directions that are only supported by a small minority of the population have to develop very intricate plans to have any hope of succeeding. This is the story of the latest plan to establish unchecked rule to implement unpopular policies supported only by the far right.“
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23/07/2024
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23/07/2024
🎙️ #1643: “Extremism Comes in Many Forms: SCOTUS goes hard-right, Project 2025 in the spotlight, and Christian Nationalism unmasked in Assassination Nation”
Extremism comes in many forms and we live in an era in which way too many of them are on display simultaneously, but it's not coincidence. The far right has been working toward an extremist Supreme Court for decades. Christian Nationalists have similarly been trying to impose their rigid view of far-right Christianity on the rest of us for a very long time. The far-right Heritage Foundation now deems this to be the time to attempt to radicalize the federal bureaucracy, and far-right calls for political violence and lax gun laws resulted in an environment where no one was really all that surprised about the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on what should come next for the Democrats (57:30)
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22/07/2024
Check out the *SAMPLE* of our latest Bonus Show #313: "Consistency When it Matters" in which Jay! and the Team discuss:
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- The factors that have led to America's worsening gerontocracy
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22/07/2024
🎙️ #1642: “A Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US”
Recent elections in the UK, France and Mexico spanned the spectrum from confirming inevitabilities to completely upending expectations, but they each have lessons for politics in the US.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on how to react to the current political moment and all of the many moments to come (1:00:32)
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22/07/2024
🎙️ #1641: “Green Energy and Public Transport: Feeling blue and seeing red about the inevitable messiness of the effort to transition to a low-carbon economy”
From solar scams to controversial congestion pricing and the smart grid that's needed to connect it all, we look at the messy and difficult path to a low-carbon future.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on how to make the case to Biden to step aside (54.25)
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08/07/2024
“Knowing when to step away is often more heroic than stepping up in the first place.” — 🎙 From Jay’s Editor’s Note in Ep. #1640 on how could...*could*...become a hero.
Hear Jay’s full commentary in Ep. #1640 at time code 1:04:13. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1640
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06/07/2024
🎙️ #1640: "China Explained: From Cars to Computer Chips, Communism to Carbon Emissions, the South China Sea to Space, and Clinton to Biden"
China is an undeniable force in the world relating to several major political issues and to address their influence without a deep understanding of the history, context, and current dynamics would be to invite 100 years of humiliation.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on how Joe Biden can become a hero in the wake of his debate with Trump
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02/07/2024
🎙️ #1639: "Migrants and Refugees on Fortress Earth: Our politicized, fortified, industrialized borders in the US and Europe"
Border security around the world continues to take turns for the dark and dystopian as right-wing sentiment against migrants and refugees continues to escalate to the extreme.
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01/07/2024
🎙️ #1638 “AI: From Killer Apps to Killer Robots, the Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence Spans the Spectrum”
AI, like all new technologies, won't be all good or all bad. In fact, my favorite understanding of emerging technologies is that they often bring simultaneous utopia and dystopia, though many tend to focus on the benefits while only discovering the drawbacks later.
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🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on the nature of misalignment between AI and human wellbeing
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30/06/2024
🎙️ #1637: “Shifting Populations, Shifting Politics: The European elections show a marginal shift toward the hard right over fears of immigration and scarcity”
The European elections could have been worse but they weren't great. Shifting politics among mainstream parties is legitimizing far-right policies at the same time as people's concerns over immigration is being reflected in a willingness to vote for far-right parties.
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: Jay’s comments on the snowball effect of factors leading to a rightward shift in politics. (49:23)
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30/06/2024
🎙️ #1636: “The Supreme Court Is In Bad Shape. Like, Really Bad. And SCOTUS Is Going To Take Us All Down With Them”
We’re in the middle of Supreme Court opinion season, which is not going well for non-extreme conservatives in the country, at the same time as scandal, corruption, and justices Thomas and Alito’s refusal to recuse in the face of clear bias are reaching a modern peak.
🎙 Jay’s Final Comments on some of Alito’s finer absurdity (1:03:35)
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25/06/2024
🎙️ #1635: “Democracy on the Decline: The US is not alone in facing threats to democracy and others countries that are farther along are showing how democracies fail.”
Democracies don’t break all of a sudden in a moment of crisis, they fail slowly over time and only by knowing the warning signs and responding effectively to the threat before it’s too late can the worst be averted.
