Public Education is Getting Far Too Close to Distance Learning

As more and more schools are closing due to COVID-19 online education, or distance learning, is making it's way into public and private education. NPR has called it, "The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History." It has exposed many inequities and exploitation from the capitalists during this crisis. Our co-host Andy Libson, a science high school teacher, is part of a growing number of educators that are pushing back against profit-driven interests attempting to overtake the educational field with their online learning experiment. Check us out as we go over demands that he and his colleagues have listed during this current COVID-19 crisis. Additional Resources: Coronavirus Capitalism Disaster Capitalism (was mentioned in Andy’s document) The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One Previous What’s Left? Episodes Last Week: Quarantined! On Public Education Kenny Z. Oakland Teachers Strike What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Bitchute: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ip2kmnisjjchn6bugg2xrjoduja

Fear in a Time of Quarantine

Coronavirus, Covid-19, Sars-Cov-2… It's everywhere. It seems this pandemic has infiltrated every part of our lives, including us here at “What's Left?” Today, we discuss how it has affected us personally. Our co-host Kenny Zepeda has been impacted as a worker in the service industry and shares with us his story, as well as the plight his colleagues and co-workers. Additional Articles: Cold War with China Previous What’s Left? Episodes Last Week: Pandemic Pandemonia Covid-19 Latin American Spring? What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Bitchute: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ip2kmnisjjchn6bugg2xrjoduja

Pandemic Pandemonia

On today's episode Kenny, Andy and Eduardo discuss the global response to COVID-19. Is there an overreaction? How is the capitalist class using this for their advantage? And what should we make of those off conspiracy theories? Check what we have to say about this and more. Previous What’s Left? Episodes Last Week: Bernie Sanders Covid-19 Prediction 2020 Conspiracy Theories Additional Links: Sick Politicians and a Lack of Urgency: Tracking Iran’s Response to Coronavirus https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000007011860/iran-coronavirus-outbreak.html What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Bitchute: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ip2kmnisjjchn6bugg2xrjoduja

Feelin' the Bern? or Just Feeling Burned?

Today, we speak to Kenny and Eduardo two ardent former Sander supporters on their vote and non-vote this past presidential primary election in California. Previous What’s Left? Episodes Last Week: Election Meddling DNC At It Again in Iowa Predictions 2020 Jake Prop C Additional Links: Links: 95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=B301C1BC8A296237199B3FFD722969E6&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL Trump proposes change to environmental rules to speed up highway projects, pipelines and more https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/white-house-wants-to-change-rules-to-speed-up-highway-projects-pipelines-drilling/2020/01/08/4e248fda-325a-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/03/how-trump-is-changing-science-environment/ 11 ways the Trump administration has gutted environmental and public land protections https://www.businessinsider.com/how-trump-administration-has-gutted-environmental-protections-2019-5 What’s Left? Website: Podcasts: iTunes: Bitchute: stitcher: Googleplaymusic: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ip2kmnisjjchn6bugg2xrjoduja