Air Date: 3–18-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: <ul> <li>Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption</li> <li>Ch. 2 - What the left must do to actually win</li> <li>Ch. 3 - What the rest of the world can teach America</li> <li>SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): The reports of Christian fundamentalist "talk" in the military as the US attacked Iran</li> </ul> <a href="https://podline.fm/best-of-the-left">Leave us a message</a> on our new system! FOLLOW US ON: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BestOfTheLeft/">YouTube</a> (This episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/bestoftheleft.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bestoftheleft/">Instagram</a> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft/">Facebook</a> <a href= "https://mastodon.social/@bestoftheleft@mstdn.social">Mastadon</a> Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES <a href= "https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/david-sirota-talks-corruption"> David Sirota Explains How Money Rewrote American Democracy</a> - Current Affairs <a href= "https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/05/the-left-is-losing-because-were-not-confrontational-enough"> The Left Is Losing Because We're Not Confrontational Enough</a> - (From 2022) Current Affairs <a href= "https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/searching-the-globe-for-answers-to-americas-thorniest-problems"> Searching the Globe for Answers to America's Thorniest Problems</a> - Current Affairs BACKSTAGE U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for "Armageddon," Return of Jesus - Jonathan Larsen (Substack) <ul> <li><a href= "https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlarsen/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for"> https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlarsen/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for</a></li> </ul> US troops were told war on Iran was 'all part of God's divine plan', watchdog alleges - The Guardian <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric"> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric</a></li> </ul> EXTRAS: (Buying these books, or another book, after clicking the links below helps support indie bookstores and this show!) BOOK: "<a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/13356/9798992964004">Master Plan: the Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America</a>" by David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher PODCAST: "<a href= "https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/">Master Plan</a>" by The Lever ARTICLE: <a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/jd-vance-right-plan-billionaires-elections-1235445122/"> JD Vance and SCOTUS Case</a> - Rolling Stone BOOK: "<a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/13356/9780307237354">Hostile Takeover</a>" by David Sirota BOOK: "<a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/13356/9781620978443">Another World is Possible</a>" by Natasha Hakimi Zapata ARTICLE: <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/ai-crypto-money-midterms-congress.html"> How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash</a> - The New York Times ARTICLE: "<a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/03/09/the-huge-billionaire-election-influence-in-numbers-nearly-one-fifth-of-all-donations/">The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbers—Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations</a>" - Forbes TAKE ACTION: <a href="https://stoptrumpswars.org/">Stop Trump's Wars</a> <a href="https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/ice">In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach</a> <a href="https://www.nokings.org/next">No Kings</a> - March 28th <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/803953/">One Million Rising Trainings</a> <a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qcfpmw/how_you_can_help_master_list/"> How to Support Minneapolis Communities</a> <a href="https://freedcproject.org/allies">Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY</a> <a href="http://5calls.org/">5calls.org</a> Find your <a href="https://indivisible.org/groups">Indivisible group</a> - or start one <a href="https://discord.gg/AQzYpQEqPy">Join our Discord Server</a> Reach us via Signal: <a href= "https://signal.me/#eu/62GSpPKEljyYCb0TuYTEUm3D6Nv8G0xSV_GVP8Q13TkQxVeP04lJ8pGOUEqUdHdn"> Bestoftheleft.01</a> <a href="https://podline.fm/best-of-the-left">Leave a message</a> Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at <a href= "https://www.bestoftheleft.com/">BestOfTheLeft.com</a> Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts!

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