Robert talks to Laura Jedeed for her account of the July 4th festivities at the Great American State Fair which was totally all those things.

Robert talks to Laura Jedeed for her account of the July 4th festivities at the Great American State Fair which was totally all those things.

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 horizon.

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 horizon.

It Could Happen Here

A Report from the Great American State Fair

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Mick and James pick up their discussion of Human Rights where they left off yesterday and discuss how we can all ensure people are treated properly. 

Sources:

Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034

Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman

State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002

Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

Mick and James pick up their discussion of Human Rights where they left off yesterday and discuss how we can all ensure people are treated properly.&nbsp;
Sources:
Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716&ndash;736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034
Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012 John Lechte &amp; Saul Newman State of Exception. 2005 Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind
Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiE5rBLrIgM">Philosophize This! -&nbsp;Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West</a>

What's Wrong with Human Rights, Pt. 2

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Mick and James discuss the concept of Human Rights and how they sometimes fail to ensure people around the world are treated with dignity.

Sources:

Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034

Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman

State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell

The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002

Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

Mick and James discuss the concept of Human Rights and how they sometimes fail to ensure people around the world are treated with dignity.
Sources:
Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716&ndash;736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034
Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012 John Lechte &amp; Saul Newman State of Exception. 2005 Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind
Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiE5rBLrIgM">Philosophize This! -&nbsp;Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West</a>

What's Wrong with Human Rights

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Dana El Kurd talks about the significance of Palestine at the 2026 World Cup, comparing it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 

Sources:

https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup 

https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup

https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup

 

Dana El Kurd talks about the significance of Palestine at the 2026 World Cup, comparing it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="d5013a7e-e1ee-43a1-b0bb-4decc25b0de7">https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="3d5e44f4-cce6-4fe2-aa5c-65cbc70cb394">https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city">https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/</a>
<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again">https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup</a>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup">https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup</a>
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Palestine in the World Cup

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