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


(2016/03/01) Scalia’s death and the seismic shift on the court (Supreme Court)

March 01, 2016

Edition #995
Today we look at the legacy Antonin Scalia leaves behind, what this means for the Supreme Court going forward and how it’s all effecting the 2016 election
 
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Scalia's Death Can Change The Whole Election! - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Training Montage - Vince DiCola

Ch. 4: Act 2: Republican Hypocrisy on Scalia Appointment Exposed - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-16-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Nonsense - Komeda

Ch. 6: Act 3: President Obama wades into nomination debate on SCOTUSblog  - This Week in Blackness (@TWiBPrime)
Ch. 7: Song 3: Screwed - Slidin' Slim

Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Rosenberg on Scalia's legacy - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 2-19-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hide Your Tears - Daniel Licht

Ch. 10: Act 5: Justice Antonin Scalia's TRUE LEGACY - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-14-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Friend of The Devil - Counting Crows

Ch. 12: Act 6: Akhil Reed Amar explains why politically, originalism can cut both ways - Amicus from @Slate - Air Date 2-20-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Coheed and Cambria Sing Justice Scalias Dissenting Opinions - Funny Or Die

Ch. 14: Act 7: How money and politics corrupts the Supreme Court - @dccommonsense w/ Dan Carlin - Air Date 2-26-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: get real - the mountain firework company

Ch. 16: Act 8: Speaking ill of the dead - @Jimmy_Dore Show - Air Date 2-16-16

Voicemails
Ch. 17: High stakes testing and internet connectivity for students - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: How to make the model of society fit the world we are becoming - Emma from New York State
Ch. 19: Get involved with Health Impact Assessments - Ryan from Pheonix
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

Ch. 20: Final comments with some uninformed impressions about how to deal with gentrification
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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