Margaret joins James to discuss a new round of sanctions against, among others, Autistici/Inventati and the internet infrastructure services they provided. 


Sources:
https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press

https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/ 

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/ 

https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-new-anarchists/ 

 

Margaret joins James to discuss a new round of sanctions against, among others, Autistici/Inventati and the internet infrastructure services they provided.&nbsp; Sources: <a href="https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press">https://www.inventati.org/campaign/press</a>
<a href="https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/">https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/">https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-new-anarchists/">https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-new-anarchists/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;

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

Sanctions, Terror, and the Internet 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/eed38365-e717-4a78-afc1-b4c4003bf7da/transcript

Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit “last mile” delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize. 



Sources:
https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter
https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/
https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/ 
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it
https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/ 
https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/
https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/
https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/
https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf 
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/ 
https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees 
https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7 
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/ 
https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill

Garrison talks with Matt and Olivia from the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group about how Amazon uses subcontractors to exploit &ldquo;last mile&rdquo; delivery drivers and how a new bill could hold Amazon accountable and strengthen workers' ability to organize.&nbsp;
 Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter">https://act.socialists.nyc/dpa-letter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3">https://actionnetwork.org/events/rally-to-pass-the-delivery-protection-act-3</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsa/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/">https://www.instagram.com/nycdsalabor/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page">https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/workers/workersrights/Delivery-Workers.page</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/08/mayor-mamdani-backs--delivery-protection-act--to-rein-in-amazon-</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv">https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-wins-record--131-5-million-from-doordash-for-deliv</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-02/amazon-trump-settlement-win-showed-just-how-tough-delivery-drivers-have-it</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/">https://hearinghearings.nyc/hearings/committee-on-consumer-and-worker-protection-requiring-the-licensing-of-last-mile-facilities/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/amazon-teamsters-and-allies-picket-city-hall-for-the-delivery-protection-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/">https://teamster.org/2025/09/amazon-teamsters-rally-after-attack-on-workers-in-queens/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/">https://teamster.org/2026/08/teamsters-allies-release-report-on-amazon-violations-of-new-york-warn-act/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf">https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/10424UPSNATIONALMASTERFINAL.pdf</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/">https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/fast-shipping-slow-justice-traffic-worker-and-climate-hazards-in-last-mile-delivery/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees">https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/nycs-delivery-protection-act-would-make-last-mile-delivery-workers-employees</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7">https://www.wsj.com/business/new-jersey-sues-amazon-alleging-delivery-network-illegally-suppresses-wages-f6d6faa7</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city">https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-testimony-delivery-protection-act-new-york-city</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2026/08/15/delivery-protection-act-pits-nyc-mayor-mamdani-and-the-teamsters-against-amazon/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill">https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/23/amazon-new-york-last-mile-delivery-bill</a></li>
</ul>

How the ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Takes on Amazon 

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Guest host Zaron Burnett investigates the curious question: Can we print our own money? The short answer is: yes, yes we can. To consider the more nuanced aspects of that question, Burnett spoke with Peter LaRochelle from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. LaRochelle administers a local currency called BerkShares, which is available in the tourist-friendly Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The alternative currency was created 20 years ago and serves as a successful model for how to create your own local currency. LaRochelle spoke to the various challenges and benefits as well as the financial freedom a community enjoys once you start printing your own money.


Sources/Links: 
BerkShares Program https://berkshares.org/
Bob Dunning's Newsletter:  https://www.thewaryone.com/
https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/
https://centerforneweconomics.org
https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency
https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/
https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/
https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/
https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html
https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html
https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html
https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars
https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/
https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/

Guest host Zaron Burnett investigates the curious question: Can we print our own money? The short answer is: yes, yes we can. To consider the more nuanced aspects of that question, Burnett spoke with Peter LaRochelle from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. LaRochelle administers a local currency called BerkShares, which is available in the tourist-friendly Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The alternative currency was created 20 years ago and serves as a successful model for how to create your own local currency. LaRochelle spoke to the various challenges and benefits as well as the financial freedom a community enjoys once you start printing your own money.
 Sources/Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>BerkShares Program <a href="https://berkshares.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://berkshares.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ywwaQSJWaX_YCXaFJzGyj">https://berkshares.org/</a></li>
<li>Bob Dunning's Newsletter: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewaryone.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thewaryone.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U0B8o2eHRm8csEhwufmPI">https://www.thewaryone.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CbsYTz-SmJHXLhtKbmIGu">https://centerforneweconomics.org/people/peter-larochelle/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw192uLZBwho3d8X4Tx1bAMb">https://centerforneweconomics.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw192uLZBwho3d8X4Tx1bAMb">https://centerforneweconomics.org/publications/local-currencies-in-the-21st-century-understanding-money-building-local-economies-renewing-community/</a> <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13Dv5RRIkuqtzI26fa4Qqf"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternative-currency&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13Dv5RRIkuqtzI26fa4Qqf">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/economics-econometrics-and-finance/alternativecurrency</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vA3LtaHsf1-Y78gVsMySV">https://www.collaborativefinance.org/mutual-credit/local-currency/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0erIGbZrjplzwWCNT5u-GP">https://sustainableandjust.org/initiatives/our-economy/alternative-economies/alternative-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RFM9WjarVoTQn9pqO7TFy">https://www.theselc.org/california-community-currencies-act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Wyn-32Ajv4SpcFI6EMvPU">https://reasonstobecheerful.world/towns-invent-community-currencies/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3A9_PI2UDYRLSsl0RGj8wT">https://www.paulglover.org/hours.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xib2k1oA_1acWtcDpDxYf">https://www.paulglover.org/hourcurrency.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b5HbWrmnt8k_MdgWTOCTJ">https://www.paulglover.org/atwood.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CSzgHju1NQdF1PGgaY7rE">https://localwiki.org/davis/Davis_Dollars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sxEXGd1fAdM3dwQsErBYd">https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/myrtlewood-money-north-bend-oregon-great-depression/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%2520dunning/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1791135161424000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Am38sFEHZzmyQ1qKpgeBb">https://www.davisenterprise.com/users/profile/bob%20dunning/</a></li>
</ul>

How To Print Your Own Money: The Case for Local Currencies

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From the battle for democracy in the workplace to the division of the class itself, Mia examines how workers lost the world



Sources:

https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface

https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control

https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs

https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm

From the battle for democracy in the workplace to the division of the class itself, Mia examines how workers lost the world
 Sources:
<a href="https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface">https://www.endnotes.org.uk/issues/issue-4/endnotes-a-history-of-separation-preface</a>
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber">https://libcom.org/article/utopia-rules-technology-stupidity-and-secret-joys-bureaucracy-david-graeber</a>
<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/maurice-brinton-the-bolsheviks-and-workers-control</a>
<a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm">https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/mar/x03.htm</a>
<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-bullshit-jobs</a>
<a href="https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm">https://www.marxists.org/portugues/hughes/1946/mes/90.htm</a>

The Decline and Fall of the International Workers Movement

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