Tue, 30 July 2019
Air Date: 7/30/2019 Today we take a look at the ongoing debate about socialism between socialists and non-socialists alike, including discussion of tactical strategies on where to set our goals and how to get from here to there Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
EPISODE SPONSORS: Madison-Reed.com(Promo Code: LEFT) | Clean Choice Energy SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: John Nichols on Bernie and Socialism - Start Making Sense - Air Date 6-19-19 Bernie Sanders gave an important speech on socialism last week, and our John Nichols spoke with him about it -- beforehand. Socialism has grown a lot because of demonization. The Left has a war to lose - left policies are the direction of progress and the world is leaning that way - but without proper education and fighting it will take a lot longer. In the long run, democratic socialism wants to end capitalism - to empower working people. It's not just New Deal liberals - its pushing further. Massive momentum is on the Democratic Socialist side and collective action will win. The main alternative to neoliberalism is the proposed renewal of social democracy, such as in the form of Bernie Sanders' proposals. But to move forward we need to discuss the limits of a welfare state that ultimately does not change class relations Was the New Deal socialist? Yes and no. Bernie is pointing to the central model of most democratic socialist-style governments - he points to the good policies of democratic socialism instead of strict definitions. Bernie's solutions, while admirable and helpful, are merely reforms of a fundamentally broken and contradictory system. Reforms set us up for inevitable roll-back by the powerful as we've seen since FDR. Ch. 7: Bhaskar Sunkara on the possibilities of socialism in America - This is Hell - Air Date 5-21-19 Bhaskar Sunkara explores a path to socialism in America - as capitalism collapses and pulls politics towards the right, the promise of a worker-driven, democratic society built on equality and justice can be won by a broad, working-class movement Bernie is calling out the massive power disparities in the US and what policies we can work towards - an Economic Bill of Rights. VOICEMAILS Ch. 9: Fighting climate change means fighting capitalism - Jesse from Boston FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments on the connection between political debates and parenting advice MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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Tue, 30 July 2019
This episode, when originally posted, had its wires crossed and some listeners would have heard a rerun episode instead by mistake. This has been fixed so please re-download the episode and enjoy it as it was intended. Air Date: 7/16/2019 Today we take a look at the widespread movements gaining steam around the world using disruption of business as usual as a tactic to protest insufficient governmental action on climate change Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Episode Sponsors: Simple Habit | Madison Reed(Code: LEFT) Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! PODCAST AWARDS: Nominate us in the "NEWS & POLITICS" and/or "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" categories at podcastawards.com SHOW NOTES Intro: Activism is food for the soul and the solution must match the problem Ch. 1: What Should the Climate Movement Do Next? with Hannah Martin - Weekly Economics - Air Date 7-1-19 Protestors are targeting events where the people who have enabled carbon death are speaking. Organizing and striking is the biggest tool we have to stop the madness. We dig into the role of the “Rebel”—groups and individuals who disrupt business as usual in order to bring about systems change. Ch. 3: Greta Thunberg Warns the EU - Green News Report - Air Date 4-18-19 Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg offers a stark, tearful warning to EU Ch. 4: Extinction Rebellion The Climate Is An Emergency - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 5-28-19 We talk about the climate crisis and the model that Extinction Rebellion gives to action. There is legal precedent for suing the government over climate change. Big social and structural changes need to happen and we need all branches of government on our side. Our lives, liberty and property are threatened without massive structural change Ch. 6: Lisa Hymas On The Need For A Climate Crisis Debate - The Young Turks - Air Date 7-2-19 We need to have a climate change debate for 2020. Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 8: Greta Thunberg: Act Right Now - TED Talks Daily - Air Date 1-30-19 Greta Thunberg explains why she walked out for climate action - all the solutions are there, and we need to stand up and act. VOICEMAILS Ch. 9: Clarifying the Prisoners Dilemma - Heather Ch. 10: Should reparations be universal programs to help their staying power? - Jonathan from Louisville, KY FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on the fight about reparations we need to have TAKE ACTION Demand a #ClimateDebate via Sunrise Movement Join Sunrise Movement at Dem Primary Debates in Detroit Find Global Climate Strike (Sept 20th-27th) Events or Organize One EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE How to stand with climate strikers(350.org) Young people have led the climate strikes. Now we need adults to join us too(The Guardian) We Should All Ditch Work and Go on Strike for the Climate(Vice) Young Activists Are Planning National Protests To Push Democrats On The Climate Crisis(BuzzFeed) Sunrise Movement Calls for Mass Climate Demonstration Outside Democratic Debate in Detroit(The Intercept) Under pressure from activists, DNC reportedly planning vote on climate debate(ThinkProgress) It’s official: The DNC is considering a climate debate(Grist) This Is Why We Need A Climate Debate(HuffPost)
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Tue, 30 July 2019
In preparation for our next regular episode on the topic of socialism in America and Bernie Sanders' role in bringing the debate to the center of the Democratic primary campaign, I wanted to make available Sanders' full speech from George Washington University in June.
