Network Delaware organizer Branden Fletcher joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about his work in the Rt 9 corridor, the shooting of Yahim Harris, and why it is important to elect Bernie Sanders president.

Show Notes:

• Petition with more info on Yahim Harris

• Help out with Network Delaware

• Donate to Bernard

On New Years Eve 2019, RE Vanella looks forward at the year ahead and talks about how you can write letters to Chelsea Manning, one of America's most prominent political prisoners.

Show Notes:

• Letter-writing steps

• Background on Chelsea Manning

A group of organizers, gathered by Erika Gutierrez, join RE Vanella in the bunker to highlight some of the non-electoral organizing that is going on across the state, from student art to helping the homeless.

Show Notes:

• The new Route 9 credit union

• Fouryouth Productions (website in process)

• Fouryouth Productions FB

• Hope for Humanity Instagram

On the night of the Labour loss in Britain, RE Vanella and Karl the Producer try to talk about anything else: including a new poll that shows Chris Coons in trouble, the Afghanistan papers and the military industrial complex, and an update on some local campaigns.

Show Notes:

• The Chris Coons poll

• Ro Khanna on the defense budget

• Stanley McChrystal in Wilmington

• John Bercow on Jeremy Corbyn

Freelance writer and former Splinter news editor Paul Blest joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about the GOP's favorite Democrat, how the news frames political issues to favor the center, and what the future has in store for progressive candidates and progressive media.

Show Notes:

• Jess interview on WDEL

• Paul's piece on Jess

• Full Chomsky interview

• Chris Coons sympathizes with Kavanaugh pt 1

• Chris Coons sympathizes with Kavanaugh pt 2

• Paul's coverage of Coons' "discord" comments

Author and Current Affairs editor Nathan J Robinson joins RE Vanella from New Orleans to talk about definitions of socialism, what actual socialist institutions look like, and his experience in building a left-wing media publication in Current Affairs.

Show Notes:

• How to Build Socialist Institutions essay

• Buy the book

• Ownership & Control Essay

• Nathan J Robinson memoir

• Q&A With a Conservative Student

• Nathan's debate column

Super-producer emeritus Margaret Hu rejoins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about her experience as a child of immigrants, how she ended up in Delaware activism, and how the city of Wilmington comes across to a newcomer.

Community organizer and city council candidate Shané Darby joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about her experiences in community organizing, depression, and the lessons we can learn from African history and Caribbean solidarity.

Show Notes:

• Shané's city council website

• Donate to Shané

RE Vanella heads to Jessica Scarane for Senate HQ on launch day to talk with the campaign team, the volunteers, and the candidate herself. All of the organizing we've been talking about for the last year, all the infrastructure that is being built up, this is what it looks like in action.

Show Notes:

• Jess's Website

• Donate to Jess

• Volunteer for Jess

State Representative Paul Baumbach joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about how he got into politics, some of the issues that he has worked on in his career in Dover, and the parts of Delaware politics that need to change.