

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics
Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006.
Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Atlas Shrugged

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Fight for the Four Freedoms

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
How to Be an Antiracist

#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
White Fragility
Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Doppelganger
A Trip into the Mirror World

#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The new Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Antifa
The Anti-Fascist Handbook

#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Anatomy of Fascism

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Democracy in chains
The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Capital Volume 1

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Confessions of an economic hit man
la cara oculta del imperialismo americano

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Network vs. The State

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Wielding a red sword

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
When the Stars Begin to Fall
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Raised to Obey

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On the Brink
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Libidinal Economy

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis















