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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! #20 - America’s Brain Drain: How Scientific Empires Fall

    SOLVED! #20 - America’s Brain Drain: How Scientific Empires Fall
    Aug 29 2025

    Air Date: 8–28-25

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

    • Ch. 1 - How scientific empires fall
    • Ch. 2 - How fascists of the past have destroyed their country’s scientific progress in fear of inconvenient truths
    • Ch. 3 - How other countries are taking the opportunity to poach American scientists
    • Ch. 4 - Living in a society that is shifting away from believing in evidence based science
    • Ch. 5 - The 1938 pro-science manifesto that defended democracy against fascism
    • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm - Trump’s eugenicist mindset and what we didn’t have time for from our main articles

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    AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually - Kotaku

    Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End - The Atlantic

    What’s Behind the Rejection of Science? - American Laboratory

    Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity - American Progress

    The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump - NY Times

    Science Caught in a Rip Tide: How Authoritarianism Sweeps Away Evidence-Based Policy - USC.org

    This 1938 pro-science manifesto defended democracy against fascism - Big Think

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  • #1733 The Impossible Promise of Make American Healthy Again: MAHA vs MAGA

    #1733 The Impossible Promise of Make American Healthy Again: MAHA vs MAGA
    Aug 27 2025
    Air Date 8/27/2025 RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again movement aren't completely wrong about everything, they often identify the larger structural problems with the US health industrial complex even if their proposed solutions are wildly off the mark. But the problem they failed to see coming when partnering with Trump and the Republicans is that they're only going to be allowed to misguidedly defund and dismantle parts of the government that support health which is in line with the broader burn-it-all-down vibes of the MAGA movement, but under no circumstances will they be allowed to implement new regulations that might actually do the public some good at the expense of corporate interests because that would go against the pro-corporate/deregulation obsession of the Republican Party. So, MAHA might be a mixed bag but what the country is getting is a lose/lose. 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: RFK Jr. Is Putting American Lives At Risk Part 1 - What A Day - Air Date 8-8-25 KP 2: What the Wellness Industry Doesn't Want You to Know Part 1 - More Perfect Union - Air Date 8-4-25 KP 3: Aryn Melton Backus of 'Fired But Fighting' on RFK's War on Public Health Part 1 - The BradCast - Air Date 8-11-25 KP 4: Despite 'MAHA' Fuss, Truth of Trump Admin's Health Priorities Seen in Drastic Cuts - The Briefing - Air Date 5-23-25 KP 5: The Nutrition Lies We All Fell For Part 1 - Rich Roll - Air Date 8-11-25 KP 6: Dr. Mikes Fight to Save Medicine From RFK Jr. Part 1 - Bulwark Takes - Air Date 8-4-24 KP 7: You're on Your Own MAHA Dismantles Public Health Rob Wallace & Rita Valenti Part 1 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 8-7-25 (00:53:06) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On why regulations are written in blood DEEPER DIVES (01:01:33) SECTION A: MAHA AGENDA A1: Kennedy's MAHA Report Targets Vaccines, Food Supply and Prescription Drugs - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 5-22-25 A2: Raul Ruiz Absolutely Hammers RFK Jr. Over MAHA Report 'That's Lying And Dishonest' - Forbes Breaking News - Air Date 6-24-25 A3: 270 Kennedy's Bloodbath Part 1 - Conspirituality - Air Date 8-14-25 A4: RFK Jr.'s New Vaccine Advisors Signal Big Changes to Come - Short Wave - Air Date 6-30-25 A5: RFK Jr. Is Putting American Lives At Risk Part 2 - What A Day - Air Date 8-8-25 A6: 270 Kennedy's Bloodbath Part 2 - Conspirituality - Air Date 8-14-25 A7: You're on Your Own MAHA Dismantles Public Health Rob Wallace & Rita Valenti Part 2 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 8-7-25 (01:53:49) SECTION B: THE GRIFTERS B1: What the Wellness Industry Doesn't Want You to Know Part 2 - More Perfect Union - Air Date 8-4-25 B2: Make America Healthy Again Part 1 - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 8-18-25 B3: The Nutrition Lies We All Fell For Part 2 - Rich Roll - Air Date 8-11-25 B4: Dr. Mikes Fight to Save Medicine From RFK Jr. Part 2 - Bulwark Takes - Air Date 8-4-24 B5: Make America Healthy Again Part 2 - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 8-18-25 (02:36:28) SECTION C: CON-TRADICTORY POLICIES C1: The Nutrition Lies We All Fell For Part 3 - Rich Roll - Air Date 8-11-25 C2: 4 Ways SNAP Benefits Will Change After Trump's Big Policy Act - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 8-9-25 C3: Aryn Melton Backus of 'Fired But Fighting' on RFK's War on Public Health Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 8-11-25 C4: Ending Corporate Harm Undue Influence Within Corporate Product Health and Safety with Dr. Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH - Cult Conversations The Influence Continuum - Air Date 7-28-25 SHOW IMAGE CREDITS Description: Composite image showing a circular screen grab showing from HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wearing the MAHA hat and pulling down the brim to show the “Make America Healthy Again” text, on a green background. Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Image Source: HHS “Netzpolitik Demonstration for press freedom in Berlin” by Sebaso, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 | Changes: Cropped 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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  • #1732 It's Never Just About the Kids (Online Censorship, Age Verification, and the Project 2025 Agenda)

    #1732 It's Never Just About the Kids (Online Censorship, Age Verification, and the Project 2025 Agenda)
    Aug 24 2025

    Air Date 8/24/2025

    The nature of politics and public policy is that there's always a need to balance opposing interests. Almost nowhere is there a more intractable set of opposing interests than in the attempt to protect children from harmful content on the internet while maintaining free access to adults, particularly because people wildly disagree about what qualifies as harmful and what degree of privacy invasion is an acceptable tradeoff.

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    KEY POINTS

    KP 1: Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online - Taylor Lorenz - Air Date 6-6-25

    KP 2: Can the UK Child-proof the Internet? - Front Burner - Air Date 7-31-25

    KP 3: Social Media Is Making Us Self-Censor - The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini) - Air Date 8-14-25

    KP 4: Republicans Want to Redefine 'Obscenity' - Here's Why That Should TERRIFY You - What A Day - Air Day 5-17-25

    KP 5: Meet the Creepy Pro-Trump Billionaire Profiting Off of Internet Censorship - The Humanist Report - Air Date 8-7-25

    KP 6: Freedom to Connect: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) on Victory To Save Open Internet, Fight Online Censors - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-14-13

    (00:46:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

    On the need to demand serious arguments about serious issues

    DEEPER DIVES

    (00:52:04) SECTION A: AGE VERIFICATION

    (01:19:18) SECTION B: SAVE THE CHILDREN

    (01:45:50) SECTION C: CENSORSHIP

    (02:20:34) SECTION D: ANTI-PORN AGENDA

    SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

    Description: Photo of a stack of protest signs that say “Fight for your digital rights!”

    Credit: “Netzpolitik Demonstration for press freedom in Berlin” by Sebaso, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 | Changes: Cropped

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    2 h y 54 m
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