It Could Happen Here

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

• The Gen Z Protests that Shook India's Fascist Government
• GlobeCon: The New Liberals Take on DSA
• GlobeCon: Can Technocratic Neoliberalism Save Us? Um no wtf?
• How Ken Paxton Became the Most Corrupt Man in Texas Politics 
• Executive Disorder: Flock Sabotage, Tariff Refunds for Corporations, Wisconsin Election

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The gang discuss sabotage of Flock cameras across the country, immigration judge training documents, DOJ lawsuits over state tuition assistance for immigrants, Trump’s new anti-vax executive order, corporations pocketing over $100 billion in tariff refunds, Francesca Hong’s close defeat in Wisconsin, and Trump sneaking out of Air Force One. 

Sources: 

https://www.glo.texas.gov/about-glo/press-releases/dont-tre...

Garrison talks with sociology professor Ben Rose Porter about the Center for New Liberalism’s anti-populist vision of "technocracy, cynical maneuvering, and liberal nationalism.” 

Sources:
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-new-liberal-podcast-30949602/episode/the-crisis-of-liberalism-338635572
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule
https://www.po...

Garrison travels to Washington D.C. to attend the New Liberal Action Summit, an annual conference put on by a group of young center-left policy wonks who went from posting memes about neoliberalism to building an organization to counter the DSA.

Sources:
https://cnliberalism.org/posts/nlas-2026
https://nlas.cnliberalism.org/schedule

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/01/14/auchincloss-t...

Robert and Mia discuss the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests against crises in India's education system and how they threaten India's ruling fascist government.

Sources:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-human-toll-of-neet-11-reported-suicides-after-paper-leak-forced-retest-101781771406022.html

https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/readings/aoc_print_2004.pdf

https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/su...

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

• A Second Electrolysis Union Appears
• Morocco's US-Backed Occupation of Western Sahara 
• The Rise of Organized Retail Crime Propaganda 
• How Congress Could Bring ICE to a Store Near You
• Executive Disorder: Spokane Wildfires, Abdul Wins Michigan Primary, Munition Shortage

Donation links for Spokane wildfire:

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James reports from the wildfires across the PNW while Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss left-wing wins and losses in the Michigan and Missouri primary elections, the US military's continuing munitions shortage, gambling on wildfires, and what’s up with the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh. 

Donation Links:

https://spokanetribalnetwork.org/

https://innovia.iphiview.com/innovia/GiveNow/AccountInformation/tabid/495/d...

Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster discusses the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act and how it could widen ICE’s surveillance dragnet. 

Sources:

https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ATRI-The-Fight-Against-Cargo-Theft-Exec-Summ-12-2025.pdf

https://www.cargonet.com/news-and-events/cargonet-in-the-media/2025-theft-trends/

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-cargo-theft-costing-60-billion-annually-w...

Investigative journalist, Kevin Foster outlines the rise of organized retail crime propaganda and the ensuing legislative crackdown.

Sources:

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/drone-vs-shoplifter-watch-how-redmond-pd-tracks-an-alleged-thief-from-high-in-the-sky/

https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/attend/event-recap

https://radsecurity.com/roameo

https://losspreventionmedia.com/top-retailers-rely-on-artificial-intelligence-for-loss-prevention/

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In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Mohamedsalem Werad, co-founder of Saharawi Voice. Saharawi Voice is a collective of citizen journalists and filmmakers based in the Western Sahara refugee camps in south-west Algeria that provides a platform for Saharawis to share their challenges, experiences, perspectives, and hopes with an international audience. Mohamedsalem is also the co-director of the documentary Haiyu. They discuss r...

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

• Lebanon's Agreement with Israel
• Ukraine Update: Political Chaos, Drone War, Crimes & More (ft. Romeo Kokriataski)
• Why is DHS Buying Private Prisons
• Why DSA Keeps Winning
• Executive Disorder: Asylum Seekers Forced to Meet with Iranian Officials, Ken Paxton, Activist Charged for GrapheneOS Phone Wipe

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We discuss the second White House Correspondents' Dinner, school shooter response drones, a massive data center in Louisiana, ICE coordinating with Iranian officials to deport asylum seekers, why James Talarico might beat Ken Paxton, abuse allegations against GOP House rep. Max Miller, and a Stop Cop City activist charged for allegedly wiping his phone at the airport. 

Sources:

https://www.givesendgo.com/letsamgo

https://www.e...

Garrison talks with Grace Mausser, co-chair of the New York City chapter of DSA, about the chapter’s on-the-ground organizing strategy, DSA’s relationship to the democratic party, and what their electoral wins could mean for building working class power. 

Resources:

https://socialists.nyc/

https://www.dsausa.org/

https://podcasts.apple.com/ru/podcast/the-dsa-red-scare/id1449762156?i=1000777008325 

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