Conservatives at Best of the Left

#1111 Hamstringing American innovation and restricting growth industries

Posted on Episodes by · June 13, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 6-13-2017

Today we take a look at the ways America is being left behind by the rest of the world in the future of energy production thanks to the climate denialism of the Republican party.

#1110 The rise of hate in America (White Supremacy)

Posted on Episodes by · June 09, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 6-9-2017

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Today we take a look at some of the structures of white supremacy and the moment in the sun it is currently enjoying

#1108 A conservative solution to solving climate change

Posted on Episodes by · May 30, 2017 6:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 5-30-2017

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Today we look at some conservatives engaged in the fight against climate change and their best policy proposal to get the job done

#1107 Another genuine attempt to understand Trump conservatives

Posted on Episodes by · May 26, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 5-26-2017

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Today we look again at some of the underlying forces that shape the modern conservative mindset, including an answer (at long last!) to how anyone could think conservative comedy is funny

#1096 The oligarch who decided to buy the White House (Corruption)

Posted on Episodes by · April 18, 2017 6:00 PM · 1 reaction

Air Date: 4-18-2017

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Today we look at some of the lesser-known characters in the right-wing oligarchy who now own the White House and Supreme Court

#1085 A case against the myth of individualism (Culture)

Posted on Episodes by · March 07, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 3-7-2017

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Today we look at the dangerous myths of individualism and the American Dream™, some of their origins and some of their consequences

#1063 How to debate friends and influence people

Posted on Episodes by · December 09, 2016 7:00 PM · 2 reactions

Air Date: 12-09-2016

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Today we look at some of the underlying issues that undercuts our ability to effectively debate and explore ways to use this knowledge to improve our communication skills

#1054 Making a genuine effort to understand Trump conservatives

Posted on Episodes by · November 01, 2016 7:00 PM

Air Date: 11-01-2016

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Today we dive deeply into the world of conservatives as described in the new book “Strangers in their own Land” by Arlie Russel Hochschild in an attempt to understand how some non-deplorable people in the country could be supporting Donald Trump

#985 A conservative policy showcase (Flint’s poisoned water)

Posted on Episodes by · January 26, 2016 7:00 PM

Air date: 1-26-16

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Today we look at the series of events and conservative policies that lead, predictably, to the public health crisis currently playing out in Flint, MI due to their contaminated water supply