A View from the Left Side

Fight Oligarchy rallies are setting attendance records in swing states and Republican-controlled Congressional districts across the country. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Texas Congressman Greg Casar ... and Calexico rocked the house in Tucson on May 22, 2025. Event organizers estimated 3000 for the Tucson rally at Catalina High Sc

Season 3, Episode 6 of a View from the Left Side -- Grijalva Speaks Truth to Power ... a Retrospective -- is a tribute to former Southern Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, who passed away after a battle with cancer on March 13, 2025. Time Stamps | Introduction: Raul and Me | 00:29 | Union Roots | 02:04 | Background on Today's Speeches | 04:26 | Raul's Words in 2011 Foreshadow 2025

Well, it certainly didn’t take long for President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance to revive the Ugly American brand. Welcome to Season 3: Episode 5 of A View from the Left Side, New Strategies for a New World Order. As the seventh week of Trump’s second term comes to a close, the United States, the world and the global financial markets are reeling from his decisions

Mean-spirited authoritarians—backed by greedy billionaires and bolstered by weak legislative branches—are leading many countries, including ours. I’m really concerned about the future of our world and our shared economy going forward. Do you remember the massive loss of jobs, homes and businesses after Wall Street crashed the world economy in 2008-2009? I do. Do you remember

The title of this podcast, The Storm Before the Calm, is taken from a book by George Friedman, founder of Geopolitical Futures. A good friend of mine gave me this book for Christmas. Initially, I balked at the title. I was not eager to read about “the storm” since we have been living in the eye of a hurricane since January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump took office. The last thing

Season 3: Episode 2 of A View from the Left Side includes a variety pack of five segments. The first three segments -- Musk's Takeover, White Men In Black Are Snooping on You and Deregulation Fever -- cover aspects of Elon Musk's takeover of the US government in just 17 days. Segment 4 -- Melania Wore a Hat -- begins with a "you go girl" to the First Lady and her Inauguration Day h

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 1 of A View from the Left Side (AVLS). It's a Brave New World out there -- the perfect time to restart my podcast. Time Stamps for Season 3: Episode 1 Introduction | 00:17 Is This What You Voted For? | 1:47 Trusted News Sources | 5:48 Turn Off Tune In and Be Here Now | 9:29 Tarot for a Brave New World | 12:21 Closing Remarks | 15:53 As of today, Trump's

Season 2 Episode 13: Creation of a National Infrastructure Bank | 0:44 The US Has Had Four National Infrastructure Banks | 1:17 Crumbling Infrastructure Hurts Competitiveness | 2:30 Rep. PPH Interview with Economics Experts on the Proposal for NIB | 4:24 Alphecca Muttardy, Board Member, NIB Coalition | 4:53 What Is an NIB and Why Do We Need One? | 5:00 Projects that Could Be Funded

Season 2 Episode 12 of A View from the Left Side focuses on Arizona's primary election races -- from the Legislature to Statewide, Corporation Commission and Congressional races. Joining me today for this podcast are three long-term colleagues of mine at Blog for Arizona Michael Bryan, Larry Bodine and David Gordon. Mike is the founder and managing editor of Blog for Arizona. He is

Season 2, Episode 11 of a View from the Left Side is a compilation of footage that I recorded on June 24, 2022, the day the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Roe v Wade, the landmark abortions rights decision from 1973. The Roe decision made abortion care up to the age of viability of the fetus legal in the US for nearly 50 years. Now, SCOTUS has decided that access to