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

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


Latest Episodes

#1230 Thanksgiving and cultural heritage (Repost)
November 26, 2022

Original Air Date 11/27/2018 Today we take a look at the literal and figurative bloody messes of the history of Thanksgiving and the identities of native peoples. This episode is the second in an ongo

#1527 Making Antisemitism Great Again with Ye, Kyrie Irving and Dave Chapelle
November 22, 2022

Air Date 11/22/2022 Today, we take a look at three recent incidents of celebrities using their platforms to spread antisemitic tropes all in the context of greater openness to antisemitism within the

#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Repost)
November 19, 2022

Original Air Date 4/16/2019 Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for Native Peoples that we can see as stemming from the racism and colonialism that have been endemic in po

#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US
November 15, 2022

Air Date 11/15/2022 Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, into the Civil Rights era, the

#1525 Don't Panic: Irrational Fear and Panic in the US
November 12, 2022

Air Date 11/12/2022 Today, we take a look at a few types of panic that regularly strike within communities or across the nation including various satanic panics, Halloween candy panics, and panic over

#1524 An Historic, World-Shaping Election, Of Sorts (China, Xi Jinping)
November 08, 2022

Air Date 11/8/2022 Today, we take a look at the life and times of China's president, Xi Jinping, and his rise to be China's first non-term-limited president who also, not coincidentally, has a bit of

Bonus Sample #258 Chatbots and Catbots
November 04, 2022

Original Air Date: 10-24-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - The rise of AI-powered therapy bots References: Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by: Jay!

#1523 Pocketbook Pain and Corporate Profits
November 01, 2022

Air Date 11/1/2022 Today, we take a look at the corporate price-gouging and massive profits happening under the cover of widespread inflation, all in the run-up to the midterm elections in which the G

#1522 An extremist cult conspired to destroy the United Kingdom from within
October 29, 2022

Air Date 10/29/2022 Today, we take a look at the destruction accomplished over decades by adherents to a libertarian, neoliberal ideology in the UK which culminated recently in the tanking value of th

#1521 The election of a lifetime for this year
October 26, 2022

Air Date 10/26/2022 Today, we take a look at the 2022 election and the political dynamics at play as the GOP continues on its path of ideological anti-democracy and Democrats work to register new vote