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Campaign to End Debtor's Prison co-coordinators Meryem Dede and Lynne Kielhorn join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the issue of fines and fees, how it affects Delaware, and how we can change them. Show Notes: Campaign to End Debtor's Prison Our previous episode on fines and fees NCAJ Fines and Fees Index Brennan Center Study Task Force Letter

Tye, Karl, and Rob convene in the virtual bunker to talk through the Darius Brown situation, the latest BPG developments in Wilmington, Israel and Palestine, and what to expect for the rest of the 2021 legislative session. Show Notes: The Darius Brown situation BPG's new hotel Riverfront East Ella Baker Black Organizers Group

The American Prospect executive editor David Dayen joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Chris Coons, and how he is trying to use his influence in the Biden White House to protect corporate power around the world, and how the Biden administration can actually improve things. Show Notes: NYTimes Article on Chris Coons Chris Coons Working to Install Business-Friendly Candidate for Key Patent...

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, Shannon Griffin and Melva Ware join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the recent education equity lawsuit, how education money should actually be spent, and dive into issues from schoo...

Former senate candidate Jess Scarane joins Rob, Tye, and Karl in the virtual bunker to talk about Delaware's minimum wage bill and the local effort to keep wages down and kick people off of unemployment. Show Notes: Karl's minimum wage explainer Speaker Pete on the minimum wage Make calls for the minimum wage Knock doors for the minimum wage Our reading series this week

Freelance journalist Karl Baker joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his post-News Journal ventures, his recent articles about the new problems that Wilmington is facing, and the what that means about the broader model of economic change that we operate under. Show Notes: Wilmington at a crossroads Port of Wilmington faces headwinds

Delaware CARES executive director Liz Richards and former family court judge Chandlee Kuhn joins Rob and Tye in the virtual bunker to talk about SB1, the new legislation which will bring Paid Family Leave to Delaware. Show Notes: Delaware CARES website The actual legislation How to take action on Paid Family Leave More coverage on the bill Canvass / phonebank for the minimum wage bill

Author and historian David T. Dixon joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the life and times of August Willich, the German revolutionary and communist who later became a Union general in the American Civil War. Show Notes: More about Radical Warrior

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, Haneef Salaam and John Reynolds join Rob and Tye in the virtual bunker to talk about police accountability, clean slate initiatives, and what the results of the Chauvin trial mean for Delawa...

Law Enforcement Accountability Taskforce Subcommittee member Crystal Womack joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the letter of no confidence that many members signed, and how it relates to Delaware's broader deference to law enforcement and endless taskforces. Show Notes: Article from intro More information about the letter Campaign for Fair Policing

Delaware native and cannabis industry worker David Gobris joins Rob in the virtual bunker to preview the new legal weed bill in Delaware and what the experience of legalization in Colorado can teach us about what works and what doesn't work at promoting equity. Show Notes: HB150 in Delaware Article that David mentioned More on Delaware cannabis LLCs

Delaware United activist Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the virtual bunker to give an update on what Delaware's state legislature has been working on for the past three months from minimum wage to legal weed to gun bills. Plus, what hasn't happened, and what needs to happen going forward. Show Notes: Delaware United updates More on the tax bracket vote The taskforce letter

PDD President and Elsmere resident Jordyn Pusey joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the trials and tribulations of local party politics. Then, we delve deep into the Delaware Way mind of Elsmere native Robert Lee Byrd and his memoir, Byrd of Legislative Hall. Show Notes: Nevada Democratic Party article More on the RD13 debacle Byrd of Legislative Hall

A discussion on the killing of Lymond Moses, recorded after the video was released. Show Notes: The released video of the shooting

Activist Jack Guerin, DE Coalition for Open Government director John Flaherty, and Delaware Liberal blogger Steve Tanzer join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the rampant corruption in Delaware government and how we can fight it. Show Notes: FightDECorruption site Sign On Andria Bennett story Trey Paradee story

Network Delaware activist Kirsten Walther joins Rob and Tye in the bunker to talk about the upcoming Change Agent Journey program and how the uniqueness of Delaware can be used to build stronger organizations. Then, some controversy. Show Notes: Sign up for Change Agent Journey More information about the program Fight DE Corruption

Central Delaware NAACP President Fleur McKendall and Network Delaware organizer Tyeisha Grier join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the role of religion and solidarity in organizing and the projects that Central Delaware NAACP is working on. We also dig more into Tye's background. Show Notes: Central Delaware NAACP

Misty Seemans and Jon Offredo from the Office of Defense Services join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the efforts to reform the Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights, and what that reform could do to create a fairer justice system in Delaware. Show Notes: The James MacColl case The Thomas Webster case Wilmington's Civilian Review board that was passed

Author and historian Richard White joins Rob in the virtual bunker to look back at Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, and how they relate (and don't relate) to today. Show Notes: The Republic for Which It Stands

Local activist Monique Fegans joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the case of Simba, a 14-year-old local activist who was unjustly charged during a protest last September. This is a call to Attorney General Kathy Jennings to drop the charges against him.

Writer and Delaware native Paul Blest joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Jeff Bezos and the Amazon union effort and the John Carney State of the State. Then, a history lesson about the quintessential 19th century Delaware man: John M Clayton. Show Notes: Paul's article about Jeff Bezos Carney's State of the State John M Clayton and the Search for Order

Professor Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the first days of the Biden presidency and how they compare to his promise of a FDR-Size Presidency vs a continuation of the Obama administration. Show Notes: Speech from intro Original article about a FDR-sized presidency Let America be America Again

Former senate candidate Jess Scarane , organizer extraordinaire Tyeisha Grier , and Delaware Call editor Jordan Howell join Rob and Karl in the virtual bunker to talk about the upcoming plans for the Delaware Call and how they tie in to a broader movement in Delaware politics. Show Notes: The Delaware Call Submit an article pitch Donate to the Call

Former senate candidate Jess Scarane , organizer extraordinaire Tyeisha Grier , and Delaware Call editor Jordan Howell join Rob and Karl in the virtual bunker to talk about Henry Ford, Delaware history, the GameStop situation, the history of markets, and some conflicting thoughts on the Biden inauguration. Show Notes: Some history GameStop explainer Freedom From the Market Leo Strine's corporate g...

Economist Nia Cola joins Rob in the virtual bunker to revisit Modern Monetary Theory, how it may affect the form that the new COVID relief package will take, and how MMT can be used in a more liberatory way. Show Notes: Previous MMT episode Biden's COVID relief package Nia's YouTube channel Superstructure Podcast Money on the Left