SOLVED! #11 - Culture War Distractions While the Oligarchs Rob You Blind

<p><strong>Air Date: 6-8-25</strong></p> <p><a href="https://BestOfTheLeft.com/Support">BestOfTheLeft.com/Support</a> (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)</p> <p>Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The right's attack on free speech and academic freedom</li> <li>Trumponomics, men, and tradwives</li> <li>The lessons to learn about culture wars from the fight for gay marriage</li> <li>How the internet and Trump force us to live in and re-litigate the past</li> <li>How the left can avoid Trump's culture war traps</li> </ul> <p>FOLLOW US ON:</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bestoftheleft.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p> <p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bestoftheleft@mstdn.social">Mastadon</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestoftheleft/">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft/">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BestOfTheLeft/">YouTube</a></p> <p> </p> <p>REFERENCES:</p> <p><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-attack-on-harvard-marks-new-phase-in-the-culture-war.html"> Trump's Attack on Harvard Marks a New Phase in the Culture War</a> - New York Magazine</p> <p><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/theres-no-trumponomics-without-the-tradwife.html"> There's No Trumponomics Without the Tradwife</a> - New York Magazine</p> <p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/05/gay-marriage-culture-wars-class/">To Stop Losing the Culture Wars, Learn From Gay Marriage</a> - Jacobin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/opinion/debates-culture-pete-rose.html"> I Can't Believe We're Still Arguing About This</a> - The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/05/trump-populism-culture-war-democrats/"> Democrats Can Avoid Trump's Culture-War Traps</a> - Jacobin</p> <p> </p> <p>SOLVED! SONG! "Rob You Blind" - Concepts: Human Intelligence. Song: Artificial Intelligence. Based on SOLVED! Ep. #11: "Culture War Distractions While the Oligarchs Rob You Blind" (June 8, 2025)</p> <p> </p> <p>TAKE ACTION:</p> <p><a href="https://democrats.org/contact-us/">Write to the DNC</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nokings.org/">June 14th - "No Kings" Nationwide Day of Action</a></p> <p>Find your <a href="https://indivisible.org/groups">Indivisible group</a> - or start one</p> <p>Use the <a href="https://5calls.org/">5 Calls app</a> for scripts and to reach all your elected officials</p> <p>Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://discord.gg/AQzYpQEqPy">Join our Discord Server</a></p> <p>Reach us via Signal:</p> <p><a href="https://signal.me/#eu/62GSpPKEljyYCb0TuYTEUm3D6Nv8G0xSV_GVP8Q13TkQxVeP04lJ8pGOUEqUdHdn"> Bestoftheleft.01</a></p> <p>Leave a message at 202-999-3991</p> <p> </p> <p>Produced by:</p> <p>Jay! Tomlinson</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>Visit us at <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/">BestOfTheLeft.com</a></p> <p>Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com</p> <p>Review the show on Apple Podcasts!</p>