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#1660 Criminalizing Pregnancy: The high cost in health, freedom, and even lives of the campaign to keep people pregnant.

Oct 4, 20243h 20m

#1659 Conflagration Through Escalation: Israel expands the war to Lebanon to defend their ongoing genocide in Gaza

Oct 1, 20242h 34m

Bonus Sample #322 Things That Go Vroom

Sep 29, 202418 min

#1658 Pileup on the Information Superhighway: Information Dispensation in the Age of Deep Doubt

Sep 27, 20242h 30m

#1657 Modeling Positive Masculinity: Between Tim Walz and the Manosphere, boys are looking for guidance

Sep 24, 20242h 19m

Bonus Sample #321 Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty

Sep 23, 202420 min

#1550 Red States, Where Democracy Goes to Die and Terrible Legislation is Born (Throwback)

Sep 21, 20241h 4m

Bonus Sample #320 Calculated Misery

Sep 18, 202414 min

#1656 How Far He Will Go: Election lies, intimidation, interference, insurrection

Sep 17, 20242h 33m

#1655 A Pivotal Moment for Big Tech, Both Old and New: Google Search, the A.I. Boom, Antitrust, and Regulation

Sep 13, 20242h 6m

#1654 Demographics of Democracy: Decoding cohorts of voters that will decide the election (Updated)

Sep 12, 20242h 29m

Bonus Sample #319 If you can't stand the heat, someone will profit from your misery

Sep 8, 202419 min

#1653 Money-N-Politics: SuperPACS, Crypto, Billionaires, and Public Funding of Elections

Sep 6, 20241h 41m

#1219 How the GOP became the most destructive force in the world (Throwback)

Sep 3, 202457 min

Bonus Sample #318 Staring Unblinkingly Into the Future

Sep 1, 202416 min

#1652 Denial, Delusion, and Devastation: Israeli genocide made possible by a nurtured ignorance and deft dehumanization

Aug 30, 20242h 46m

#1651 The Politics of Migration in the Age of Insecurity: From the UK riots to GOP fear-mongering

Aug 27, 20242h 13m

#1650 The Vibes Election Explained: Harris is up, Trump is down and Gaza will not be forgotten

Aug 23, 20242h 43m

#1579 Positive masculinity is a process that is underway (Throwback)

Aug 21, 20241h 19m

Bonus Sample #317 Don't Forget the Philosophers (AI in our politics, art, and humanity)

Aug 19, 202417 min

#1649 Race in America and the Moral Clarity of James Baldwin

Aug 17, 20242h 23m

#1648 Power Grabs, Elections Optional: The threat of minority rule through election denialism

Aug 13, 20243h 5m

Bonus Sample #316 How are you gonna fix that garden?!

Aug 11, 202418 min

#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism (Throwback)

Aug 9, 20241h 3m

#1647 How to Eliminate Homelessness While Maintaining Our Humanity

Aug 6, 20241h 49m

Bonus Sample #315 You Do You, You Weirdos

Aug 4, 202416 min

#1646 The Kamalanomenon and the Inevitable Misogynoir Backlash of Racism and Sexism

Aug 2, 20242h 7m

#1645 J.D. Vance, Faux Republican Economic Populism And The Real Pro-Worker Policies We Need

Jul 30, 20241h 44m

Bonus Sample #314 The Lesson of The Grinch

Jul 29, 202418 min

#1644 State of Play: The RNC Cultish Clown Show, Continued Calls for Violence, and Biden Bows Out

Jul 26, 20242h 28m

#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback)

Jul 23, 20241h 13m

Bonus Sample #313 Consistency When it Matters

Jul 21, 202416 min

#1643 Extremism Comes in Many Forms: SCOTUS goes hard-right, Project 2025 in the spotlight, and Christian Nationalism unmasked in Assassination Nation

Jul 20, 20242h 30m

#1642 Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US

Jul 17, 20242h 9m

Bonus Sample #312 In a Dinghy of Hope

Jul 14, 202421 min

#1641 Green Energy and Public Transport: Feeling blue and seeing red about the inevitable messiness of transitioning to a low-carbon economy

Jul 12, 20241h 52m

#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (FDR vs. Libertarianism) (Throwback)

Jul 9, 20241h 1m

Bonus Sample #311 Primal Scream of Catharsis

Jul 7, 202418 min

#1640 China Explained: From Cars to Computer Chips, Communism to Carbon Emissions, the South China Sea to Space, and Clinton to Biden

Jul 5, 20242h 54m

#1639 Migrants and Refugees on Fortress Earth: Our politicized, fortified, industrialized borders in the US and Europe

