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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Progressive Talk
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!
Location:
Washington, DC
Description:
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!
Twitter:
@BestOfTheLeft
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.BestOfTheLeft.com
Email:
Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
#1644 State of Play: The RNC Cultish Clown Show, Continued Calls for Violence, and Biden Bows Out
Duration:02:28:44
#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback)
Duration:01:13:06
Bonus Sample #313 Consistency When it Matters
Duration:00:16:36
#1643 Extremism Comes in Many Forms: SCOTUS goes hard-right, Project 2025 in the spotlight, and Christian Nationalism unmasked in Assassination Nation
Duration:02:30:54
#1642 Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US
Duration:02:09:10
Bonus Sample #312 In a Dinghy of Hope
Duration:00:21:55
#1641 Green Energy and Public Transport: Feeling blue and seeing red about the inevitable messiness of transitioning to a low-carbon economy
Duration:01:52:13
#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (FDR vs. Libertarianism) (Throwback)
Duration:01:01:04
Bonus Sample #311 Primal Scream of Catharsis
Duration:00:18:09
#1640 China Explained: From Cars to Computer Chips, Communism to Carbon Emissions, the South China Sea to Space, and Clinton to Biden
Duration:02:54:11
#1639 Migrants and Refugees on Fortress Earth: Our politicized, fortified, industrialized borders in the US and Europe
Duration:02:06:35
Bonus Sample #310 - The Torment Nexus
Duration:00:14:56
#1638 AI: From Killer Apps to Killer Robots, the Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence Spans the Spectrum
Duration:02:21:19
#1590 Red Caesar and Project 2025: A fascist fever dream by the Claremont Institute and the Heritage Foundation (Throwback)
Duration:01:01:44
Bonus Sample #309 Of Kidults and Puppets
Duration:00:23:26
#1637 Shifting Populations, Shifting Politics: The European elections show a shift toward the hard right over fears of immigration and scarcity
Duration:01:48:30
#1460 The Growing Threat of Minority Rule (Throwback)
Duration:01:07:14
Bonus Sample #308 Let the Kids (and Adults) Play
Duration:00:17:59
#1636 The Supreme Court Is In Bad Shape. Like, Really Bad. And SCOTUS Is Going To Take Us All Down With Them
Duration:03:06:04
#1635 Democracy on the Decline: The US is not alone in facing threats to democracy, others countries are showing how democracies fail
Duration:03:09:59