(2014/03/16) A look in the mirror and the rear view mirror (Progressives)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 16 March 2014
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Edition #809
A look in the mirror and the rear view mirror
Today we take look at some progressives from the past a present and what they're up to. Starts to make you wonder if our best days are behind us.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: How Many Americans Call Themselves Liberal? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-13-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Ch. 4: Act 2: Give 'em Hell, Barack! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-29-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: A few honest words - Ben Sollee
Ch. 6: Act 3: No Room For Fake Progressives in 2014 - @majorityfm - Air Date: 01-03-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: This land is your land - Pete Seeger
Ch. 8: Act 4: Socialist Councilwoman Accepts Less Than Half of $117K Salary - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-02-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: A lot of work to do - Friendly People
Ch. 10: Act 5: President Obama Done Presidenting? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-01-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Audacity of hope - The Last of the Troubadours
Ch. 12: Act 6: Obama vs. FDR - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 01-30-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Where have all your good words gone? - Laura Gibson
Ch. 14: Act 7: In the Adegbile Affair, at Least, Obama More Honorable than Bill Clinton - Glen Ford of @blkagendareport - Air Date: 3-12-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Which side are you on? - Pete Seeger
Ch. 16: Act 8: 5 Years of Obama: Some Results - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 02-28-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Little Boxes - Pete Seeger
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bill Hicks - 20 Years Since His Death, Still Speaking The Truth - @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-26-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Solidarity forever - Pete Seeger
Ch. 20: Act 10: Social Change Central To The Inspiring Life Of Music Icon Pete Seeger - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-29-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: On labels and respect - Marty from Los Angeles
Ch. 22: Attempting to define a libertarian - Gordon from Chicago
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 23: Final comments on the incompatibility of libertarianism with society
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.8 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfAleft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfAleft podcast with clips today from the Young Turks, |
| 0:12.7 | the Tom Hartman program, the majority report, the David Pakman show, Glenn Ford of Black |
| 0:16.8 | Agenda Radio and Comedian League Camp. |
| 0:26.8 | The number of Americans self-identifying as liberal is at an all-time high, but don't get |
| 0:35.1 | too excited yet. |
| 0:36.1 | The number is still very low, so Gallup has been asking this question since 1992, and the |
| 0:41.1 | number today is 23% of Americans self-identifying as liberals. |
| 0:51.1 | Let's hold one second. |
| 0:52.1 | So we got 38% of Americans as conservative. |
| 0:55.6 | That is actually down from an all-time high in 2010 of 40, 34% of Americans identifying |
| 1:01.0 | as moderate. |
| 1:02.0 | I have huge problems with not asking the question, but what people will interpret this to mean. |
| 1:08.9 | Are you jumping? |
| 1:09.9 | Well, they're going to jump. |
| 1:10.9 | They're going to presume that the moderates are evenly split or that they embrace exactly |
| 1:15.6 | as much as the conservative ideology as the liberal ideology. |
| 1:19.1 | The problem, of course, is the words. |
| 1:20.7 | Everybody likes the word conservative. |
| 1:22.0 | The liberal still has a bad word to ask the question progressive. |
| 1:25.3 | We already know that it does better, which is why we're trying to embrace that word. |
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