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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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#1474 Invasion of Ukraine: Some Context

Mar 4, 2022
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#1473 How the GOP Became a Radicalized Strongman Cult

Mar 2, 2022
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#1472 Some, but not enough, progress on gun violence in America

Feb 26, 2022
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#1471 Taking Delight In Chaos (Trucker Protests Go International)

Feb 23, 2022
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#1399 Myths are written by the victors, history by the scholars (1619 vs 1776) (Repost)

Feb 18, 2022
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#1396 The Platforms of Our Discontent (Social Media, Social Destruction) (Repost)

Feb 15, 2022
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#1470 Distorting History and Banning Books is a Power Play of Exclusion

Feb 12, 2022
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#1469 Geopolitical Brinksmanship Rekindling The Cold War (Ukraine Crisis)

Feb 9, 2022
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Bonus Edition #245 Nouning Discrimination

Feb 8, 2022
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#1468 Winning battles against the forces of neoliberalism around the world

Feb 5, 2022