Sep 18 2015 71 mins 3
Edition #954 Today we look at the worst refugee crisis since WWII and encourage governments around the world to do the right thing to help by opening their doors to victims of war Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: What a migrant crisis looks like - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 8-28-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Ennio - Silence Is Sexy 00:04:00 Ch. 4: Act 2: Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch on Refugee Crisis - @democracynow - Air Date: 08-31-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangs - dustmotes 00:10:20 Ch. 6: Act 3: Leadership lacking as refugees flee to Europe and crisis grows - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date 9-2-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: Broken boiler - Plusplus 00:17:41 Ch. 8: Act 4: Billionaire Offers To Buy Island For Syrian Refugees - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-05-15 Ch. 9: Song 4: Clangour And Flutes (Live @ KEXP) - Sindri Már Sigfússon 00:26:08 Ch. 10: Act 5: A Deeper Understanding of Europe's Migration Crisis - @onthemedia - Air Date: 9-11-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: I Can Help (Exciting Live Performances) - Billy Swan 00:35:22 Ch. 12: Act 6: Help My People, Let More War Refugees Settle Here: A Syrian American’s Message to Washington - @democracynow - Air Date: 09-09-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: No-End Ave - Jahzzar 00:40:31 Ch. 14: Act 7: Obama turns to refugee crisis after Iran nuclear deal victory - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 9-10-15 Ch. 15: Song 7: Black Eyed Susan - Podington Bear 00:42:51 Ch. 16: Act 8: Why isn't the U.S. taking in more refugees? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 9-2-15 Ch. 17: Song 8: Cetology - Ben McElroy 00:45:15 Ch. 18: Act 9: #AmericaWelcomes #SyrianRefugees via @MoveOn & @thenation - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: This fickle world - Theo Bard 00:48:22 Ch. 20: Act 10: Cold-Blooded Fox News Demonizes Syrian Refugees - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-12-15 Voicemails 00:57:40 Ch. 21: Thoughts on the history of economic populism - V from Western New York 01:01:28 Ch. 22: Thoughts on the use of public and urban space - Ryan from Pheonix Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:05:59 Ch. 23: Final comments on how bad policies begin to sink into our collective psyche Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: #AmericaWelcomes #SyrianRefugees via @MoveOn & @thenation Take Action: SIGN: Urge the U.S. government to accept more Syrian refugees via MoveOn.org & The Nation Add your photo to the #AmericaWelcomes campaign on IG & Twitter through MoveOn.org Sources/further reading: “Tell the United States to Accept More Refugees and Asylum-Seekers From Syria” via The Nation "Syrian Refugees: All You Need to Know” via Newsweek "Turkey Has Spent Nearly $8 Billion Caring For 2.2 Million Syrian Refugees” via Huffington Post “Syria’s War: Refugee Crisis” — full coverage from AlJazeera America "Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go” via the National Priorities Project "Germany's economy will grow faster because of the million refugees it is helping, study finds” via The Independent Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!
