Highlands Bunker

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

State Senator Anthony Delcollo joins Rob in the bunker to talk about their similar upbringings, their differing views on education funding, and what it means to be a Republican in the state of Delaware.Music: Delaware is Burning - 2DCATShow Notes:Amazon corporate welfare infoLegislature live-streaming billNational popular voteSome of the Delaware Republican scandals

Dana and Adam from Food Not Bombs Wilmington virtually join Rob in bunker to talk about the direct action they're taking to help the community during the Coronavirus crisis.Show Notes:Contact Food Not Bombs: fnbwilmington@gmail.comDonate to Food Not BombsWilmington 1968 project

State senate candidate Marie Pinkney joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her background in social work, the basics of her state senate campaign, and the need to get actual ordinary people involved in politics.Music: Delaware is Burning - 2DCATShow Notes:Marie's website Donate to Marie One of many things Marie's opponent did

Activist and Puerto Rico/Eastside resident Maria Beauchamp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Puerto Rico, the corrupt figure that connects Puerto Rico and Delaware, and the deeper political ideology that also connects the two.Music: Delaware is Burning - 2DCATShow Notes:Interview from San JuanJulia Keleher and her indictmentSarah Gamard's Delaware Way articleMovimiento Victoria Ciudadana

Reproductive justice activist and local Ireland expert Nick Beard joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the latest Irish election, how the culture around abortion has changed in Ireland, and what the future holds here in America.Music: Delaware is Burning - 2DCATShow Notes:Burned : The Inside Story of the 'Cash-for-Ash' ScandalJacobin on Sinn FéinThe case that set of Ireland's abortion referendumThe Louisiana abortion Supreme Court case