It Could Happen Here

We are joined by Shane Burley, Emily Gorcenski, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, and Michael Novick to discuss their personal history in Antifascism, and their new anthology book ‘No Pasaran.’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Gaza in flames, Robert discusses the dynamics of social media, profit, and war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this first ever episode of the Cool Zone Media Book Club, Margaret Killjoy reads the first two chapters of her folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion to Robert. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion-margaret-killjoy/7104105See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garrison talks with defense attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen about how the State of Georgia is using RICO charges to repress activists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James is joined by Shereen and Robert to discuss Elon Musk’s perpetuating of border myths, and to talk about how to refute them. James also shares some updates on the camps in Jacumba. Support Border Kindness Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindnessCashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscashZelle /paypal [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia chats with Alisa Mahjoub, an ex-member of the Unification Church and part of Deprogramming Imperialism about the Japanese government's reaction to the public outcry over their connection to the Unification Church and how the various factions of the cult have responded. Follow Deprogramming Imperialism HERE (@no_more_cults on X)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia discuss the role of national liberation in anti-colonial movements and how anarchists can and should interact with them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia discuss the effects of colonization on the formation of nations and the psychological consequences of colonial rule on both the colonizer and the colonized.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last episode of the break we revisit the immediate aftermath of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister and right-wing fanatic Shinzo Abe at the hands of a contraption wielding Japanese navy quatermaster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James chose to return to the end of the first series he and Robert made about Myanmar. This episode profiles some of the young men and women of the PDF.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the world already happened, but we haven't yet arrived at our new reality. Hyperobjects can help us along the path.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unfortunately, media bias when it comes to Palestine and Israel is truly an evergreen topic. For today's re-run episode from June 2022, we're reminded of how irresponsible journalism unfairly frames the public perception of Palestine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cool Zone is taking a week off! Here's a rerun episode, where Robert discussed how the tech industry became a failure despite massive advanced in consumer tech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James sits down with @borderkindness and @Pedroconsafos of @AFSCSanDiego to discuss their mutual aid response to the ongoing open air detention of asylum seeking refugees, and how listeners can help. Donations AFSC San Diego https://secure.everyaction.com/INKv-BzUs0qiNp8THpg1rg2 Border Kindness Venmo Venmo.com/border-kindness Cashapp https://cash.app/borderkindnesscash Zelle /paypal [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss the invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, and what might be the start of a new Armenian genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of Mia's look at the history of class discourse, a technical argument about productive workers is warped by the Nazis and later Ronald Reagan into the ideological basis of fascismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one of Mia's investigation into why Americans are so weird about class we go back to the ideology of the 19th and 20th century workers movement and how its weaknesses allowed capitalists to make a counter-attackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen, James, and Robert are joined by visual artist and Anti-Zionist activist Adam Broomberg to talk about his experience growing up in apartheid South Africa, attending Zionist schools, and how German society is weaponizing antisemitism at an institutional level. https://www.instagram.com/adambroomberg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia talks with Tylor Fellini and Alex Gage, two organizers involved with the New Seasons Labor Union about the incredible success of their union and the wave of large independent unions sweeping across Portland. https://nslu.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-seasons-labor-union-solidarity-fund See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Robert and Shereen about CBP’s practice of detaining migrants in the open air with no food, water, or supplies, and then denying they’re detaining them Xavier’s video coverage: https://youtube.com/@sdartivistmedia?si=LZR1a6OeqgzcA6Sf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Lucas Herndon, a New Mexico-based activist, to talk about his governor's new unconstitutional gun carry ban and why murder in Albuquerque is up 50%See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and Gare talk with journalist Evan Urquhart from Assigned Media about how the New York Times pushed the lies of anti-trans ex-clinic employee Jamie Reed and helped get trans healthcare banned across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia once again talks with Steven Mann and John Michael Colón about the further expansion and spread of their inflation work and how mainstream economists steal from heterodox economistsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In the final episode of the series, James looks at how Marshallese women's group Kora In Okrane have ensured access to clean water for every single resident of the country, and how the Marshallese community has come together to overcome the challenges of climate change, the nuclear legacy, and a safe home environment. Donate to Kora In Okrane (KIO) Directly - Email them to donate: [email protected] Donate to the Sawyer Foundation: https://www.sawyerfoundation.org/donate  Learn more about Sawyer's clean water projects: https://www.sawyer.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James looks at the threat posed to the tiny atoll nation by climate change, and how the RMI has centered culture and community in its response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of the series, James looks at the USA’s failure to apologize to or adequately compensate the people of the RMI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James begins a four-part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode looks at the islands’ nuclear legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Gare sit down to discuss Garrison's fellow zoomer, Nick Fuentes, and what Vivek Ramaswamy represents to the insurgent right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Giulia Messner from sea watch about how the EU is creating a humanitarian crisis and how people are organizing to help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Samantha and Sinnead, two organizers with the Coalition of Independent Unions, about their upcoming Trans Day of Solidarity event and trans union organizing. https://facebook.com/events/s/trans-day-of-solidarity/1061332838345326/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550495667799 https://twitter.com/CIUnions?t= https://instagram.com/coalitionofindependentunions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia conclude the saga of early Egyptian anarchism by discussing the cooption of one of their projects and how local elites mounted campaigns against themSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia discuss the conditions that produced the anarchist movement in late 1800's Egypt and how it spread among Egypt's diverse working classSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As construction for Cop City is set to begin imminently, a referendum to let Atlanta voters decide the fate of the facility faces voter suppression.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Week of Action comes to a close, a resurgent wave of direct actions happen across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After City Council approved Cop City construction funds in early June, people in Atlanta seek new paths of resistance during another Week of Action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Steve Mann and John Michael Colón about their supply chain theory of inflation was vindicated by history and then adopted by economists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Mia talk about how transphobes have targeted sport as a way to advance their agenda and how they’ve managed to persuade cycling’s governing body to effectively ban trans women from elite competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James is joined by Jacqueline Arellano and James Cordero from Border Kindness to discuss mutual aid along the border and the impact of policy changes and world events on people making the journey to the USA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James is joined by Meghan Bodette to discuss how the AANES has been left to deal with the thousands of ISIS fighters in its territory after the defeat of the territorial ‘caliphate’ and the impact of drone strikes on the region. @kurdishpeaceorg onTwitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia walks through the components of China's Belt and Road Intuitive, its origins in efforts to resuscitate a flailing Chinese economy, and what both liberal and radical accounts get wrong about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Gare and James to talk about Bronze Age Pervert and a surprisingly influential new family of far right memes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Prop talk about the big Montgomery dock brawl, and what the Internet has made of an averted racist beat down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.