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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(2014/11/25) Capitalism will not set you free (Economics) (Repost)
November 27, 2015

Edition #879 Today we take a look at some of the underlying problems with capitalism and their repercussions   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a...

(2015/11/24) The fear response (#ParisAttacks)
November 24, 2015

Edition #971 Today we look at the causes of, reactions to and reporting on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell -...

(2015/11/20) The power of solidarity (Racial Justice)
November 20, 2015

Edition #970 Today we look at the University of Missouri protests that ousted the university president and look back at the anniversary of the Tamir Rice police killing   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch....

(2015/11/17) Barriers to employment, to health and to the bathroom (Trans Rights)
November 17, 2015

Edition #969 Today we look at a variety of challenges faced by the trans community that almost no one else ever has to think about   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond...

(2015/11/13) The continuing quagmire of an apartheid state (Israel/Palestine)
November 13, 2015

Edition #968 Today we check in with the seemingly unending disaster that is the Israeli/Palestinian conflict   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a...

(2015/11/10) Going to Paris with our heads held somewhat high (Climate)
November 10, 2015

Edition #967 Today we take a revised look at the road to the Paris climate negotiations in light of the news that President Obama has officially rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline   Be part of the show! Leave a message at...

(2015/11/06) Criminalizing the classroom (School-to-Prison Pipeline)
November 06, 2015

Edition #966 Today we take a look at the structural systems in place that work to funnel many children, disproportionately children of color, out of the school system and directly into the (in)justice system   Be part of the show! Leave a...

(2015/11/03) Death by stereotype, the dehumanizing of women of color
November 03, 2015

Edition #965 Today we take a look at the dangerous intersection women of color inhabit, how their very lives are at risk for simply being who they are and how society tends to turn a blind eye   Be part of the show! Leave a message at...

(2015/10/30) History of the Christian Right (Religion)
October 30, 2015

Edition #964 Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, cooped by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less...

(2015/10/27) The corporate takeover under our noses (Trans-Pacific Partnership)
October 27, 2015

Edition #963 Today we take a look at the proposed TPP trade deal from a whole variety of different angles. Since the agreement was negotiated entirely in secret, primarily between corporate interests, it's not surprising to find that the deal looks...