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

(2015/01/01) Making Provisions (Poverty)

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

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2016

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Edition #887

Today we look at the state of poverty in America and some ideas of how to address it

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Have you benefited from a government program - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-04-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) - Anthology Box Set


Ch. 4: Act 2: Extending Unemployment Benefits is Fiscally Conservative - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-17-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: Working Poor - House With No Home


Ch. 6: Act 3: Blessed Are The Poor - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-9-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Kill the Poor - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables


Ch. 8: Act 4: Politician Pushes For Literal Hunger Games - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-20-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: Laughing At You - Popaganda


Ch. 10: Act 5: PBS's Weak Challanges On Ryan Economics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-10-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's Eat the Poor - Let's Eat the Poor


Ch. 12: Act 6: Govt Will Double Food Stamp Value When Used for Local Fruits & Vegetables - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-15-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Food Glorious Food - Oliver! (Soundtrack)


Ch. 14: Act 7: Bernie Sanders' 12 Point Plan to Save the Middle Class - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-05-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: Man With a Plan - Man With a Plan - Single


Ch. 16: Act 8: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN) - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of


Ch. 18: Act 9: Linda Tirado - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - GoodBooksRadio - Air Date: 10-03-14


Ch. 22: Final comments on a stunning piece of cognitive dissonance

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


Activism: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN)

Take Action!

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Participate in #TalkPoverty

Sources/further reading:

"The Safety Net Is Good Economic Policy” by Sarah Steinberg at the Center For American Progress

"Fact of the Week: Safety Net Programs Kept Child Poverty from Skyrocketing during the Great Recession” by Lecia Imbery at the Coalition On Human Needs

"One in five millennials lives in poverty, report finds” by Jana Kasperkevic at The Guardian

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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0:00.0

This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show.

0:04.9

For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfAlife.com.

0:08.2

Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfAlife podcast with Hoops today from all in with Chris

0:12.2

Hayes, the David Pakman show, the Jimmy Dores show, the Young Turks, Counter-Spin, the Tom

0:17.0

Hartman program, activism from half in ten and good books radio.

0:22.1

Now let's see if we have any leftover good will towards man still kicking around and

0:26.7

consider putting it in good use.

0:30.0

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help.

0:36.2

There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.

0:40.0

Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we had that allowed you

0:45.8

to thrive.

0:47.6

Somebody invested in roads and bridges.

0:49.2

If you got a business, you didn't build that.

0:53.0

That was a speech that launched the infamous You Didn't Build That Foe Controversy of the

0:57.0

2012 presidential campaign.

0:59.2

It's contention that it takes more than one individual's hard work to succeed in America,

1:03.7

with seized upon, spun around, and answered by Republicans who cast it as an attack on

1:08.2

small business owners everywhere and spent the rest of the campaign sloganeering around

1:12.8

it.

1:13.8

Well, in the second installment of his interview with Bill O'Reilly last night, the president

1:17.1

was seen gently suggesting that maybe on his way to fame and fortune Bill O'Reilly

1:21.7

might have gotten a little bit of help from government policy somewhere along the way.

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