Jul 2, 20242h 6m

Bonus Sample #310 - The Torment Nexus

Jun 30, 202414 min

#1638 AI: From Killer Apps to Killer Robots, the Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence Spans the Spectrum

Jun 28, 20242h 21m

#1590 Red Caesar and Project 2025: A fascist fever dream by the Claremont Institute and the Heritage Foundation (Throwback)

Jun 25, 20241h 1m

Bonus Sample #309 Of Kidults and Puppets

Jun 23, 202423 min

#1637 Shifting Populations, Shifting Politics: The European elections show a shift toward the hard right over fears of immigration and scarcity

Jun 21, 20241h 48m

#1460 The Growing Threat of Minority Rule (Throwback)

Jun 18, 20241h 7m

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

#1662 Renewing the Nuclear Age: Weapons, Energy, Climate Mitigation, and Risk

To See Each Other: A Beloved Nursing Home

#1661 Immigration is Actively Good for the Country Unless You're Racist

Bonus Sample #323 Solving Antisemitism

#1660 Criminalizing Pregnancy: The high cost in health, freedom, and even lives of the campaign to keep people pregnant.

#1659 Conflagration Through Escalation: Israel expands the war to Lebanon to defend their ongoing genocide in Gaza

Bonus Sample #322 Things That Go Vroom

#1658 Pileup on the Information Superhighway: Information Dispensation in the Age of Deep Doubt

#1657 Modeling Positive Masculinity: Between Tim Walz and the Manosphere, boys are looking for guidance

Bonus Sample #321 Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty

#1550 Red States, Where Democracy Goes to Die and Terrible Legislation is Born (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #320 Calculated Misery

#1656 How Far He Will Go: Election lies, intimidation, interference, insurrection

#1655 A Pivotal Moment for Big Tech, Both Old and New: Google Search, the A.I. Boom, Antitrust, and Regulation

#1654 Demographics of Democracy: Decoding cohorts of voters that will decide the election (Updated)

Bonus Sample #319 If you can't stand the heat, someone will profit from your misery

#1653 Money-N-Politics: SuperPACS, Crypto, Billionaires, and Public Funding of Elections

#1219 How the GOP became the most destructive force in the world (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #318 Staring Unblinkingly Into the Future

#1652 Denial, Delusion, and Devastation: Israeli genocide made possible by a nurtured ignorance and deft dehumanization

#1651 The Politics of Migration in the Age of Insecurity: From the UK riots to GOP fear-mongering

#1650 The Vibes Election Explained: Harris is up, Trump is down and Gaza will not be forgotten

#1579 Positive masculinity is a process that is underway (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #317 Don't Forget the Philosophers (AI in our politics, art, and humanity)

#1649 Race in America and the Moral Clarity of James Baldwin

#1648 Power Grabs, Elections Optional: The threat of minority rule through election denialism

Bonus Sample #316 How are you gonna fix that garden?!

#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism (Throwback)

#1647 How to Eliminate Homelessness While Maintaining Our Humanity

Bonus Sample #315 You Do You, You Weirdos

#1646 The Kamalanomenon and the Inevitable Misogynoir Backlash of Racism and Sexism

#1645 J.D. Vance, Faux Republican Economic Populism And The Real Pro-Worker Policies We Need

Bonus Sample #314 The Lesson of The Grinch

#1644 State of Play: The RNC Cultish Clown Show, Continued Calls for Violence, and Biden Bows Out

#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #313 Consistency When it Matters

#1643 Extremism Comes in Many Forms: SCOTUS goes hard-right, Project 2025 in the spotlight, and Christian Nationalism unmasked in Assassination Nation

#1642 Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US

Bonus Sample #312 In a Dinghy of Hope

#1641 Green Energy and Public Transport: Feeling blue and seeing red about the inevitable messiness of transitioning to a low-carbon economy

#1247 The Fight for the Four Freedoms (FDR vs. Libertarianism) (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #311 Primal Scream of Catharsis

#1640 China Explained: From Cars to Computer Chips, Communism to Carbon Emissions, the South China Sea to Space, and Clinton to Biden

#1639 Migrants and Refugees on Fortress Earth: Our politicized, fortified, industrialized borders in the US and Europe

Bonus Sample #310 - The Torment Nexus

#1638 AI: From Killer Apps to Killer Robots, the Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence Spans the Spectrum

#1590 Red Caesar and Project 2025: A fascist fever dream by the Claremont Institute and the Heritage Foundation (Throwback)

Bonus Sample #309 Of Kidults and Puppets

#1637 Shifting Populations, Shifting Politics: The European elections show a shift toward the hard right over fears of immigration and scarcity

#1460 The Growing Threat of Minority Rule (Throwback)