Air Date 11/29/2024

Today’s episode is a remix of a 5-part series of episodes we did several years ago about telling native stories beyond what the US tends to share about its history. The series stretched all the way from Columbus to modern day and today we’re sharing the highlights reel of what stuck out to us looking back.

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Ch 1: Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on Thanksgiving: "It Has Never Been About Honoring Native Americans" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 11-29-16

Ch 2: American expansion and violence against Native Americans - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-2018

Ch 3: The legal structures that uphold violence against Indigenous people #MMIW - Let's Talk Native... with John Kane - Air Date 2-14-19

Ch 4: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 1 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19

Ch 5: Beyond Tragedy: The Living History of Native America - Ideas from CBC Radio - Air Date 2-20-19

Ch 6: Hawaiian Indigeneity and the theft of Aloha with W. Gerry Ebalaroza - Breakdances With Wolves - Air Date 8-21-18

Ch 7: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 1 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20

Ch 8: Indigenous historian Nick Estes discusses the trivializing of native people - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 10-23-18

Ch 9: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide - @Making_Contact - Air Date 11-26-13

Ch 10: ’Reel' Indians and the invention of Hollywood Indian English - Backstory - Air Date 11-22-14

Ch 11: The moral narratives of colonization as relates to the Western Frontier and Israel - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 8-22-17

Ch 12: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 2 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20

Ch 13: What we inherit: Explaining intergenerational trauma - Code Switch - Air Date 6-6-18

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Air Date 11/26/2024

In a world of infinite information but a finite amount of time to check your facts, we're living the logical conclusion of an online environment that favors false information over truth and the most popular online media reflects that reality perfectly.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Aaron Rodgers moment perfectly sums up how fake information spreads - All In with Chris Hayes - 11-14-24

KP 2: Why is everyone suddenly an expert? (Even when they’re not) - The Bunker - Air Date 5-20-24

KP 3: How Right-Wing Media Took Over America Part 1 - Why America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 11-18-24

KP 4: The Manosphere Celebrates a Win. Plus, M. Gessen on How to Survive an Autocracy - On The Media - Air Date 11-8-24

KP 5: We DON'T need a LEFTIST Joe Rogan - The Kavernacle - Air Date 11-14-24

KP 6: Stop Having an "Open Mind" - Breaking In The Habit - Air Date 5-31-24

KP 7: Birds Aren’t Real? How a Conspiracy Takes Flight | Peter McIndoe - TED - Air Date 9-13-23

(49:25) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the nature of skepticism and open-mindedness

DEEPER DIVES

(55:48) SECTION A - THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE AND THE MEDIA

(1:27:00) SECTION B - TRUST AND BELIEF

(1:53:40) SECTION C - CENTRISM

(2:23:47) SECTION D - ROOTS

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Air Date: 11-24-24
Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Erin discuss:
- A few sort of fun-ish news things because it's very necessary right now
- A clear-eyed but concise take on why people voted the way they did
- Why the hard right political philosophy and their lies are catching on, and what the left can do to stop the appeal

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REFERENCES:
Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

Alex Jones Is Trying to Halt the Sale of Infowars. Elon Musk’s X Just Got Involved in the Case.

American Kakistocracy

Yes, Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Once Said 'Germs Are Not a Real Thing'

Americans Didn't Vote for What Donald Trump is About to Give Them

A Modest Proposal: Let Trump Be Trump

 Steve Bannon Has Called His “Army” to Do Battle—No Matter Who Wins in November

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Air Date 11/20/2024

We're in the phase where prejudice still exists but it has become socially unacceptable to openly express it - but to deny the impact on our politics just because people don't admit to their prejudice would be to completely misunderstand the nature of the issue.

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KP 1: The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 Election - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-31-24

KP 2: Some Americans Are Already Living in Trump’s Purge - The New Abnormal - Air Date 10-1-24

KP 3: Why You Shouldn't Buy the Election Narrative About Black Men - Reveal - Air Date 10-23-24

KP 4: Trumps Nazi Rally at MSG Perfectly Reflected Republican Values - The New Abnormal - Air Date 10-29-24

KP 5: “The Confederacy Won” Why Donald Trump’s Reelection Is a Win for White Supremacy, Xenophobia & Hate - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-6-24

KP 6: Trump campaign was built on 'hate' which has contributed to 'racial terror' NAACP exec - MSNBC - Air Date 11-8-24

KP 7: The Hard Truth About Why Harris Was the Wrong Choice for America Part 1 - The New Abnormal - Air Date 11-6-24

(51:52) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

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DEEPER DIVES

(56:28) SECTION A - A MIRROR FOR AMERICA

(1:25:17) SECTION B - WHITE SUPREMACY FOR THE WIN

(1:49:19) SECTION C - REVERBERATION

(2:09:22) SECTION D - WHAT NOW

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Air Date 11/15/2024

Today’s episode is a remix of multiple past episodes but was inspired by one in particular from just back in July of this year, #1645, when we were making a point of demonstrating what a sham the idea of conservative economic populism is. Well, now that Trump has been reelected - seemingly because regular folks were hoping he’d fix the economy for them - we thought we’d take this moment to highlight the difference between right wing and left wing economic populism.

