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Highlands Bunker

Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.

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48:01

E130 - Delaware's Debtor's Prisons (w/Meryem Dede,...

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/06/11

Campaign to End Debtor's Prison co-coordinators Meryem Dede and Lynne Kielhorn join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the issue of fines and fees, how it affects Delaware, and how we can change them.Show Notes:Campaign to End Debtor's PrisonOur previous episode on fines and feesNCAJ Fines and Fees IndexBrennan Center StudyTask Force Letter

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61:01

E129 - Welcome To Jerkytown (w/Tye Grier)

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2021/06/04

Tye, Karl, and Rob convene in the virtual bunker to talk through the Darius Brown situation, the latest BPG developments in Wilmington, Israel and Palestine, and what to expect for the rest of the 2021 legislative session.Show Notes:The Darius Brown situationBPG's new hotelRiverfront EastElla Baker Black Organizers Group

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51:05

E128 - Delaware's Patent Troll (w/David Dayen)

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2021/06/01

The American Prospect executive editor David Dayen joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about Chris Coons, and how he is trying to use his influence in the Biden White House to protect corporate power around the world, and how the Biden administration can actually improve things.Show Notes:NYTimes Article on Chris CoonsChris Coons Working to Install Business-Friendly Candidate for Key Patent PositionExecutive Action TrackerThe government actually helping workers

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68:27

Delaware Justice Team - E2 - Education Equity...

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/05/28

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues.Today, Shannon Griffin and Melva Ware join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the recent education equity lawsuit, how education money should actually be spent, and dive into issues from school choice to standardized testing to SROs.Show Notes:ACLU-DE Education EquityMore on the education equity

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70:19

E127 - Where Are The Workers? (w/Jess Scarane)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/05/21

Former senate candidate Jess Scarane joins Rob, Tye, and Karl in the virtual bunker to talk about Delaware's minimum wage bill and the local effort to keep wages down and kick people off of unemployment.Show Notes:Karl's minimum wage explainerSpeaker Pete on the minimum wageMake calls for the minimum wageKnock doors for the minimum wageOur reading series this week

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60:13

E126 - Wilmington at a Crossroads (w/Karl Baker)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/05/14

Freelance journalist Karl Baker joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about his post-News Journal ventures, his recent articles about the new problems that Wilmington is facing, and the what that means about the broader model of economic change that we operate under.Show Notes:Wilmington at a crossroadsPort of Wilmington faces headwinds

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54:55

E125 - Paid Family Leave (w/Liz Richards, Chandlee Kuhn)

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2021/05/07

Delaware CARES executive director Liz Richards and former family court judge Chandlee Kuhn joins Rob and Tye in the virtual bunker to talk about SB1, the new legislation which will bring Paid Family Leave to Delaware.Show Notes:Delaware CARES websiteThe actual legislationHow to take action on Paid Family LeaveMore coverage on the billCanvass / phonebank for the minimum wage bill

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67:57

E124 - Guns of August (w/David T. Dixon)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/04/30

Author and historian David T. Dixon joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the life and times of August Willich, the German revolutionary and communist who later became a Union general in the American Civil War.Show Notes:More about Radical Warrior

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71:03

Delaware Justice Team - E1 - Smart Justice (w/Haneef...

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/04/23

Welcome to the Delaware Justice Team, a collaboration between Highlands Bunker, the Delaware ACLU, and the Delaware Call to talk about the work that is being doing around various civil liberties issues.Today, Haneef Salaam and John Reynolds join Rob and Tye in the virtual bunker to talk about police accountability, clean slate initiatives, and what the results of the Chauvin trial mean for Delaware.Show Notes:Delaware Police Accountability NowClean Slate DelawareWe Still Can't Breathe March Against

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67:51

E123 - No Confidence (w/Crystal Womack)

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2021/04/16

Law Enforcement Accountability Taskforce Subcommittee member Crystal Womack joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the letter of no confidence that many members signed, and how it relates to Delaware's broader deference to law enforcement and endless taskforces.Show Notes:Article from introMore information about the letterCampaign for Fair Policing

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61:45

E122 - Weed For All (w/David Gobris)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/04/09

Delaware native and cannabis industry worker David Gobris joins Rob in the virtual bunker to preview the new legal weed bill in Delaware and what the experience of legalization in Colorado can teach us about what works and what doesn't work at promoting equity.Show Notes:HB150 in DelawareArticle that David mentionedMore on Delaware cannabis LLCs

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72:57

E121 - Wonk Update (w/Dustyn Thompson)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/04/02

Delaware United activist Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the virtual bunker to give an update on what Delaware's state legislature has been working on for the past three months from minimum wage to legal weed to gun bills. Plus, what hasn't happened, and what needs to happen going forward.Show Notes:Delaware United updatesMore on the tax bracket voteThe taskforce letter

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56:53

E120 - Elsmere's Top Minds (w/Jordyn Pusey)

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2021/03/26

PDD President and Elsmere resident Jordyn Pusey joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the trials and tribulations of local party politics. Then, we delve deep into the Delaware Way mind of Elsmere native Robert Lee Byrd and his memoir, Byrd of Legislative Hall.Show Notes:Nevada Democratic Party articleMore on the RD13 debacleByrd of Legislative Hall

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45:35

Justice for Lymond Moses (w/Fleur McKendall, Tye Grier)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/03/23

A discussion on the killing of Lymond Moses, recorded after the video was released.Show Notes:The released video of the shooting

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57:27

E119 - Fighting Delaware Corruption (w/Jack Guerin,...

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/03/19

Activist Jack Guerin, DE Coalition for Open Government director John Flaherty, and Delaware Liberal blogger Steve Tanzer join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the rampant corruption in Delaware government and how we can fight it.Show Notes:FightDECorruption siteSign OnAndria Bennett storyTrey Paradee story

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58:35

E118 - Change Agents (w/Kirsten Walther)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/03/12

Network Delaware activist Kirsten Walther joins Rob and Tye in the bunker to talk about the upcoming Change Agent Journey program and how the uniqueness of Delaware can be used to build stronger organizations. Then, some controversy.Show Notes:Sign up for Change Agent JourneyMore information about the programFight DE Corruption

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52:09

E117 - Radical Reimagination (w/Fleur McKendall,...

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/03/05

Central Delaware NAACP President Fleur McKendall and Network Delaware organizer Tyeisha Grier join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the role of religion and solidarity in organizing and the projects that Central Delaware NAACP is working on. We also dig more into Tye's background.Show Notes:Central Delaware NAACP

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50:51

E116 - LEOBOR (w/Misty Seemans, Jon Offredo)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/02/26

Misty Seemans and Jon Offredo from the Office of Defense Services join Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the efforts to reform the Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights, and what that reform could do to create a fairer justice system in Delaware.Show Notes:The James MacColl case The Thomas Webster case Wilmington's Civilian Review board that was passed

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57:09

E115 - Sufficiency of the Common (w/Richard White)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/02/19

Author and historian Richard White joins Rob in the virtual bunker to look back at Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, and how they relate (and don't relate) to today.Show Notes:The Republic for Which It Stands

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31:57

E114 - Drop the Charges (w/Monique Fegans)

Highlands Bunker ·

2021/02/17

Local activist Monique Fegans joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the case of Simba, a 14-year-old local activist who was unjustly charged during a protest last September. This is a call to Attorney General Kathy Jennings to drop the charges against him.

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