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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!

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#1597 The rise of fascism around the world driven by economic insecurity

Dec 8, 2023
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#1596 Building a positive future by first envisioning it and then designing it

Dec 6, 2023
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#1519 International Fascist Movement on the Move (Throwback)

Dec 2, 2023
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#1595 Pushing for Medicare For All in the Laboratories of Democracy

Nov 29, 2023
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#1594 Testing New Climate Solutions: Geothermal and Geo-Engineering

Nov 26, 2023
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#1518 Ronald Reagan, It Turns Out, Was Bad (Repost)

Nov 22, 2023
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Bonus Sample #280 Tracking people and animals in order to save them and ourselves

Nov 17, 2023
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#1593 Beyond Neoliberalism: Dreaming a new economic system into being

Nov 15, 2023
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#1592 Israel and Palestine are less complicated than you think: Standing for international law while condemning crimes against humanity, war crimes, antisemitism, and apartheid.

Nov 11, 2023
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#1591 Broken News: Understanding traditional media and social media reporting on the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

Nov 6, 2023