Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy #13 - How to Make Enemies and Influence People
Air Date: 6–30-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- Shifting the way we think and talk about the benefits of peaceful nonviolence at anti-fascist protests
- The unlimited patience for capitalism vs. the knee-jerk “Impossible!” for left-wing ideas
- The centrists Democrats (and their consultants) missing the forest for the trees
- An antidote to decades of neoliberal approaches to policy (and we reject Ezra Klein’s “Abundance”)
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REFERENCES:
Trump's Manufactured Crisis and the Urgency of Strategic Nonviolence - In These Times
A Song of “Full Self-Driving”: Elon Isn’t Tony Stark. He’s Michael Scott. - The Bulwark
They Always Call You Unrealistic - Current Affairs
The Gobs of Money and Lack of Vision at the Heart of Centrism - In These Times
Red Tape Isn’t the Only Reason America Can’t Build - The Atlantic
SOLVED! SONG! Concepts: Human Intelligence * Song: Artificial Intelligence: “Make Some Enemies” inspired directly by SOLVED! #13: “How to Make Enemies and Influence People” (June 30, 2025)
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