Delaware DSA Co-Chair Jonathan Tate joins Rob to talk about what DE DSA has been working on this year and the place for DSA in Delaware politics. Peppered in are some live PA primary updates.

Show Notes:

• Delaware DSA Site

• DE DSA's Facebook

• Become a DSA Member

Abortion activist Nick Beard and ACLU-DE Executive Director Mike Brickner join Rob in the bunker to talk about the recent leaked Roe v Wade decision, what that means for activism around abortion in Delaware, and what the demands need to be now that the worst-case scenario has happened.

Show notes:

• Essay from the beginning

• Alito's decision

• Join the march on Saturday

• Yellowhammer abortion fund

• Local abortion fund

• Guest bartender event

ACLU Voter Campaign Manager Meera Devotta joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her education experience in Delaware and abroad and the voter education work that she'll be doing for Delaware ACLU.

Show Notes:

• Delaware Voting Rights Coalition

• ACLU's new voting tool

• Register to vote or check your registration

• Information on the school board elections

Local author Timeless Thomas joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his path through the criminal justice system and how that led him to write 101 Things You Should Know About Jail, giving the important of information and reform in making a better criminal legal system.

Show Notes:

• 101 Things You Should Know About Jail

• Timeless Thomas on Facebook

• Timeless Thomas on YouTube

Labor reporter Kim Kelly and Professor Harvey J Kaye join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Kim's new book "Fight Like Hell", going through some of the figures and movements in the under-covered parts of labor history and what they mean for us today.

Show Notes:

• Buy Fight Like Hell

• Kim's recent coverage of the Warrior Met Coal strike

Activist and candidate DeShanna Neal joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her Wilmington upbringing, how she became an activist for her daughter, and why she's running for office.

Show Notes:

• DeShanna's website

• Donate to DeShanna

• The original video referenced

• A 2017 profile of DeShanna

With the first pre-trial arguments being heard, the bunker digs into how we got to the indictment and re-indictment of Kathy McGuiness, some of the fun stories along the way, and what strategies your auditor's office is taking in response to the charges.

Show Notes:

• Previous Kathy episode

• Latest update (this occurred after the recording)

Historian Harvey J Kaye and local activist Kerri Evelyn Harris join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about FDR's economic bill of rights, and how that model can inform and improve our local fights.

Show Notes:

• FDR's Economic Bill of Rights

• Kerri's website

• Donate to Kerri

UD History Department Chair Dr Alison Parker and State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton join Rob in the bunker to talk about the life of Mary Church Terrell: what her career said about American history in the late 1800s and early 1990s, and what her activism means for us today.

Show Notes:

• Unceasing Militant by Alison Parker

• University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative

After an update on the episode from last week, State Rep. John Kowalko joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his retirement, how progress is slowed in the state of Delaware, and some stories from his time in the general assembly.

Show Notes:

• Kowalko Retirement

• BlueWater Wind project