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

#1191 Stumbling toward peace on the Korean Peninsula

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

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Air Date: 6/19/2018

Today we take a look at where we are in the negotiation process with North Korea and how we got here

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SHOW NOTES

Ch. 1: Explaining how we found ourselves in a new day on the Korean peninsula - Citations Needed - Air Date 4-26-18

Ch. 2: Bruce Cummings on a chance for peace in Korea - Start Making Sense - Air Date 6-14-18

Ch. 3: Paul Jay on Trump's Iran War Agenda and Liberals' Korea Peace Panic - @TheRealNews - Air Date 6-13-18

Ch. 4: Understanding the small print of the negotiations with North Korea - Thinking Cap - Air Date 6-13-18

Ch. 5: Christine Hong on the importance of this moment and how the US stopped it from coming sooner - Intercepted - Air Date 6-13-18

VOICEMAILS

Ch. 6: A call to action on family separation and detention - Nick from California

Ch. 7: Final comments on stopping dictatorships before they start

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  • Wax Paper Jewel - Origami
  • Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
  • Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent

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0:36.0

And now welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast in which we shall

0:40.3

learn about where we are in the negotiation process with North Korea and how we got here.

0:45.6

Clips today come from citations needed, start making sense, the real news, thinking cap,

0:52.0

and intercepted.

0:53.3

And one quick note that there's been an update to our call to action in fighting family

0:56.8

separations at the border.

0:58.6

There are now marches planned for June 30th.

1:01.4

You can get details and find an event near you at familiesbelongtogether.org.

1:16.3

There is meaningful gestures of late to actually end the war, which is obviously very tremendous

1:21.2

news, very hard fought news.

1:22.9

Can you give us a quick update on what the status that is and what the reactionary forces

1:27.3

are doing to prevent that from happening?

1:29.4

So very interesting.

1:31.5

Just in the last few weeks, we've seen just a tidal wave shift from potential war taking

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