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


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#1266 Writing human bias into the code that runs our lives (Algorithms)
April 19, 2019

Air Date: 4/19/2019 Today we take a look at the racism, sexism and classism that is permeating the algorithmic systems that are directing more and more of our online and offline lives Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode...

#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Native Peoples)
April 16, 2019

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 has been endemic in post-contact America. This episode is fourth in an ongoing...

#1264 Protesting neoliberalism the only way they could think to (Brexit)
April 12, 2019

Air Date: 4/12/2019 Today we take a look at everything there is to know about Brexit, Lexit, Remain and Reform, the Irish question, The Troubles, the neoliberalism of the EU and the senses of local and national identity in an age of globalism Be part...

#1263 Worker protections help (almost) everyone (Labor Rights)
April 09, 2019

Air Date: 4/9/2019 Today we take a look at the overwhelming benefits to society of labor, health and safety regulations and how they only people who don't come out ahead are those who have to pay for them Be part of the show! Leave a message at...

#1262 Waiting for the Roe to drop (Reproductive Justice)
April 05, 2019

Air Date: 4/5/2019 Today we take a look at the current state of abortion rights - Hint: They're already in tatters - and speculate about what's to come as Roe vs Wade faces relentless chipping away and the possibility of full repeal.  Be part of...

#1261 Profitable Extremism (How Social Media Propagates Hate)
April 02, 2019

Air Date: 4/02/2019 Today we take a look at the so-called "Algorithms of Oppression." Not that they're made to be that way on purpose but that it is a natural outcome of a profit-based system that incentivizes people to post the most click-baity...

#1260 Gearing up for the fight for Medicare for All
March 29, 2019

Air Date: 3/29/2019 Today we take a look at the history of why we don't already have Medicare for All, just a handful of the overwhelming reasons why we need it and the fight ahead to make it a reality Be part of the show! Leave a message at...

#1259 The rebirth of the antitrust movement (Monopolies)
March 26, 2019

Air Date: 3/26/2019 Today we take a look at the story of Amazon’s enormous growth, the history of how our antitrust laws were neutered and how the former is making us rethink the latter Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991  ...

#1258 The art and science of apologies and forgiveness
March 22, 2019

Air Date: 3/22/2019 Today we take a look at apologies and forgiveness, some of the building blocks for a healthy human society, at a moment in time when society is reorganizing itself in several ways at once, making it all the more necessary that we...

#1257 Debunking the reactionary intellectuals of the dark web
March 19, 2019

Air Date: 3/19/2019 Today we take a look at the likes of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson as a window into the world of their followers and as an inoculation against thinking they're people worth taking seriously just because they make sense one-third...