(2012/06/24) How the ruling class rules (Economics)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 24 June 2012
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Edition #617
How the ruling class rules
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Great Latvia Success Story - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 6-18-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Drowning Men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo
Ch. 4: Act 2: Foreign news only seen from perspective of American investors - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans
Ch. 6: Act 3: Paul Krugman on the Meaning of the Economic Collapse of Greece - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Buy A Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-22-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Ch. 10: Act 5: Virginia GOP Governor Gives Obama Credit for Economy - David Pakman - Air Date 6-5-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 12: Act 6: New Right-Wing Talking Point: Obama Hates The Private Sector - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen
Ch. 14: Act 7: Social Security Cutting Crusader Alan Simpson Knows Nothing About Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-7-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Broken Horse - Freelance Whales
Ch. 16: Act 8: How the Ruling Class Rules - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Great Divide - The Cardigans
Ch. 18: Act 9: Your Paid Vacation - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 6-15-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts
Ch. 20: Act 10: 'Fiscal Cliff' BS - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12
Ch. 21: Act 11: Little Ways to Fight Back - Lee Camp - Pepper Spray the Tears Away
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Ch. 22: Reaction to liberal cop and hate crimes - Anonymous
Ch. 23: Hate crimes are also about protecting the public from future crimes - Stephen in Ohio
Ch. 24: Thoughts on "hero" and chicken hawks from a Vietnam vet - Bernie
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Ch. 25: Final Comments on the progress of Our Blue Media
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors of the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.6 | the membership tab at BestOfALeft.com. |
| 0:09.1 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfALeft podcast with us today, from Mark Fury, Counter |
| 0:13.4 | Spin, The Rachel Maddo Show, The Young Turks, The David Pakman Show, Media Matters, The |
| 0:17.6 | Majority Report, The Progressive, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Comedian Lee Camp. |
| 0:30.1 | Why are so many central bankers, politicians, and pundits admiring austerity-wonderfulness? |
| 0:35.7 | Because of great Latvia's success story! |
| 0:39.2 | You can be this too! |
| 0:40.7 | Latvia growth of economy shows world big austerity works, 5.5% growth, success! |
| 0:48.6 | Before you become austerity success like Latvia, you must chop, chop, chop economy like |
| 0:53.9 | fat beef of too much luxury! |
| 0:56.4 | Latvia economy contract in painful depression, when banks gorge like sick pig. |
| 1:02.0 | But strong Latvian people take pain for pig. |
| 1:05.6 | First, you must suffer, not big cry baby. |
| 1:08.9 | You take pain of 20% unemployment like Latvia, now unemployment only, 15% success! |
| 1:17.2 | Latvia economy even better after hundreds of thousands unemployed leave country. |
| 1:22.0 | Make job numbers improve, see austerity cuts, success, and you can too! |
| 1:28.8 | Cut that government luxury excess like school, fire, safety, you can be success like strong |
| 1:35.5 | Latvia! |
| 1:36.5 | It's like you jump from cliff and suffer much. |
| 1:40.8 | Then rise up 5.5% above crater, success! |
| 1:45.4 | Much pleasure through pain in great Latvia success story! |
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