It Could Happen Here
It Could Happen Here
It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the…Social links:
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Executive Disorder: Pogrom in Belfast, Trans Healthcare, Denaturalization Cases
The gang discuss election fraud claims in California, a pogrom targeting immigrants in Northern Ireland, DOJ investigations into healthcare for trans youth, new denaturalization cases against 17 people, and Greg Bovino’s potential 2028 presidential run. Sources: https://www.independent.com/2026…
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The Arab Gulf States in the Line of Fire
Dana El Kurd speaks to Andrew Leber, assistant professor of political science and Middle East and North Africa politics, with an expertise in Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states. Andrew outlines the different positions of the Gulf states in response to the ongoing war on Iran, the competing visio…
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The Globalization of Resistance with Andrew
Andrew talks with Garrison about how the jailing of political prisoners in Spain inadvertently sparked the Filipino labor movement and helped globalize the anti-imperialist struggle of the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Idealogical Totalism with Andrew
Andrew talks with Garrison about how apocalyptic cult-like groups override critical thought and promote mass violence.
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Bovino’s Visit to Europe
Former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino travelled to a racist conference in Europe, James and Mia break down his interviews there and what it tells us about the culture of the agency he spent decades in. Sources: https://remigrationsummit.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/christ…
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CZM Book Club: Phone Resistance, by Safear Ness -- with In The Belly Magazine
This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 235
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them - How to Potluck Your Way to a Union - What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy - The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism - Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTU…
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Executive Disorder: California Elections, SCOTUS Approves GOP Map, Greg Bovino Update
The gang discuss Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral campaign, a Supreme Court ruling on redistricting in Alabama, and changes to OMB funding. Sources: https://x.com/atrupar/status/2061537793843532054?s=20 https://x.com/Tomhennessey69/status/2061343239794299374 https://remigrationsummit.com/ https://…
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The War on Iran and Convergences of Fascism
Dana El Kurd speaks to Negar Razavi, a political anthropologist at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies. Dana and Negar discuss conditions in Iran today, the impact the war has had on the regime and on regional dynamics, and how the “experts” in DC are implicated in this di…
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What’s In the DNC’s 2024 Autopsy
Garrison and Sophie talk about the long awaited DNC 2024 election autopsy, its many factual errors, contradictory analysis, and the glaring omissions from Palestine to inflation and Biden’s age. Sources: https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-20-2026.pdf https://www.politico.com/…
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