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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 FreedomsWhere the Build Back Better agenda stands nowHarvey J. Kaye State of Democracy Speaker Series

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 indictmentExceptional Delaware on KathyKathy videosPete 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 CallMore 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 9/11The Ethics Committee statementDarius Brown and the HOPE CommissionGerald Brady letterKevin Kelley's op-edLawsuit against protesters

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 PoliceShané in the News JournalBlack Mothers in Power in Delaware LiveLASD GangsBlack Mothers in Power

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 IndependentThe Pit Stop bar storyNoam Chomsky InterviewMike Purzycki Hates Poor PeopleBoston Police Strike vs New York Police Strike

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 rights to poultry worker unions, to talk radio.Show Notes:Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4Rony's spotlight in the CallSupport the Delaware ACLUSupport the Delaware Call

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 websiteGet Jacobo the TurkoIdeology 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 PodcastMichael Brooks ImpressionsConstitutional Convention in Chile