Ep 981: Build Back Better
From The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal by Driftglass and Blue Gal
April 1, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 981
About this episode
Episode 981 discusses the decline of Republican politics over the past 36 years and explores ways to rebuild democracy.
Episode 981 traces the Republican descent from the 1990 New York Times editorial warning about Gingrich's "slash and burn" politics through Limbaugh, Fox News, and Trump—a 36-year disaster that Liberal bloggers warned about while being dismissed as cranks. Driftglass and Blue Gal use a science-fiction classic AND a rebuilding story from the not-too-distant past to argue that democracy can be rebuilt and improved, with new/old systems to prevent the next Trump. This episode marks 21 year...
People in this episode
Hosts: Driftglass, Blue Gal
Topics covered
- Republican politics
- democracy
- media influence
- political commentary
- history of political discourse
Keywords
- Build Back Better
- Gingrich
- Trump
- democracy
- politics
- media
- Liberal bloggers
- Fox News
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, Fox News
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