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

State Representative candidate Madinah Wilson-Anton and UD Professor Victor Perez join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about what a Green New Deal for Delaware would look like on a policy level, a scientific level, a social level, and a political level.

Show Notes:

• Green New Deal for Delaware

• Dr. Perez's research on Rt 9 neighborhoods

• Property tax reassessment article

• Dealing with spotted lanternflies

• Donate to Madinah

• Volunteer for Madinah

School board candidate Sarah Fulton joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about her background in progressive activism, some of the racial issues in the school board, and what progressives should do when they lose a vote or an election.

Show Notes:

• The Panel Protests

• Sarah's site

• Article in question

• Result of the Red Clay SRO vote

• List of School Board election polling places

Journalist and activist Andray Domise joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the attempted corporate cooptation of the Black Lives Matter movement, the history of black radical movements, and the importance of a systemic analysis of racism.

Show Notes:

• Matt Taibbi review of White Fragility

• Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism

• JP Morgan's Juneteenth celebration

• JP Morgan's actual history on slavery

• Michael Parenti yellow video

Former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Leo E Strine Jr joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the history and meaning of Delaware's Chancery Court, how he would change America's corporate governance, and how woke talk should be met with woke action.

Show Notes:

• Strine's paper on sustainable capitalism

Founder of Short Order Production House Zach Phillips joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his latest essay in technical.ly and how capitalism is the most poorly designed game in history.

Note: there is a minor echo in Zach's audio, tried to edit it down so it shouldn't be too bad

Show Notes:

• Remaking Murdertown Podcast

• Zach's essay in technical.ly

• Ellora Derenoncourt tweet on the Great Migration

• Challenge Program