🎙 Jay’s comments on those who defend authoritarians against criticism during D-Day commemoration (1:03:29)
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25/06/2024
🎙️ #1634: “Abortion as the Tip of the Iceberg: the fight for privacy, bodily autonomy, and functional are the path forward after the decision overturning ”
Banning abortion is wildly unpopular and also one of the primary motivators for the group most strongly supporting the Republican Party and Donald Trump, the Christian Right, which has transformed both the party and politicians into extremists made in their own image, threatening the lives and health of millions and sacrificing democracy in the process.
🎙️ Jay’s Final Comments on the abuse produced by abortion restrictions (57:00)
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13/01/2024
A virtual celebration of the life of health justice activist will be held on Sunday, Jan. 14th.
For the latest on the movement for universal healthcare in the U.S., check out Episode #1595: "Pushing for Medicare For All in the Laboratories of Democracy" (Air Date: 11/29/23) 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1595
Join us for this special gathering to celebrate the life and work of Ady Barkan.
30/12/2023
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23/12/2023
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🎙️ #BestoftheLeft Ep. #1502: "Conflict, Climate, Capitalism and Famine"
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#1440 The Physical Structures of Structural Racism and the Fight for Environmental Justice
Air Date 9/8/2021 Today we take a look at the legacy of red-lining, the building and subsequent destruction of Black communities and the health and environmental impacts of segregation. The concept of “Structural Racism” is often a metaphor, not something physical that you can touch, but that is not the case when it comes to environmental racism. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected] Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: BestOfTheLeft.com/Descript CHECK OUT OUR FANCY PRODUCTION SOFTWARE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Environmental Racism: A Hidden Threat with Dr. Dorceta Taylor - Black History Year - Air Date 4-19-21 We're making a deadly mistake if we don't talk about environmental justice when we discuss racism and Black liberation. Ch. 2: Redlining & Climate Change: A Deadly Combination - News Beat - Air Date 4-27-21 Although the Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned redlining and housing discrimination in general, three out of four redlined communities rated "hazardous" 80 years ago are struggling economically today. Ch. 3: Monuments to Racism - Environmental Injustice on This Week in Social Justice - News Beat - Air Date 4-8-21 Guests: Catherine Flowers founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice and Amy Stelly, a designer and board member of the Urban Conservancy. Ch. 4: Environmental Racism is Real Part 1 - Tamarindo Podcast - Air Date 6-16-21 We talk to Environmental justice lawyer Claire Woods about how black and brown communities face the brunt of many environmental justice issues, the connection to racism, and what we can do to help. Ch. 5: Biden Promises To Grapple With Environmental Racism - Short Wave - Air Date 2-4-21 NPR climate reporter Rebecca Hersher talks about the history of environmental racism in the Unite
#1366 The Great Unhousing of America (Repost)
Air Date 9/11/2020 Today we take a look at the easily predictable, yet growing, eviction crisis in America that is entirely thanks to a political and economic system that is structurally incapable of functioning for the benefit of people over profit. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected] Transcript BECOME A MEMBER! (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Ali Velshi Explains The Looming Eviction Crisis - MSNBC - Air Date 7-21-20 Ali Velshi breaks down why millions of Americans could be forced out of their homes Ch. 2: The Evictions Cliff Part 1, The Cost of Housing - Off Kilter - Air Date 7-18-20 Dan Threet of the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Jay Willis, senior contributor for The Appeal. Ch. 3: There Is An Eviction Crisis, How Can We Fight Back? - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 7-11-20 There Is An Eviction Crisis, How Can We Fight Back? Ch. 4: Heartbreaking CNN Segment Highlights Eviction Crisis - The Rational National - Air Date 9-3-20 CNN puts a face to the eviction crisis that could hit 30-40 million Americans by the end of 2020. Ch. 5: The Evictions Cliff Part 2, Cancel Rent and Consider Housing a Human Right - Off Kilter - Air Date 7-18-20 Tara Raghuveer, director of the campaign for a Homes Guarantee and founding director of KC Tenants. Ch. 6: Voting Is Not Enough: Help Unhoused, Poor and Low-Income Voters Access the Ballot - Best of the Left Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. For more, visit Bestoftheleft.com/2020Action. Ch. 7: Elizabeth Warren Talks Pending Eviction Crisis in America - NowThis - Air Date 7-25-20 ‘This coming eviction crisis is a racial justice crisis’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains why the looming eviction crisis could be devastating for communities of color. Ch. 8: Can Trump Really ‘Stop Evictions?’ - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 9-2-20 A Trump administration order could allow many r
