Highlands Bunker

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 siteSign OnAndria Bennett storyTrey 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 JourneyMore information about the programFight 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 BezosCarney's State of the StateJohn 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 introOriginal article about a FDR-sized presidencyLet 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 CallSubmit an article pitchDonate 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 historyGameStop explainerFreedom From the MarketLeo Strine's corporate governance paperThe Republic for Which It Stands