News Journal education reporter Natalia Alamdari joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk to talk about education policy, the organizing of the Delaware News Guild, and her reporting on the Joe Biden case from a local angle.

Show Notes:

• Subscribe to the News Journal

• Follow the Delaware News Guild

• Natalia's reporting on Biden

• Tell Gannett to protect its local journalists

State Representative David Bentz joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his path from legislative aide to legislator, the benefits and downsides of incrementalism, and how state legislators are trying to respond to the Coronavirus crisis.

Show Notes:

• The Kowalko Episode

• Vote by Mail bill

• Latest update on Coronavirus in the prisons

• Bentz's insulin bill

• Coronavirus updates

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 intro

• AOC article

• Donate to local progressives

• Latest allegations against Joe Biden

• Jimmy's bad posts

• PDD'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 Info

• Fifty state strategy

• Donate $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 Shyanne

• Ann's op-ed on the blight bill

• HOMES 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 Coronavirus

• Delaware Liberal

• The 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 Peltier

• Katie Halper's interview with Tara Reade

• Kerri'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 - 2DCAT

Show Notes:

• Amazon corporate welfare info

• Legislature live-streaming bill

• National popular vote

• Some 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: [email protected]

• Donate to Food Not Bombs

• Wilmington 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 - 2DCAT

Show Notes:

• Marie's website

• Donate to Marie

• One of many things Marie's opponent did