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Fri, 26 July 2019
Air Date: 7/26/2019 Today we take a look at the fight for free and fair elections in which voters choose their representatives rather than the politicians getting to select their voters to keep themselves in power indefinitely regardless of the will of the people. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
EPISODE SPONSORS: Babbel.com | Blinkist.com/BEST | Clean Choice Energy SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content!) SHOW NOTES Ch. 0: Thoughts to take with you on how to find your place in progressive activism and stop feeling overwhelmed Ch. 1: Ready, set, gerrymander - Amicus - Air Date 6-28-19 A round table round-up of the 2018 Supreme Court term with Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern, Professor Pam Karlan of Stanford and Professor Leah Litman of the University of Michigan Law School. Analysis of the gerrymandering cases We get an update from Ari Berman, senior writer at Mother Jones, whose new piece is “Architect of GOP Gerrymandering Was Behind Trump’s Census Citizenship Question.” Ch. 3: Dave Daley on Gerrymandering - Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig - Air Date 7-3-19 Dave Daley, author of Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count, joins Larry Lessig this week to talk about the past, present, and future of gerrymandering. They discuss the nefarious mechanisms and effects of drawing district lines for maximal partisan advantage Ch. 4: Those Who Draw the Lines…Have the Power - The Takeaway - Air Date 4-4-19 “Slay the Dragon,” chronicles the challenges to congressional maps in several states that have been accused of partisan gerrymandering. In Michigan, voters approved a ballot measure in 2018 to take map-drawing power out of the hands of the legislature Mark Joseph Stern explains the Court’s 5 -4 partisan split ruling allowing extreme partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts to continue, which he calls a "crushing defeat for voting rights" and a "fiasco for democracy." Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 7: Ari Berman on The Contentious Right To Vote - Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig - Air Date 7-17-19 Voting rights have always been contentious in America, and our era is no different. Larry Lessig digs deeply into the past and present of voting in America with Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. VOICEMAILS Ch. 8: Forcing the Northern narrative onto the back foot - Will from New Jersey Ch. 9: Our economic message is stronger when it is inclusive - James from Sacramento, CA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments on putting racists on the back foot TAKE ACTION! Join a Common Cause state-level campaign See how your state does redistricting with Brennan Center's "50 State Guide to Redistricting" Start your own local campaign with Common Cause's "Redistricting Activist Handbook" Learn more with Indivisible's Gerrymandering Resource EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE How Did Citizen-Led Redistricting Initiatives Fare in the Mid-terms?(Pacific Standard Magazine) States poised to take up fight over partisan gerrymandering(AP News) The Supreme Court's Message: Win or Go Home(The Atlantic) States spend big on make-or-break 2020 census(Roll Call)
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Tue, 23 July 2019
Air Date: 7/23/2019 Today we take a look at the fight for Medicare for All through the lens of the Democratic Primary elections. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Episode Sponsors: Babbel.com | SimpleHabit.com/LEFT Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: All About Medicare For All - Election Ride Home with Chris Higgins - Air Date 4-12-19 Bernie launched his latest Medicare For All bill with many cosponsors, and the big takeaway is eliminating private insurance and regulating drug companies. Ch. 2: Is Biden a Liar or a Crazy Old Man? - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-15-19 Joe Biden's Medicare For All stance is shady, if best. Sam Seder and the Majority Report crew discuss this. The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care - Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Ch. 4: Medicare For All VS Medicare For America - Kim Iverson - Air Date 3-19-19 Beto wants to keep insurance and profit in healthcare. Bernie doesn't. Analysts Lester Spence and Kimberly Moffit critique Democratic candidates for president as they took on corporate power and healthcare Private health insurance needs to end, profit and wall street decide our healthcare. Other countries have many options we