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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!BestOfTheLeft.com Ciencia Política Política y Gobierno
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  • SOLVED! #25 - Trump’s “State Capitalism” is Just a Grift, NOT Socialism

    SOLVED! #25 - Trump’s “State Capitalism” is Just a Grift, NOT Socialism
    Oct 15 2025
    Air Date: 10–15-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The cartoonish conservative and libertarian responses to Trump’s state capitalismCh. 2 - Trump’s interest in sovereign wealth funds, and the lie the right sells its supporters about getting money backCh. 3 - The left spectrum of reactions to Trump’s state capitalismCh. 4 - Why Trump is definitely, 100%, not in any way a socialistSOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm: Ayn Rand’s nearly psychotic opposition to altruism FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This full episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please share!) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Mastadon Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES: The Danger of Trump Seizing Private Companies - Time magazine Trump’s “State Capitalism … a Hybrid Between Socialism and Capitalism” Won’t Make America Great Again - Cato Institute Trump Is Embracing 'Daddy State' Economics - Reason Trump's brand of US capitalism faces 'socialist' backlash from conservatives - BBC Trump, national-capitalism at bay - Heterodox Don’t Let Trump Define What State Capitalism Can Be - The New Republic What State Capitalism Can Do—and What It Can’t - The American Prospect Unfortunately, Donald Trump is Not a Socialist - Current Affairs EXTRAS Were the Nazis Socialists? - Britannica r/AskHistorians: “Is Nazism right wing or left wing?” Interview with Hitler - Interviews (Anthology 1859-1993) BACKSTAGE I’ve spent my entire career studying stress—the No. 1 cure for it might ‘surprise’ you - CNBC Leonard Peikoff - Wikipedia TAKE ACTION: No Kings National Day of Action - Oct. 18th Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - Tell Congress to stand down the federal escalation One Million Rising Trainings In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Find your Indivisible group - or start one Write to the DNC Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01 Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts!
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  • #1744 Sell Outs, Shills, and Scandals: Saudi Arabia and Israel are buying the credibility they can't earn honestly

    #1744 Sell Outs, Shills, and Scandals: Saudi Arabia and Israel are buying the credibility they can't earn honestly
    Oct 15 2025
    Air Date 10/15/2025 It's said that money can't buy a variety of things like peace, happiness, loyalty, and, relevant for today; integrity and trust. But in a world in which impressions (a very multilayered word, in this case) can be bought and sold on the open market and an audience's loyalty to influencers, entertainers, and athletes can be leveraged in an attempt to transfer the credibility from the talented to the tyrannical... you better believe places like Saudi Arabia and Israel are going to try. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes Check out our new show, SOLVED! on YouTube! BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: How We Stopped Caring About "Selling Out" - Current Affairs - Air Date 8-18-25 KP 2: Comedians Hold NOTHING Back While RIPPING Fellow Comics to Shreds - TYT Sports - Air Date 10-1-25 KP 3: A New Form of Capitalism: The Influencer Culture | Al Jazeera Untangles - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 8-21-25 KP 4: Why I Became a Crypto Shill - Adam Conover - Air Date 5-23-25 KP 5: The Secret Role Of Influencers In Global Propaganda - Taylor Lorenz's Power User - Air Date 9-24-25 KP 6: US and Saudi Arabia Sign 'biggest Arms Deal in History' - DW News - Air Date 5-13-25 (00:48:45) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Explaining that influencers are just infomercial hosts DEEPER DIVES (00:55:11) SECTION A: SELL OUTS & SHILLS A1: Comedy's "Free Speech" Warriors - Side Burns - Air Date 10-5-25 A2: He Just Keeps Making It Worse - American Redact - Air Date 10-7-25 A3: Dave Chappelle Is Doing Saudi Arabia's Propaganda For Them | Eb Knows Pod #259 - Eb&Flow - Air Date 10-6-25 A4: When Movie Stars Become Brands - Patrick (H) Willems - Air Date 11-24-23 (01:35:50) SECTION B: INFLUENCERS B1: These YouTubers Do PROPAGANDA for the Saudi Government - The Kavernacle - Air Date 10-7-25 B2: Israel and US Pay Influencers Thousands to Boost Image - TRT World - Air Date 10-7-25 B3: MAGA TikTokers Are Being Paid by Israel to Make the WORST Propaganda Youll Ever See - The Humanist Report - Air Date 10-2-25 (01:58:52) SECTION C: SAUDI ARABIA BUYING SOFT & HARD POWER C1: Why Manchester Citys Scandal Is Really About Power - Search Party - Air Date 2-11-25 C2: How the Saudis Ended up with so Many American Weapons - Vox - Air Date 12-14-18 C3: How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want - More Perfect Union - Air Date 1-22-25 C4: Why Saudi Arabia Wants All the Sports - Search Party - Air Date 10-23-24 SHOW IMAGE CREDITS Description: Composite image of a microphone in a spotlight against a red curtain with burlap sacks overflowing with money at the base with the Israeli and Saudi Arabian flags on them. Credit: Internal composite design. Multiple images from Pixabay | Pixabay License Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
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    2 h y 37 m
  • SOLVED! SAMPLE! #24 - Attacking the Medium is the Message: Trump’s Media Oligarchs and the Assault on Free Speech

    SOLVED! SAMPLE! #24 - Attacking the Medium is the Message: Trump’s Media Oligarchs and the Assault on Free Speech
    Oct 14 2025

    Air Date: 10–5-25

    Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

    • Ch. 1 - The state of American media consolidation
    • Ch. 2 - The debate over free speech and the how the history of the right proves they have never been in favor of it.
    • Ch. 3 - The Trump administrations latest aggressive anti-free speech moves, and the Jimmy Kimmel suspension
    • Ch. 4 - A look at how independent media was absorbed in the early days of Putin’s regime, and the dire importance of not complying in advance
    • Ch. 5 - A perspective on why the Trump administration will lose the war on free speech, and some other hopeful notes
    • SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm: Ezra Klein’s bizarre interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates

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    REFERENCES:

    You Think the Bari Weiss–CBS News Story Is Bad? No—It’s Much Worse. - The New Republic

    The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News - The New York Times

    We Have Seen the ‘Woke Right’ Before, and It Wasn’t Pretty Then, Either - The New York Times

    Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel - The New York Times

    We Can No Longer Tell Ourselves This Isn’t Really Happening - The New York Times

    Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook? - The New Yorker

    Trump is going to lose the war on free speech - New York Magazine

    EXTRAS

    Carsie Blanton “ God Bless the Grass” (by Malvina Reynolds)

    **Carsie Blanton and ~450 other unarmed humanitarians from more than 40 countries have been abducted by Israeli forces from the Global Sumud Flotilla. Call your members of Congress: https://globalsumudflotilla.org/contact-officials/

    BACKSTAGE

    Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines - The Ezra Klein Show (The New York Times)

    TAKE ACTION:

    No Kings National Day of Action - Oct. 18th

    Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - Tell Congress to stand down the federal escalation

    One Million Rising Trainings
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    25 m
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