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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 PrisonOur previous episode on fines and feesNCAJ Fines and Fees IndexBrennan Center StudyTask 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 situationBPG's new hotelRiverfront EastElla 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 CoonsChris Coons Working to Install Business-Friendly Candidate for Key Patent PositionExecutive Action TrackerThe government actually helping workers

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 school choice to standardized testing to SROs.Show Notes:ACLU-DE Education EquityMore on the education equity lawsuitTen Dimensions of Education Resource EquityBlack History Education billSupport the Delaware ACLUSupport the Delaware Call

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 explainerSpeaker Pete on the minimum wageMake calls for the minimum wageKnock doors for the minimum wageOur 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 crossroadsPort 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 websiteThe actual legislationHow to take action on Paid Family LeaveMore coverage on the billCanvass / 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 Delaware.Show Notes:Delaware Police Accountability NowClean Slate DelawareWe Still Can't Breathe March Against Police BrutalitySupport the Delaware ACLUSupport the Delaware Call

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 introMore information about the letterCampaign for Fair Policing