The Left Opposition Podcast

April 11 News and Views: A Total Eclipse of the Trot

Apr 12, 2024

This podcast covers news on liberals funding the genocidal Democratic party, Israel bombing aid workers, ExxonMobil stifling environmental concerns, Arizona banning abortion, and more. The hosts discuss Carl Sagan's influence, left-wing authoritarians in the Democratic Party, tragedy in Gaza, climate-focused lawsuits against corporations, abortion laws, and wealth disparity.

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Quick takeaways

Influential figures like Carl Sagan can shift perspectives towards internationalism and away from liberalism.

Israeli military's attack on aid workers reveals Western complicity in Gaza violence despite international condemnation.

ExxonMobil's lawsuit against climate-focused proposals hinders shareholder activism for environmental concerns.

Deep dives

Aid Workers Killed in Gaza

Seven aid workers, including citizens from the UK, US, Canada, Poland, Australia, and a Palestinian, were killed in Gaza while carrying out humanitarian aid work. Their vehicle was bombarded by the Israeli military, causing ships carrying 300 million tons of food and supplies to be turned back and aid agencies to withdraw from Gaza.

Introduction

2min

Eclipse, Carl Sagan, and Cosmic Truth

10min

Left-Wing Authoritarians in the Democratic Party

22min

Tragedy and Accountability in Gaza

9min

Exploring Socialism, Climate-Focused Lawsuit, and Corporate Accountability

5min

Abortion Laws, Political Stances, and Corporate Welfare

21min

Wealth Disparity, Government Policies, and Accountability

3min

Exploring Political Dissent, Somber Reflections, and Symbolism for Endurance

2min

Just Aaron and Chris this week discussing some of the news that's been circulating, some major stuff and some stuff you might not have heard about.

Aaron opens the episode gushing about Carl Sagan, one of many figures and influences that led him away from liberalism and toward an internationalist perspective of the world. We then read a letter from NY mag about liberals getting their feelings hurt when called names for raising money for the genocidal Democratic party. Israel bombed some workers for the crime of feeding hungry Palestinians. We go on to discuss ExxonMobil stifling shareholders expressing concern over the environment, and Arizona using an archaic law to ban abortion.

Sources for this week's episode

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1997/01/saga-j13.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuez1HlBvqA&t=282s&ab_channel=alekospagonis

https://marxist.ca/article/israel-murders-aid-workers-western-imperialism-is-complicit

https://www.levernews.com/exxon-declares-war-on-its-dissenters/

https://www.liberationnews.org/u-s-workers-forced-to-bail-out-intel-a-top-100-company/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/left-wing-authoritarians-shutting-down-the-democratic-party.html