Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy SOLVED! #10 - The Old Guard is Dying
Air Date: 6–2-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- The role of art in political movements and moments under capitalism
- The problems with the Democratic Party that go far beyond Biden
- The Democrats’ gerontocracy that is literally dying and allowing Trump legislation to pass
- Our response to the latest DNC Executive Committee Meeting (held May 29th in Little Rock, AR)
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REFERENCES:
Don’t Expect Art To Save Us - Current Affairs
To Be a Consumer of Culture Means Living in a Hostage Situation - Slate (from 2023)
The Problem Goes Well Beyond Biden - Current Affairs
The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying - The Nation
Inside the Democrats’ Reboot - Time
The DNC Executive Committee Meeting via Progressive Hub
SOLVED! SONG! “Push” - Concepts: Human Intelligence. Song: Artificial Intelligence. Based on SOLVED! Ep. #10: “The Old Guard is Dying” (June 2nd)
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Jay! Tomlinson
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