(2013/10/21) The issue through which all other issues flow (Political Corruption)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 21 October 2013
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Edition #766
The issue through which all other issues flow
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Does Democracy Still Work in America? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: 3 little pigs - Justin Roberts
Ch. 4: Act 2: Ya Think, Larry? - Citizen Radio - Air Date: 09-17-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: What are their names - David Crosby
Ch. 6: Act 3: There is no tea party only a collection of billionaires - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-03-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cancer - My Chemical Romance
Ch. 8: Act 4: Without Gov Regulation We Are Subsidizing Big Corps - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-11-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Trickle down - Hayseed Dixie
Ch. 10: Act 5: The Money In Politics Problem Could Get (A Lot) Worse - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-10-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Right to complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
Ch. 12: Act 6: Kings, Warlords & Theocrats Have no Place in America - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 10-08-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Political prisoners - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 14: Act 7: JPMorgan Biggest Expense? Fighting Off The Cops - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-17-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Politician - Aloe Blacc
Ch. 16: Act 8: The End Game for Democracy - Moyers And Company - Air Date 8-23-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: We need to convert to ancient agricultural practices to reduce climate change - Craig from Ohio
Ch. 18: A terrible defense of institutional police abuse - Casey from Chicago, IL
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 19: Final comments on institutional police abuse
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
Ch. 20: Post Script recommending This American Life episode "Confessions" from Oct 11, 2013
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| 0:14.0 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with clips today |
| 0:17.0 | from the Young Turks citizen radio, the Tom Hartman program, the majority report, |
| 0:21.0 | Jim Hightower and Moyers' company. |
| 0:23.0 | And a quick reminder that today's topic is basically the one ring to rule the ball. |
| 0:29.0 | The National Annemburg election survey did something interesting. |
| 0:33.0 | They went and talked to constituents and then they went to go see how senators |
| 0:37.0 | and congressmen actually voted and they voted with the constituents or not. |
| 0:40.0 | Well, turns out it depends. |
| 0:43.0 | It depends on whether you have money or you don't have money. |
| 0:46.0 | I know shocking. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm sorry, I should have given you a warning there. |
| 0:49.0 | I probably knocked you over. |
| 0:51.0 | Well, they say that they checked the voting behavior of the senators |
| 0:55.0 | from the 107th to the 11th Congress. |
| 0:58.0 | They talked to 90,000 respondents. |
| 1:00.0 | So this is a giant survey of the American people. |
| 1:04.0 | They're different socioeconomic status, what their policy positions were, |
| 1:08.0 | and who got listened to and who didn't. |
| 1:10.0 | So let's go to some of the findings. |
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