#1697 The Trump World Order: Are we the Baddies?
March 15, 2025
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Episode 1697 · March 15, 2025
#1697 The Trump World Order: Are we the Baddies?
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<p class="p1"><strong>Air Date 3/15/2025</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>It always bears repeating that the progressive perspective on the state of the world is not that everything was going just fine before Trump showed up but there's a world of difference between the leftist desire to improve things and Trump's bull-in-a-china-shop foreign and economic policies. Allow us to list the ways.</em></p> <p class="p1">Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email <a href="mailto:Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com">Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1697">Full Show Notes</a> | <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/1697_transcript">Transcript</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BestOfTheLeft.com/Support</a> (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://discord.gg/dhyZE3WMJn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Join our Discord community</a>!</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>KEY POINTS</strong></p> <p>1: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-tristan-snell/project-2025-foreign-policy-Xwj-Zpfo4tM/">Project 2025 Foreign Policy America Last - The Tristan Snell Show - Air Date 8-15-25</a></p> <p>2: <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/6/usaid_critique_humanitarian_industrial_complex">March 6, 2025 Full Show - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-6-25</a></p> <p>3: <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/trumps-foreign-policy-238206125/">Trump's Foreign Policy - It Could Happen Here - 11-14-24</a></p> <p>4: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/jacobin-radio/jacobin-radio-ukraines-fight-9RgAiHNUY8P/">Ukraine's Fight for Self-Determination w/ Howie Hawkins - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-3-25</a></p> <p>5: <a href="https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/russia-ukraine-us-the-global-chessboard/">Russia, Ukraine, US The Global Chessboard - WhoWhatWhy's Podcasts - Air Date 3-4-25</a></p> <p>6: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-restarting-aid-to-ukraine-u-s-will-present-ceasefire-proposal-to-russia">After restarting aid to Ukraine, U.S. will present ceasefire proposal to Russia - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 3-11-25</a></p> <p>7: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/1236242674/podcast-trump-tariff">Trump's tariff tumult - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 3-6-25</a></p> <p>8: <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/trumps-onandoffagain-tariffs-and-decoding-make-america-healthy-again">Trumps On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding Make America Healthy Again - On the Media - Air Date 3-7-25</a></p> <p>9: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-tristan-snell/global-chess-europes-unity-EvfGc0JPL6Q/">Global Chess Europe's Unity Strengthens While American Trade Policy Falters - The Tristan Snell Show - Air Date 3-6-25</a></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(59:04) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR</strong></p> <p>On Monthly-ish Recaps and the week of activism</p> <hr /> <p><strong>DEEPER DIVES</strong></p> <p><strong>(1:02:33) SECTION A: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(1:44:50) SECTION B: TRADE WARS AND TARIFFS</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(2:27:43) SECTION C: USAID</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>(3:03:26) SECTION D: US REALIGNMENT & NATO</strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong>SHOW IMAGE</strong></p> <p>Description: Rendering of Donald Trump handing Vladimir Putin the world while they stand at podiums with the American and Russian flags behind them.</p> <p>Credit: "<a href="https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/">trump-putin-russia-usa-politics</a>" by Lola4556677, Pixabay | License: <a href="https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/">Pixabay</a></p>