It Could Happen Here

Danielle Cantor, mutual aid organizer and co-founder of Culture of Solidarity, draws on community food security and political education work across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories. She discusses mutual aid’s rise from COVID relief, how relief work exposed structural abandonment, shifts in Israeli politics after October 7, protective presence in the West Bank, and the personal costs of dissent.

A 1920 Afrofuturist apocalyptic short story is read aloud, following a lone Black messenger's discovery of a deserted New York. Streets, silent buildings, and a surreal cityscape set a tense, uncanny mood. Encounters across racial and social divides and a sudden cosmic return expose shifting roles and societal reactions. A closing discussion teases themes of apocalypse, Edenic imagery, and race.

Tara Ragavir, a tenant organizer with the Tenant Union Federation, talks rapid Minneapolis tenant organizing and a rent strike. She describes a four-day sprint to build a citywide tenant federation. The conversation covers labor alliances, core strike demands like evictions moratorium and ICE out, and concrete ways people can support the campaign.

They dig into leaked ICE whistleblower documents showing cuts to training and risks to enforcement. The conversation covers Ring’s controversial Search Party tech, a canceled Flock partnership, and privacy concerns after a Super Bowl ad. The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump-era tariffs and the administration’s quick pivot to other trade authorities get close scrutiny. The high costs and political promises around IVF also come up.

A spirited breakdown of the 2026 State of the Union’s medal-heavy staging and performative applause. A close look at claims about fentanyl, border stats, and economic narratives without diving into verdicts. Discussion of immigration policy moves, CDLs, and politicized tragedy stories. A critique of military pageantry, blood imagery, and signals toward strongman theatrics.

A deep dive into James Fishback’s rise in the new-right and his bid for Florida governor. They trace his use of online subcultures and provocative stunts to build a groyper-style base. The conversation covers racialized attacks, controversial policy gimmicks, polling among young voters, ties to extremist influencers, and why this candidacy matters for party dynamics.

Carl Kasarda, video creator and commentator known for firearms and law-enforcement analysis, joins to discuss Border Patrol, ICE, and policing violence. They explore how visible guns influence deadly policing. Historic incidents and warrior-cop training are examined. The conversation covers accountability limits, masked agents, and how aggressive enforcement escalates danger.

Tara Raghuveer, director of the Tenant Union Federation and veteran tenant organizer, describes rapid tenant union building in Minneapolis. She recounts organizing a rent strike against ICE occupation. Short takes cover labor solidarity, the three strike demands, using pandemic organizing tactics, and turning crisis actions into lasting tenant power.

A lush post-apocalyptic slice of life unfolds through clinic visits, ruined prison rituals, and risky trips into a helicopter-patrolled city. Tense interpersonal sparks flare during stolen packages, dangerous antics, and quiet acts of care. The story lingers on community bonds, makeshift comforts, and a final image of clover as stubborn resilience.

Giorgio Con, Bosnian genocide researcher and creator of an educational tool about the eastern Bosnia atrocities, discusses the Sarajevo Safari documentary and related prosecutions. He traces wartime origins, foreign fighters, allegations that tourists shot civilians, and survivor reactions. Short, focused takes on Western complicity, postwar impunity, and how justice is being pursued.