#5: Out of Left Field

The Current Affairs panel discusses the latest flare-ups in the left-liberal divide (civility, Ocasio-Cortez, and more), hears Pete's Lefty Shark Tank pitch for a universal government login, and share their favorite silver bullets for solving many problems in one fell swoop.

The Panel:

Briahna Joy Gray, contributing editor
Vanessa A. Bee, social media editor
Sparky Abraham, finance editor
Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief
Pete Davis, host

Further reading on the left-liberal divide

Both Nathan and Pete have pieces on the left-liberal divide here and here. You can read Nathan's post-Ocasio take here and Brie's recent take on identity politics and the Democrats here.

Further reading on a universal government login

Read about Estonia's online voting here and the U.K.'s verification system here. To join up with tech-minded lefties, check out the Progressive Coders Network.

Further reading on our silver bullets

For one of the heroes of the caring economy, check out National Domestic Workers Alliance director Ai-Jen Poo. The Bruenigs have also written widely on pro-family economic policies. Democracy Journal had a roundup on national service in 2014. The People's Policy Project put out a recent report on incarcerated voter enfranchisement.

Miscellany

Here's some more information on what it means to be bi-dialectical.**

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