Local activist Monique Fegans joined Rob in the backyard bunker to talk about her journey to activism, the importance and experience of direct action, and the opportunities for direct action that will be available soon.

Show Notes:

• Monique's quote in the News Journal

• United Panther Movement

Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his campaign and where it fits into a left electoral strategy in 2020 and beyond

A round table of Jordyn Pusey, Kristin Bricker, Paul Blest, Karl the Producer, and Lovely Lacey join Rob in the virtual bunker to review the results of Delaware's September 15th Democratic Primary, and what they mean for the future of progressive legislation.

Show Notes:

• Election results

Delaware Law School librarian Janet Lindenmuth joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about some Delaware history fun facts. Then, historian and foreign policy expert Daniel Bessner joins Rob to talk about the rise of our current foreign policy consensus, and how it relates to the politics of Joe Biden and Chris Coons.

Show Notes:

• Delaware's segregation laws

• Delaware blue laws

• Daniel's book

• The False Promise of Liberal Order

• A Peoples' Policy for the Americas

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about why people don't trust the police, the criminal justice system in Delaware, and how change gets made in the system.

Show Notes:

• Delaware Call

British writer Alex Hess joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how capitalism has ruined (non-American) football. Go Spurs.

Show Notes:

• How Capitalism Changed Football for the Worse

Canio Caputo and Jason Scott from Delaware Liberal join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the Biden/Harris fanfare in Delaware, whether or not it's important to vote for Biden here in Delaware, and what the implications are of a Biden presidency.

Show Notes:

• A sample of the previous podcast

• Nixon election interference

• What Putin did

• The Delaware Call

Student activist Vasu Jayanthi joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her recent op-ed in the News Journal, and how young activists can change our government for the better.

Show Notes:

• Vasu's op-ed in the News Journal

• Volunteer for Jess

• Get an absentee ballot or check your status

Professor Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Marx and Gramsci, American radicals from Thomas Paine to A Phillip Randolph, and how these ideas, figures, and movements can inspire activism today.

Show Notes:

• Bill Clinton on Kwame Ture

• More on A Phillip Randolph and economic democracy

• New Deal descendants open letter to Joe Biden

Rob and Karl the Producer hold down the bunker this week, talking about the recent passing of left media figure Michael Brooks, the importance of compassion in organizing, and how the end of the world isn't quite what it seems.

Show Notes:

• Right-Wing Mandela

• Remembering Michael Brooks