Trump at Best of the Left

#1114 Running the world with an inferiority complex (Foreign Policy)

Posted on Episodes by · June 23, 2017 6:00 PM · 1 reaction

Air Date: 6-23-2017

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Today we take a look at the state of foreign affairs as Trump trips and stubbles his way through his learning curve

#1113 Tax cuts and deregulation have failed before and will fail again

Posted on Episodes by · June 20, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 6-20-2017

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Today we take a look at the legacy of conservative economics in Kansas, the new federal budget being pushed that would echo the Kansas disaster, deregulation that will cost citizens billions and the intellectual underpinning of modern conservative philosophy that is driving all this

#1112 So, this whole Russia thing, right?

Posted on Episodes by · June 16, 2017 6:00 PM · 4 reactions

Air Date: 6-16-2017

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Today we take a high-level look at the Trump/Russia controversy and examine how we should and shouldn’t be reacting to it.

#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

#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

#1101 Free speech in an age of fascists

Posted on Episodes by · May 05, 2017 6:00 PM

Air Date: 5-5-2017

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Today we look at some of the many layers of debate around freedom of speech, the freedom to protest, violent vs non-violent resistance and the fight against fascism

#1095 Reckless Empire and the Forever War (Foreign Policy)

Posted on Episodes by · April 14, 2017 6:00 PM · 3 reactions

Air Date: 4-14-2017

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Today we look at a Trump’s foreign policy so far, question the prevailing narrative and look back at how we got to now

#1093 The Exxon President goes to war with the planet (Climate)

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

Air Date: 4-7-2017

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Today we look at Trump’s recent moves to dismantle Obama’s environmental legacy, the legal troubles he faces and the bright future that renewable energy is still headed towards