can build from. The transition must happen. People are dying because they can’t afford health treatment, and that needs to change. VOICEMAILS Ch. 8: The Christianization of education - Navreet from Illinois Ch. 9: Insulting to holocaust survivors to not make the comparison to concentration camps - April from Lexington, MA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments telling the story of what the hell JFK was talking about referring to why we choose to go to the moon and do the “other things” TAKE ACTION! Help build a #MedicareforAll groundswell ahead of the 2020 elections. Pass local government resolutions on Medicare for All in your communities, towns, cities and states across the country. Go to Medicare4AllResolutions.orgfor the tools you need to get started, and much more. Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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Fri, 19 July 2019
Air Date: 5/29/2018 Today we take a look at the legacy of the Confederacy, the monuments and white supremacy it left behind and the racial terror institutionalized in America based on upholding its values Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Show NotesCh. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Ch. 2: Act 1: Confederacy - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-09-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark Ch. 4: Act 2: Avenue of Second Place Trophies - Backstory - Air Date 6-22-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: N/A Ch. 6: Act 3: Monumental Questions - On The Media - Air Date 10-31-17 Ch. 7: Song 3: Gullwing Sailor - Migration Ch. 8: Act 4: Taking Down the Confederacy — Symbol by Symbol - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-2-18 Ch. 9: Song 4: Inessential - Bayou Birds Ch. 10: Act 5: Bryan Stevenson on the racial terrorism of lynching - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18 Ch. 11: Song 5: Heather - Migration Ch. 12: Act 6: Thoughtful comments on the process of remembering history - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17 Ch. 13: Song 6: Open Flames - Aeronaut Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitch Landrieu on understanding the debate over southern culture - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-26-18 Ch. 15: Song 7: Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark Ch. 16: Act 8: Bryan Stevenson on the ongoing burden of the disease of white supremacy - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18 Ch. 17: Final comments on understanding the moral argument of those who defend the Confederacy but not slavery Bonus Clip: A defense of the non-slave-holding confederate soldier's motives - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17 Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
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Fri, 12 July 2019
Air Date: 7/12/2019 Today we take a look at the well-planned and completely predictable build-up to war with Iran from the Republican neocons and theocrats who've wanted this war for decades Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Episode Sponsors: Bombas.com/BEST | Madison-Reed.com(Coupon Code: LEFT) Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! PODCAST AWARDS: Nominate us in the "NEWS & POLITICS" and/or "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" categories at podcastawards.com SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Gulf of Tonkin Redux - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 6-19-19 The U.S. accuses Iran of attacking civilian ships while offering scant evidence, grave historical parallels are emerging with the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 that was manipulated to justify Lyndon Johnson’s dramatic escalation of the war in Vietnam Ch. 2: Trump Imposes New Sanctions with Trita Parsi - Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman - Air Date 6-25-19 Iran said the new round of sanctions “permanently closed the path to diplomacy” between Iran and the United States. We speak with Iranian-American author and analyst Trita Parsi, former president and founder of the National Iranian American Council. With the announcement that Iran will break the terms of its nuclear agreement, for stockpiling enriched uranium, the stage is set for a confrontation between the US and its European allies. The situation will contribute to greater US isolation. Taking a look at the theocrats running Trump's foreign policy Ch. 5: "Drifting" toward war with Iran - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-16-19 Taking a look at the theocrats running Trump's foreign policy Experts keep pushing for war. They are fueled