#1307 The Melting Pot Goes to the Polls (The 2020 Electorate)
Air Date: 9/24/2019 Today we take a look at the 2020 electorate. Not the election, not the candidates, the electorate - the people voting. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 EPISODE SPONSORS: Babbel.com | Clean Choice Energy SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: The New Voters of 2020 with Steve Phillips - Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener - Air Date 5-8-19 We need to consider the voters and the changes in the electorate since 2016. Especially significant: young people of color. Ch. 2: The Impact of Black Voters with Alicia Garza - Politics with Amy Walter - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-7-19 When it comes to elections there’s always a key voting bloc that gets the media attention. If candidate X wins the FILL IN THE BLANK they’ll win the election. Latino, White, Working Class, but never Black, and that needs to change. Ch. 3: Black Lives Matter with Alicia Garza - The Brian Lehrer Show with Andrea Bernstein - Air Date 5-30-19 Alicia Garza discusses research and advocacy organization dedicated to transforming black communities, talks about surveying 31,000 black voters in an attempt to understand what "black voters want" from a presidential candidate. Ch. 4: Young Voter Turnout Surges - Election Ride Home - Air Date 4-24-19 Youth voter turnout is way up. Ch. 5: Hispanic Population At An All-Time High But Growth Is Slowing - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-11-19 We analyze the U.S. Hispanic population demographically, economically, and politically, and look into what this means for the Latino vote in 2020. Ch. 6: Electoral motivations of Evangelical Christians - Pod Save the People - Air Date 7-29-19 DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss a survey of evangelical Christians on their perspectives of a changing America Ch. 7: American Evangelicals with Bob Roberts - Interfaith Voices - Air Date 6-6-19 Bob Roberts discusses the divide in the Evangelical reli
(2011/11/05) Excessive inequality (Economics)
Edition #545\n Excessive inequality\n \n Visit BestOfTheLeft.com to share your favorite clips with your social networks! Join the virtuous cycle!\n \n Act 1: CEO's are to Pedophiles as Corporate Greed is to Touching Children - Lee Camp Air Date: 11-3-11\n Song 1: Turn this boat around - Matt & Kim\n Act 2: Economic Inequality on the News - Counterspin Air Date: 9-30-11\n Song 2: The importance of being idle - Oasis\n Act 3: GE CEO: Root For Corporations! - Young Turks\n Song 3: Our town - The Adjusters\n Act 4: CEO's Marital Duties Outsourced To Mexican Groundskeeper - The Onion\n Song 4: I think we're alone now - Tiffany\n Act 5: Avoiding Last Place: Some Things We Don't Outgrow - NPR\n Song 5: Left behind - VNV Nation\n Act 6: Pro-corporate coverage of trade deals - Counterspin\n Song 6: The mosquito song - Born Loser and the Hangers On\n Act 7: Obama, Dems, Cave to Corporate Power on Free Trade Deals - The Progressive Air Date: 10-13-11\n Song 7: Looking at the sun - Gramercy Arms\n Act 8: Day Job Officially Becomes Job - The Onion\n Song 8: Don't hold me back - Alex Cornish\n Act 9: Growth of the wealth divide - Rachel Maddow\n Song 9: Solo, Solo Dire - Gipsy Kings\n Act 10: Reason for Hope, and Reason for Concern, in New Poll - The Progressive Air Date: 10-26-11\n Song 11: House of the rising sun - Bob Dylan\n Act 12: Tea Party Nation Pledge and Spirit Airlines Ad Revenue - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-20-11\n Song 12: Let's live for today - The Grass Roots\n Act 13: The world without the sheriff of Wall St - Rachel Maddow\n Song 13: Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2\n Act 14: Top 1 percent Doubled Income In Last 30 Years - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11\n \n Voicemails:\n Reaction to conversation with Jimmy Dore on Pat Robertson - Ken in Chicagoland\n In reaction to Oakland police brutality against Occupy protests - Chris from Middletown, NY\n Michael invents the tweet bomb - Michael From Glenn Bernie\n \n Voicemail Music: \n Loud Pipes - Ratatat\n \n Final comments o
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