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1: How progressives need to frame their economic message - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 12-29-14

2: It’s time to stop relying on crisis legislation (with Lindsay Owens) - Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer - Air Date 8-4-20

3: “He’s a Fake” Robert Kuttner on How J.D. Vance Disguises His Anti-Worker Views as Economic Populism - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-16-24

4: JD Vance, Phony Populism on the Right, the Republican National Convention, and Democratic Party Messaging w Ben Burgis - Parallax Views - Air Date 7-22-24

5: Europe's Circular Economy Action Plan - euronews - Air Date 11-24-20

6: What is Economic Democracy? - The Next System Project - Air Date: 3-1-16

7: Responding to Tim Scott & J.D. Vance on Poverty - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 7-16-24

8: The Tragic Cost of American Child Poverty w: Jeff Madrick - The Majority Report w: Sam Seder - Air Date 10-7-20

9: Dispelling some myths about worker coops - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 6-12-16

10: Sean O'Brien faces criticism from Teamsters Vice President for RNC appearance - The Real News Network - Air Date 7-19-24

11: Amsterdam's "doughnut economy" puts climate ahead of GDP - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 4-24-21

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Air Date 11/12/2024

It's easy enough to look into one industry at a time to see what's going wrong, but today we're looking at what is so often lurking in the background of higher prices, lower quality goods and services, and, ultimately, many failing businesses: Private Equity.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Why Does Everyone Hate Private Equity? - The Plain Bagel - Air Date 9-20-24

KP 2: How Private Equity Consumed America - Wendover Productions - Air Date 5-7-24

KP 3: How private equity conquered America - The Chris Hedges Report - Air Date 3-1-24

KP 4: Warren Calls for Ownership Transparency for Private Equity in Health Care - Senator Elizabeth Warren - Air Date 7-12-24

KP 5: BlackRock: The Conspiracies You Don’t Know - More Perfect Union - Air Date 9-15-24

(48:16) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On getting through this together

DEEPER DIVES

(53:11) SECTION A - HOW IT WORKS

(1:30:42) SECTION B - POWER

(2:03:28) SECTION C - SOLUTIONS

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Air Date 11/8/2024

The Best of the Left team holds a special post-election discussion available to all listeners to present the initial takes on the election as well as our own reactions and suggestions for how to move forward.

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A few worthwhile reads that gave inspiration for some of our discussion:

Democrats Blow Their Chance to Block Trump’s Resurgence - The Intercept (Discussing the Genocide in Gaza)

Harris and the Democrats Committed to a Rightward Lurch — and Lost Big Time - Truthout (Courting moderate Republicans)

Donald Trump’s Second Term Is Joe Biden’s Real Legacy - The New Yorker

I’m a Gen Z man. Here’s why so many of my peers supported Donald Trump - Fast Company (Revenge of the Bros)

This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe - The Nation

10 Ways We Can Prepare for Another Trump Presidency - Truthout

Air Date 11/5/2024

There's big money in politics, and then there's 2024. The role and influence of billionaires have taken on new shapes and patterns as the threat of fascism has made itself undeniably known. From the candidate and campaigners to those acquiescing to the mere threat of power, billionaires are everywhere you look at this election season.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Why Elon Musk Went Full MAGA - Reveal - Air Date 10-30-24

KP 2: Elon Musks War on Workers - 5-4 - Air Date 10-29-24

KP 3: Elon Musk Is SO Bad At This - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-3-24

KP 4: The Trump White Supremacy Festival and Hootenanny - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 10-29-24

KP 5: Ballots Burn in WA, OR; Billionaire WaPo, LATimes owners 'Obey in Advance - The BradCast - Air Date 10-28-24

KP 6: The Trump White Supremacy Festival and Hootenanny Part 2 - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 10-29-24

KP 7: How Trump could steal the election - Today, Explained - Air Date 10-29-24

(00:54:26.000) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On how to feel about the road ahead

DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:57.000) SECTION A - DEMOCRACY DYING IN DAYLIGHT

A1: Ballots Burn in WA, OR; Billionaire WaPo, LATimes owners 'Obey in Advance Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 10-28-24

A2: TYT Explodes Over Calling Trump 'Fascist' - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-1-24

(01:17:32.000) SECTION B - ACTUAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE

(01:39:40.000) SECTION C - ELON MUSK THE BILLIONAIRE

(02:04:16.000) SECTION D - TRUMP THE FASCIST

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Air Date 11/2/2024

The cult of Trump isn't just about Trump, it's religion and patriarchy reacting to a moment of global economic and climactic instability. But those organizing the religious right aren't just reacting to their environment, they've also been planning for a very long time.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Extremist White Christian Nationalists Prepping For War w Brad Onishi - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-16-24

KP 2: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation - Ideas - Air Date 10-18-24

KP 3: MAGA's 'Young Male Voter' Plan Hits Bottom Of The Barrel - The Majority Report - Air Date 10-22-24

KP 4: JD Vance Joins Lance Wallnau in Spiritual Warfare - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-14-24

KP 5: Ziklag Exposed Secretive Christian Nationalist Network Tries to Purge Voters in Battleground States - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-30-24

KP 6: Spirit & Power Episode 4 Take Back that Which Was Stolen from Us The Charismatic Rituals of the Religious Right - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-17-24

KP 7: Unfcking Flashback The American Propaganda Machine. - UNFTR - Air Date 10-12-24

(54:31) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On susceptibility to manipulation

DEEPER DIVES

(59:43) SECTION A - THE MOVEMENT

(1:18:09) SECTION B - TRUMP AND ELECTION

(1:36:04) SECTION C - PATRIARCHY AND RACE

(1:55:36) SECTION D - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN

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