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#1717 Monthly-Ish Mix: Wealth Concentration, Knowledge Suppression, and Identity Exploitation: The Systems of Control of the Authoritarian Playbook
Air Date 6/21/2025
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're focusing on the way authoritarian movements operate across multiple fronts simultaneously to reshape society.
Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on the infamous Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email [email protected]
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PART 1: ECONOMIC CONTROL
(00:01:20) #1707 Tariffied: Exposing Trump's Artless Deal
(00:26:46) #1713 Yes, GOP Policies Really Are That Bad: Trump's Corruption and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
(00:49:50) #1716 The Fight for Workers: Oligarchy and its Bipartisan Enablers
PART 2: INFORMATION CONTROL
(01:12:17) #1711 How It Started, How It's Going: Assessing the Flooded Zone Full of Shit
(01:34:36) #1714 Trump's Anti-Knowledge Agenda is Inviting the Next Authoritarian Dark Age
PART 3: SOCIAL CONTROL
(01:57:51) #1708 Rent Asunder: From the Moderation of Pope Francis to Extremism of JD Vance, the Catholic Church is Deeply Divided
(02:12:57) #1710 The past is never dead. It's not even past. Race, Religion, Culture and the Stories we Tell
(02:30:51) #1712 Eugenics Redux: A Gilded Age Ideology Brought Back for the Second Gilded Age
(02:53:26) #1715 The Weaponization of Antisemitism and Counterproductive Violence
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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Air Date 6/21/2025
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're focusing on the way authoritarian movements operate across multiple fronts simultaneously to reshape society.
Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on the infamous Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email [email protected]
Full Show Notes
BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)
Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience!
Join our Discord community!
PART 1: ECONOMIC CONTROL
(00:01:20) #1707 Tariffied: Exposing Trump's Artless Deal
(00:26:46) #1713 Yes, GOP Policies Really Are That Bad: Trump's Corruption and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
(00:49:50) #1716 The Fight for Workers: Oligarchy and its Bipartisan Enablers
PART 2: INFORMATION CONTROL
(01:12:17) #1711 How It Started, How It's Going: Assessing the Flooded Zone Full of Shit
(01:34:36) #1714 Trump's Anti-Knowledge Agenda is Inviting the Next Authoritarian Dark Age
PART 3: SOCIAL CONTROL
(01:57:51) #1708 Rent Asunder: From the Moderation of Pope Francis to Extremism of JD Vance, the Catholic Church is Deeply Divided
(02:12:57) #1710 The past is never dead. It's not even past. Race, Religion, Culture and the Stories we Tell
(02:30:51) #1712 Eugenics Redux: A Gilded Age Ideology Brought Back for the Second Gilded Age
(02:53:26) #1715 The Weaponization of Antisemitism and Counterproductive Violence
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com
Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere!
Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X
Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft
Contact me directly at [email protected]
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