Highlands Bunker

Author and academic Steve Paxton joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what often gets misinterpreted about Marxist history and economics, how that relates to both history and the present, and of course a little bit about cricket. Show Notes: Unlearning Marx FDR's 1912 Speech Fire in Babylon

UD Alum Lydia Cole joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest protests against sexual assault at the university, her personal story, and what demands need to be made to make sure that sexual assault is taken seriously on campus. Show Notes: ABC6 story on UD's handling of these cases The latest sexual assault story from UD

Long-time activist and new-time candidate for State Representative Becca Cotto joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she's running for office and what things she would change in Dover. Show Notes: Becca's website Becca's Facebook Becca's campaign kickoff

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues. Today, Mary Beth Tinker and Susan L Burke join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about their historic defenses of civil liberties, from Mary Beth's student activism against the Vietnam War to Susan...

Activists Lakeshia Nix, Keandra McDole, and Kira Savvy join Rob in the bunker to talk about how tragedy got them involved with the fight for justice against police violence, and what they are working on now. Show Notes: More on Keandra More on Lakeshia Kira's website and instagram More on the state's restraining order Justice for All Day on November 13th

With a potentially transformative bill moving through Congress right now, Professor Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how FDR was able to create and frame his New Deal, and what the role of presidential and grassroots leadership is in passing a bold agenda. Show Notes: The Fight for the Four Freedoms Where the Build Back Better agenda stands now Harvey J. Kaye State of De...

State Auditor Kathy McGuiness has been compromised (indicted) to a permanent end (up to 13 years). Join us on a journey through Kathy McGuiness's background, her crimes, and how this fits into the larger world of the Delaware Way. Show Notes: Story on the indictment Exceptional Delaware on Kathy Kathy videos Pete Schwartzkopf's worst political ally

Delaware Call community editor Rae Krantz joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her journey to the left and Delaware, the difficulties of getting other people down that path, and what the Call has been and will be working on. Show Notes: Rae on the Delaware Call More on the killing of Lymond Moses

Former city councilman, mayoral candidate, and long-time Wilmington activist joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest op-ed in the News Journal on how the city of Wilmington should spend American Rescue Plan funds, and what that means for an approach to governing that differs from what we have now. Show Notes: Kevin's op-ed on how to spend federal funds

State Senator Marie Pinkney and Campaign for Smart Justice Manager Haneef Salaam join Rob and Tye in the bunker to talk about the 2021 legislative session from the inside, the state of criminal justice reform in Delaware, the updates on the Gerald Brady and Darius Brown cases, and a surprising op-ed in the News Journal. Show Notes: Hunter S Thompson on 9/11 The Ethics Committee statement Darius Br...

Councilwoman Shané Darby joins Rob in the bunker to talk about how she ended up in the News Journal and Delaware Live, the role of police in society, and the problems of the Wilmington City Council. Then, activist Maria Beauchamp talks about what she has been working on in Puerto Rico and Wilmington. Show Notes: The Invention of Police Shané in the News Journal Black Mothers in Power in Delaware L...

Journalist Andrew Sharp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Delaware Independent, a new independent outlet covering western Sussex County and Kent County. Also discussed: the role of objectivity and bias in covering local stories and how the media should cover the police. Show Notes: Subscribe to the Delaware Independent The Pit Stop bar story Noam Chomsky Interview Mike Purzycki Hates Poor Peop...

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues. Today, Charito Calvachi-Mateyko and Rony Baltazar-Lopez join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about various issues affecting the Latinx community in Delaware, from COVID to religion to voting righ...

Author, poet, and activist Phillip Bannowsky joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his background, from Ecuador to the Newark Chrysler Plant, what he has learned about activism, and his latest book: Jacobo the Turko. Show Notes: Phillip's website Get Jacobo the Turko Ideology and Popular Protest

Fellow podcaster and American in Chile Natalie Smith joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Delaware's continuing neoliberalism, examine how Chile is in the midst of a movement to remove neoliberalism from its constitution, and dive into the behavior of online left media figures and what that means for the movement. Show Notes: Superstructure Podcast Michael Brooks Impressions Constitutional Conven...

Educator Michelle Classen joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her plans to start a radically democratic Sudbury School in Wilmington, how it differs from more typical forms of education, and the potential challenges of starting a new school like this. Show Notes: Wilmington Sudbury School

Activists Yejoon Koh and Erika Guttierez join Rob in the bunker to talk about Gerald Brady's racist comments as Asian women, the Delaware American Asian Voice group, and what it takes to bring new activists into the movement. Show Notes: The initial story on Brady An op-ed calling on Brady to resign Tom Carper on #StopAsianHate

After the previous ACLU episode, Mike Brickner sticks around a little bit more to talk about how the ACLU has evolved over time (if it has gotten too woke), and responds to sports updates in his native Ohio. Show Notes: Main Episode Glenn Greenwald and Rob's tweets PDD Ice Cream Social Cleveland Guardians

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues. Today, Mike Brickner joins Rob in the bunker to give an update on what passed and what didn't pass in the past legislative session, and what ACLU priorities will be going forward. Show Notes: Episo...

In late June, a six-year old girl was found walking down the side of the Coastal Highway near Lewes, Delaware. While she was luckily unharmed, Alondra Fuentes's story shows how some of our day-to-day systems from education to policing are not treating everyone equally. Alondra's family and Erika Gutierrez join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how that day went down, and how there has been n...

Former Delaware State News reporter and new public affairs manager at Planned Parenthood of Delaware Matt Bittle joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the past legislative session, disagreements with Republicans, and the role of nonprofits in our politics. Show Notes: Full Mark Twain letter Matt's announcement Abolish the Senate Stephanie Bolden selling out her constituents Elon Musk in Wilmington...

Tye, Rob, and Karl recap the 2021 legislative session, talking about the win and the many losses of the year, what they mean, and what needs to be done going forward. Show Notes: News Journal session roundup Delaware Constitution Article VIII, 10a and 11a on raising taxes Why legal weed failed

History professor and Middle East expert Djene Bajalan joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how the right distorts class politics, how racism and nationalism can be used to undermine universal programs, and then a bit about Turkish politics and the Kurds. Show Notes: Professor Bajalan on The Majority Report Some of Professor Bajalan 's previous writings on Turkey/The Kurds This is Revolut...

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues. Today, Claire Snyder-Hall and Dwayne Bensing join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the For the People Act, where the state legislature has succeeded and failed on voter registration and abse...

The government has said the pandemic is over, so the Bunker is back open. Jordyn Pusey, Kirsten Walther, the band Workstudy, and Jess Scarane all join Rob in the bunker to talk about a wide variety of topics from legal weed to Network Delaware to college labor practices. Show Notes: John Carney's position on hazing Change Agent Journey Workstudy on Spotify Dem-A-Thon 2021 FOIA Bill John Carney wee...