by right-wing think tank Foundation For Defense of Democracies. Iran has internal politics worth considering too Ch. 8: Iran vs America: What's Next with Jamal Abdi - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 6-24-19 Trump’s Iranian sanctions are designed to force Iran into accepting what the US wants. The Iranian sanctions are Trump and Pompeo wanting the Iranian administration to change. Ch. 9: The Iran Standoff with Ben Rhodes - Stay Tuned with Preet - Air Date 6-20-19 What the hell with US politics and foreign policy? The US believes we have to fix everything around the world until have we delivered democracy. Ch. 10: Is the US Heading for War With Iran? - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-29-19 War with Iran would be bad enough, but it may also escalate into a more widespread conflict VOICEMAILS Ch. 11: Advice on self-preservation for today's activist - Emily from Cleveland FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on keeping perspective as a way to maintain our mental health MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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Wed, 10 July 2019
Air Date: 7/10/2019 Today we take a look at the history, legality, conditions and consequences of US concentrations camps erected to house asylum seekers fleeing from unspeakable violence only to land in the hands of Trump's intentionally torturous immigration detention system Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Episode Sponsors: Babbel.com | Simplehabit.com/LEFT Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Are Immigration Detention Centers Concentration Camps? - The Real News - Air Date 6-23-19 Aviva Chomsky discusses the reality of refugees coming to the U.S in light of the controversial statement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that refugees are kept in concentration camps Andrea Pitzer writes, “I defined concentration camps as the mass detention of civilians without trial, usually on the basis of race, religion, national origin, citizenship, or political party, rather than anything a given individual has done." Ch. 3: U.S. ‘concentration camps’ still on Part 1 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-21-19 The Trump Administration's Dept. of Justice was in court stunning judges by arguing that a long-standing legal settlement requiring migrant children be held in "safe and sanitary" conditions, doesn't mean they have to have either soap or toothbrushes. Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explain the legal framework meant to protect these children and how the Trump administration intends to dismantle it. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama’s presidency. Ch. 6: U.S. ‘concentration camps’ still on Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-21-19 One attorney who represents detained children said: "In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention, I have never heard of this level of inhumanity". A shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas. Ch. 8: Immigrant detention centers are concentration camps - Light Treason News - Air Date 6-15-19 Concentration camps aren't just about locking people away, they're about turning them into the sick, huddled masses you claim they are Ch. 9: Six Children Have Died While in ICE Custody. Why? - The Real News - Air Date 5-29-19 Undocumented immigrants seeking asylum are being separated from their children and detained in prison camps as more restrictive racist policies are being imposed by Trump. We discuss the policy with ACLU attorney Astrid Dominguez The danger about concentration camps is just beginning, with climate refugees on the rise, countries around the world will look to the US handling of migrants as justification for them to do the same. Ch. 11: Peter Schey On Migrant Children & Humanitarian Crisis - Sojourner Truth - Air Date 6-26-19 Peter Schey On Migrant Children & Humanitarian Crisis and what you can do If the courts aren't going to save us, what can we do directly? Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 14: CNN giving time to those desperate for bliss in ignorance - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-27-19 Outrage without action is something we can't afford right now. