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SOLVED! #32 - How the Left is Always Right Too Soon (With Receipts)

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

Air Date: 01-28-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:   Ch 1 - Why it's not actually "fun" to be right too early (despite being called 'insufferable') Ch 2 - The political elites and neoliberals who are frantically changing their tune now that a left-wing populist movement is here Ch 3 - The Cassandras of the Left who knew and tried to warn that Trump would be a fascist Ch 4 - The Anti-Alarmists who stifled the Cassandras warnings Ch 5 - What if we actually listened to the Left next time? SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): That one time progressives were very wrong   FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This full episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Mastadon Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e   REFERENCES The Left is Always Right Too Early - Current Affairs Well, It's Time for Populism, They Guess - Slate The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer's Remorse - The Atlantic The Vibe Shifts Against the Right - NY Times The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned - The New Republic The Resistance Libs Were Right - NY Times   BACKSTAGE Eugenics: the skeleton that rattles loudest in the left's closet - The Guardian EXTRAS: Hot Dog Car Sketch - I Think You Should Leave CLIP: Leigh McGowan (Politics Girl) responds to Scott Jennings on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip "One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad (If you buy this book, or another, through this link, you support indie book stores and we get a small commission! Check out other great books on our Bookshop shelf) "A Time to Be Cringe: Why Gen Z Needs Millennial Humor" (SOLVED! #29)   TAKE ACTION: How to Support Minneapolis Communities In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY No Kings Next Steps One Million Rising Trainings 5calls.org Find your Indivisible group - or start one   Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01 Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

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