Highlands Bunker

Author Nicole Aschoff joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the new power dynamics and economic conditions created by the rise of smartphones, big data, and tech giants.Show Notes:Buy the book

32BJ SEIU Mid-Atlantic District Director Daisy Cruz joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how the pandemic has been affecting low-wage workers and what demands the SEIU is making to ensure that all workers are safe and properly paid.Show Notes:Daisy's op-edLiving wage calculator for New Castle County

Economist Andrew Cassey and local business owner Alex Sianni join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the practical effects of the pandemic-driven depression, and how the responses have been completely insufficient to the scale of the problem.Show Notes:April jobs reportCARES ActProfile on Alex and De La Coeur (written by podcast regular Jordan Howell)

News Journal education reporter Natalia Alamdari joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk to talk about education policy, the organizing of the Delaware News Guild, and her reporting on the Joe Biden case from a local angle.Show Notes:Subscribe to the News JournalFollow the Delaware News GuildNatalia's reporting on BidenTell Gannett to protect its local journalists

State Representative David Bentz joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his path from legislative aide to legislator, the benefits and downsides of incrementalism, and how state legislators are trying to respond to the Coronavirus crisis.Show Notes:The Kowalko EpisodeVote by Mail billLatest update on Coronavirus in the prisonsBentz's insulin billCoronavirus updates

Karl the Producer, Producer Emeritus Margaret Hu, and PDD President Jordyn Pusey join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the state of the national Democratic Party, the #MeToo movement, and some controversy in local labor politics.Show Notes:Reading from introAOC articleDonate to local progressivesLatest allegations against Joe BidenJimmy's bad postsPDD's statement

Delaware Secretary of Labor Cerron Cade joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his journey into Delaware politics, the uses and problems of corporate welfare, and how the Department of Labor is responding to the Coronavirus pandemic.Show Notes:Delaware Unemployment InfoFifty state strategyDonate $5 to Shahid Buttar

Housing activists Shyanne Miller and Ann Aviles join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the long-running issue of housing in Wilmington, and how the HOMES (Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, Equity, Stability) Campaign is trying to organize people to find solutions.Show Notes:Previous housing episode with ShyanneAnn's op-ed on the blight billHOMES Campaign FB

Jason Scott of Delaware Liberal joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some brief updates on the Coronavirus situation, some war stories of the Delaware Way, and why Rob has been cancelled again.Show Notes:Stay updated on the CoronavirusDelaware LiberalThe offending tweet

Former senate candidate and community organizer Kerri Evelyn Harris joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about their critiques of the Bernie campaign, the latest allegations against Joe Biden, and what the near-term future of progressive organizing should look like.Show Notes:More on Leonard PeltierKatie Halper's interview with Tara ReadeKerri's new website