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 15: Final comments on more things you can do to combat concentration camps and help those being victimized by them TAKE ACTION: Demand your members of Congress visit the camps & bear witness with public testimonials Demand your members of Congress withhold further funding unless strict humanitarian safeguards and guardrails are attached Read Together & Free's guide to how you can help Attend a Lights for Liberty vigilnear you on Friday, July 12th EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE: Reminder: Trump doesn’t need to keep migrants in detention camps(Vox) Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes(ProPublica) House Approves Border Aid, Seeking to Curb Trump’s Crackdown(NY Times) Rep. Joaquin Castro posts videos purportedly of Texas migrant detention centers(ABC News) AOC Put a Spotlight on Migrant Detention Conditions. Conservative Media Focused on Her Manners.(NY Magazine) ‘Don’t Talk to Her’: We Toured the Troubled Border Station Housing Migrant Children(NY Times) Five Takeaways From the Border Aid Vote(NY Times) AOC Goes to Border, Shares the "Systemic Cruelty" of Migrant Detention Centers(Vanity Fair) Democrats folded on border bill — now they must demand to see detention centers(Salon) What The Hell Is Nancy Pelosi Doing?(Huffington Post)
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Fri, 5 July 2019
Air Date: 7/5/2019 Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he is for basically all of the reasons. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
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Tue, 2 July 2019
Air Date: 7/2/2019 Today we take a look at the ways in which Christians are being rallied to see themselves as the true victimized minority in America, a key component to stoking right-wing nationalism Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991
Episode Sponsors: Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Rise of the Christian Taliban - The Intercept with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-20-18 Mehdi Hasan is here to warn you about a growing threat to the laws and values of the United States from a group of religious extremists and fanatics. Ch. 2: Reverse Discrimination Isn't A Thing - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-11-19 The religious right claims reverse discrimination in that they are being unfairly required to exist in the same world as trans people Ch. 3: Is Mike Pence Christian? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 4-15-19 Mike Pence argues that to be a Christian one must discriminate against gay people, prevent women from getting abortions or birth control, support tearing refugee children from their parents and prevent the working poor from having access to healthcare. Mike Pence insists that it's the Christians who are being discriminated against. Ch. 5: Educating and Engaging with Lyra McKee - This Way Out - Air Date 4-29-19 Lyra McKee (full TEDx talk) shares her experiences transforming lives with conversations in religious spaces Ch. 6: Master Plan to Dismantle LGBTQ Rights - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-25-19 What are the LGBTQ cases heading to the Supreme Court? It's 2019 and people can be fired for not adhering to heteronormative gender ideas. Corporate, Christian, Conservative resistance is damaging and disgusting. Ch. 7: House Passes the Equality Act - This Way Out - Air Date 5-20-19 The House passes the Equality Act in an effort to stop LGBTQ discrimination and ensuring their freedoms. GOP is pushing back with the fallacious idea that white Christians are being discriminated against. Ch. 8: Demand the Senate Pass the Equality Act & Protect Trans Health Rights - Best of the Left Activism Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Republicans are always claiming that everything progressives do is an attack on religious liberty, even sometimes just existing by some people is seen as an attack on "religious freedom'... in the meantime, Republican speaker Paul Ryan fires a religious leader fires a Chaplain over politics? VOICEMAILS Ch. 10: From depression to anxiety - Corey from New Jersey Ch. 11: Prisoners dilemma and the presidential election - Heather FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on the overthinking many do during primary elections TAKE ACTION! Tell the Senate to Pass the Equality Act Protect Trans Health: Comment on Trump’s Discriminatory Rule EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE 7 maps show the mess LGBT laws are in the USA (USA Today) The Senate should stand up for all Americans and pass the Equality Act (Rep. Patrick Maloney in The Hill) A History of Federal Non-Discrimination Legislation (93rd - 114th Congress)(Human Rights Campaign) Why Trump Is Rolling Back LGBTQ Health-Care Protections(The Atlantic) The Trump Administration Will Allow Health Workers To Refuse Abortion And Sex Reassignment Services(Buzzfeed) Researched & written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
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