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CLR Show 003. Air Date February 21, 2025. The assault on American institutions and its foreign alliances continues unabated by the Trump administration and its sycophants. What little pushback there has been has come from the Courts but, true to the Roy Cohn playbook, Donald has begun pushing back against the judges and their associates. Virtually nothing in the way of organized pushback exists within the republican controlled congress and pitifully little in the way of organized pushback messaging has come from the democrats. It seems as though the democrats are waiting for the American people to weigh in on the patent injustices being foisted on them... and then simply jumping on board. It's not a reasonable strategy for an effective pushback. But we'll see... With Friday Co-Host, David Bach.

CLR Show 002. Air Date February 12, 2025. Rationalizing and endorsing Donald Trump's currently unchecked efforts to reduce America to little more than a vehicle for supporting his personal narcissism is wholly inconsistent with what the Founders of our country envisioned, and wholly antithetical to our continuing evolution as a Constitutional democracy. Dr. Bill Mulligan examines the numerous problems associated with Trump's efforts to overwhelm and emasculate our Constitutional system of checks and balances, and offers a roadmap forward for all truly patriotic Americans of conscience and goodwill. MUST LISTENING. 

CLR Show 001. Air Date February 7, 2025. No, we are not 'to blame' for the election of Donald Trump. By extension, we have no grounds to berate and punish ourselves for not instantly thwarting the tsunami of illegal and unconstitutional actions Donald is taking as part of his frontal attack in democracy, the rule of law and the rights of all American. The pushback is starting where it was to be expected––from the courts. But there is an immediate need for self-education among Americans of conscience so that we can fully recognize and understand the how, what and why of what Donald is attempting, and join in concerted efforts to thwart his emasculation of the American state, at every opportunity. Yes, there is a long road ahead. Education is step one. With Friday Co-Host, David Bach.

CLR 1983. Air Date December 1, 2024. An international panel of experts offers a range of predictions based on the election of Donald Trump and his potential impact on world events, as well as thoughtful observations about the changing attitudes and perceptions of the American electorate. With Dr. Charles Webel, Su Luo, Ivan Sebalo and Marcel Kaba. More must listening.

CLR Show 1982. Air Date November 15, 2024. A special Noble Hearts Forum presenting an in depth discussion of the underlying causes and possible effects of the recent Trump presidential victory. Panelists include Bill Arnone, Dr. Charles Webel, John Cugini and Dr. Bill Mulligan. Must listening. 

CLR Show 1981. Air Date November 12, 2024. My thanks to our listeners over these last seven and one half years as we put up up this, our last regularly scheduled Center Left Radio show, and our nearly 1000th show since we began in March of 2017. I've tried to be true our mission pointing out the faults of trumpism, the merits of progressivism, and the need to govern America from a centrist position. For now the country has chosen to lurch to an extreme form of leadership. It remains to be seen if and when it will regret that decision. In the meanwhile, the democratic party must take on the role of educators, priming the electorate for the all important midterm elections of 2026 that will indicate whether we are prepared to, once and for all, free ourselves from the siren song Donald J. Trump. (One final Noble Hearts Forum will hit our podcast feed on Friday, November 15th.)   

CLR Show 1980. Air Date November 8, 2024. A clear-eyed post mortem of the presidential election. The country has chosen to overlook the glaring list of automatic disqualifications of most unqualified, morally, ethically and spiritually damaged candidate in the history of the American presidency and has instead bought into his gospel of fear and vengeance. Even more disturbing is that 14 million fewer democratic votes were cast in 2024 than in 2020.  It remains to be seen if American democracy can recover from the body blow. Much will depend on what Trump and his minions actually do in the months ahead. No less significant will be the the organizational and messaging skills of an opposition loyal to the norms, letter and spirit of the American Constitution. With Friday Co-Host, David Bach.  

CLR Show 1979. Air Date November 5, 2024. As this show is put up on this podcast feed, it's impossible to say with any certainty who will win the presidential election––although our fondest hopes are with Kamala Harris. What we can say for certain is that hope and love will ultimately overcome fear and division. And that the evolutionary processes that will ultimately redefine us as a nation, a planet and a universe are already in play and––barring our extinction as a species––will invariably lead to a better and more inclusive world for us all. The question is, how hard will segments of our society push back against  the prospect of change?  How far will they go to assuage the fear of losing what they have or, more precisely, never had to avoid embracing the hopeful expectations of a largely unknowable future? Those choices will define the pace (and pain) of change. But they can never eradicate the simple truth that change is, has always been and will always be the magical constant of all our lives.

CLR Show 1978. Air Date November 1, 2024. In truth, Kamala Harris appears poised to be elected the next president of the United States. The bigger issue is how Donald and his minions will attempt to cravenly delay or reverse her victory. Some level of acting out among the disillusioned base would appear inevitable. But then there's Donald's sentencing in NY on November 26th and the near certainty of some form of physical restriction. How will the most radical elements in the Trumpian base respond to that? Will Donald's minions go even further than they went in January of 2021? Joe Biden has been empowered by the Supreme Court with a writ of presidential immunity. And although that writ was intended to benefit Donald by slowing down the pace of his federal trials, I can envision Joe using it in a final act of his presidency to bring those who would attempt to destroy this country to perpetrate a lie and assert their own false power under swift and firm control. With Friday Co-Host, David Bach.    

CLR Show 1977. Air Date October 29, 2024. With one week left until the election both political camps are busily making their closing arguments to potential voters. The democrats are amplifying the message of hope, inclusion and positive future vision that has characterized their entire campaign. The trumpians, predictably and regrettably, have ratcheted up their core message of hate, grievance, division, prejudice and outright fear to levels that would have been unthinkable even two months ago. Donald's Madison Square Garden rally referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage. This instantly alienated, perhaps, several million potential voters and will continue to resonate in the Latin community. Why do such an insanely self-destructive thing this close to the election? Because fear feeds on itself and is ultimately self-destructive. That is why Donald will lose and lose big next week.