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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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#1388 The Cathartic, Angry Description of Our COVID Response That You Need to Hear

Dec 19, 2020
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#1387 Hyper-Partisanship is Baked Into the System, Not a Result of Bad Actors

Dec 16, 2020
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#1386 Out With The Old Foreign Policy, In With The Even Older

Dec 12, 2020
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#1385 The Lost Causes of the Confederacy and the Forty Fives

Dec 9, 2020
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT! BotL in financial trouble and how you can help for free!

Dec 9, 2020
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#1384 Beyond Trump. Radical Authoritarianism in America.

Dec 5, 2020
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#1383 The Work That Wins Elections (Political Organizing)

Dec 2, 2020
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#1269 Following the thread of the global Great Transition (Repost)

Nov 27, 2020
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#1321 Decolonization is for Everyone (Repost)

Nov 24, 2020
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#1382 Progressive Policies Are Good Politics

Nov 21, 2020