<description>&lt;p&gt;Air Date: 3–18-26&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Ch. 2 - What the left must do to actually win&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Ch. 3 - What the rest of the world can teach America&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;SOLVED! 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Cash&lt;/a&gt; - The New York Times&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ARTICLE: "&lt;a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/03/09/the-huge-billionaire-election-influence-in-numbers-nearly-one-fifth-of-all-donations/"&gt;The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbers—Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations&lt;/a&gt;" - Forbes&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;TAKE ACTION:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stoptrumpswars.org/"&gt;Stop Trump's Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/ice"&gt;In a blue state? 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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #36 - Bribery Jazz - Corruption is the Water We Swim In

MAR 23, 202621 MIN
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #36 - Bribery Jazz - Corruption is the Water We Swim In

MAR 23, 202621 MIN

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Air Date: 3–18-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption Ch. 2 - What the left must do to actually win Ch. 3 - What the rest of the world can teach America SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): The reports of Christian fundamentalist "talk" in the military as the US attacked Iran Leave us a message on our new system! FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Mastadon Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES David Sirota Explains How Money Rewrote American Democracy - Current Affairs The Left Is Losing Because We're Not Confrontational Enough - (From 2022) Current Affairs Searching the Globe for Answers to America's Thorniest Problems - Current Affairs BACKSTAGE U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for "Armageddon," Return of Jesus - Jonathan Larsen (Substack) https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlarsen/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for US troops were told war on Iran was 'all part of God's divine plan', watchdog alleges - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric EXTRAS: (Buying these books, or another book, after clicking the links below helps support indie bookstores and this show!) BOOK: "Master Plan: the Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America" by David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher PODCAST: "Master Plan" by The Lever ARTICLE: JD Vance and SCOTUS Case - Rolling Stone BOOK: "Hostile Takeover" by David Sirota BOOK: "Another World is Possible" by Natasha Hakimi Zapata ARTICLE: How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash - The New York Times ARTICLE: "The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbers—Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations" - Forbes TAKE ACTION: Stop Trump's Wars In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach No Kings - March 28th One Million Rising Trainings How to Support Minneapolis Communities Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 5calls.org Find your Indivisible group - or start one Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01 Leave a message Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on Apple Podcasts!