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

(2016/03/22) A Look Back (Episode #1000)
March 22, 2016

Edition #1000 Today we mark our 1000th episode by looking back to the way things were 10 years ago when this show launched. Come with me to a time when The Young Turks hadn’t taken over YouTube, Rachel Maddow didn’t have a show on MSNBC...

(2016/03/18) Playing with the Fire of Fascism (Trump and his Supporters)
March 18, 2016

Edition #999 Today we again ring the fascism warning bell as we look at the continuing saga of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. And remember: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

(2016/03/15) Rolling back our voting rights (Elections)
March 15, 2016

Edition #998 Today we look at a variety of problems plaguing our elections from gerrymandering to restrictive laws intended to make it difficult for people to vote to our aging and deeply problematic electronic voting machines   Be part of the...

(2016/03/11) Privacy, security or both (Encryption vs the FBI)
March 11, 2016

Edition #997 Today we look at the arguments for and against unbreakable encryption for smartphones with specific focus on Apple’s current legal battle with the FBI   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....

(2015/12/22) The future of work (Culture) (Repost)
March 08, 2016

Edition #978 Today we look at the shifting trends of how and why people work and what may happen when the robots take everyone’s jobs   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening...

(2016/03/04) Heart of Dark Money (Money in Politics)
March 04, 2016

Edition #996 Today we look at the influence of dark money in politics generally as well as the moneyed interests that have been successfully working for decades to make the Democratic party more conservative   Be part of the show! Leave a...

(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   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show...

(2016/01/05) An agreement made in Paris (Climate)
January 05, 2016

Edition #980 Today we examine the agreement that came out of the recent COP21 (Conference of Parties) negotiating international action on climate change   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....

(2015/09/04) Progressivism: A guide (Repost)
January 01, 2016

Edition #950 Today we take a look at progressivism, define some terms, clarify some stumbling blocks and give some guidance on how to be a better progressive   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....

(2015/05/29) Boys will be boys but we can change what that means (Patriarchy) (Repost)
December 29, 2015

Edition #926 Today, instead of trying to convince you of the benefits of feminism, I’m just going to show you the horrors (for everyone) of patriarchy   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....