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

#1686 Temperatures Rising, Tempers Flaring: LA Fires, Climate Emergencies, Conspiracies, and Water Wars

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

Jay Tomlinson

Marx, Political, Feminism, Jacobin, Left, Hightower, Politics, Counterspin, News, News Commentary, Maddow, Hartmann, Democracynow, Antiracism, Marxism, Socialism, Capitalism, Ezra, Liberal, Intercepted, Hayes, Progressive, Intercept, Intersectionality, Wolff

4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 202 minutes

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Summary

Air Date 1/28/2025

The existence of out-of-control wildfires in Los Angeles amid the rising climate crisis is not confusing or strange. How to deal with such an emergency during our ongoing political and information crisis is a completely different story.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Untold Stories of L.A. Fires: Incarcerated Firefighters, Black Altadena & Octavia Butler's Warning - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-13-25

KP 2: Water Wars - Sustainable Minimalists - Air Date 12-14-23

KP 3: Climate Scientist Debunks L.A. Wildfire Myths with Dr. Daniel Swain - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 1-19-25

KP 4: Wildfire Conspiracies And Reinvigorating Black Male Voters with Mondale Robinson & Trae Crowder (Ep 263) Part 1- The Bitchuation Room - Air Date 1-15-25

KP 5: The Politics of Fire - The Keith Boykins Channel - Air Date 1-12-25

KP 6: Fires, Liars, and Oligarchy Rising; Garland nixes execution drug - The Bradcast - Air Date 1-16-25


(47:06) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why progressive visions are interconnected


DEEPER DIVES

(55:26) SECTION A: WATER


(1:18:36) SECTION B: INSURANCE


(1:38:09) SECTION C: POLITICAL FAILURE


(2:21:29) SECTION D: CLIMATE


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Description: Photo of downtown Los Angeles at night with the Pacific Palisades fire burning on the mountains in the background.

Credit: “Palisades Fire from downtown” by Toastt21, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC-SA 4.0 | Changes: Cropped, time stamp in lower right corner removed

 

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Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast,

0:37.3

the existence of out-of-control

0:39.5

wildfires in Los Angeles amid a rising climate crisis is not confusing or strange. How to deal with

0:47.0

such an emergency during our ongoing political and information crisis is a completely different story.

0:53.6

For those looking for a quick overview, the sources providing our top takes in about 50 minutes today includes

1:00.0

Democracy Now, Sustainable Minimalists, Factually, the Bituation Room, the Keith Boykin's channel, and the Bradcast.

1:09.0

Then in the additional deeper dives half of the show, there will be more

1:12.2

in four sections. Section A, water, section B, insurance, section C, political failure, and

1:20.3

section D, climate.

1:36.2

Can you talk about the community of Altadena, the historically black community, where Octavia Butler is buried?

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