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Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition
The gang discuss the batch of recent Supreme Court rulings from birthright citizenship and mail in voting, the president's ability to end Temporary Protected Status and fire independent agency heads, and the strengthening of gun rights and digital privacy rights. Sources: https://news.bloomberglaw…
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The London Dockworkers Strike
Andrew and James discuss the strike of London dockworkers in 1889 and the solidarity and support it received. Sources: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889 https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889…
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The Fakest Economy of All Time
Mia is joined by writer Vicky Osterweil to discuss the rollercoaster of the Korean stock market and how it’s gambling all the way down Sources: https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 https://www.reuters.com/world…
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The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom
James is joined by Elia Ayoub to talk about how British media framing paved the way to a Pogrom in Northern Ireland. Sources: https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/ htt…
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CZM Book Club: Two Stories from Gaza Writes Back, edited by Refaat Alareer
Margaret reads you two stories and a poem from an anthology of young, Palestinian authors
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It Could Happen Here Weekly 238
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Truth Behind the Alleged Terror Plot at the White House UFC Fight An Update from Belfast The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America Executive Disorder: Prairieland Sentencing, DOGE Deaths, DSA Sweep in…
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Executive Disorder: Prairieland Sentencing, DOGE Deaths, DSA Sweep in New York
We discuss anti-ICE protesters being sentenced to 30-100 years in prison, updates on immigration and Iran, how Elon Musk’s cuts to USAID may have caused millions of potential child deaths, and a deadly heatwave in India, Pakistan, France, and the UK. Prairieland Support: https://prairielanddefend…
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How Graham Platner Won the Democratic Primary
Garrison outlines Graham Platner’s campaign platform, his ties with labor unions and local organizing in Maine, and how those relations paved the way for Platner’s working class campaign to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, despite personal scandals and controversies. Sources: https…
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The Condition of the Trans Working Class in America
Mia discusses the economic and social condition of trans workers in the US and what it means for trans workers as a class Sources: https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/unemployment-rate-returned-to-its-prepandemic-level-in-2022.htm https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-400000-transgender-…
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An Update from Belfast
Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.
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