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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

Mick and James pick up their discussion of Human Rights where they left off yesterday and discuss how we can all ensure people are treated properly. 
 
Sources:
 
Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034
 
Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman

State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell
 
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind
 
Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002
 
Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

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What's Wrong with Human Rights, Pt. 2

Mick and James discuss the concept of Human Rights and how they sometimes fail to ensure people around the world are treated with dignity.
 
Sources:
 
Human Rights as Moral Progress? A Critique by Jarett Zigon
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 716–736. ISSN 0886-7356, online ISSN 1548-1360. C 2013 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/cuan.12034
 
Agamben, Arendt and Human Rights: Bearing Witness to the Human. 2012
John Lechte & Saul Newman

State of Exception. 2005
Giorgio Agamben, translated by Kevin Attell
 
The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind
 
Simone Weil. Routledge Classics 2002
 
Philosophize This! - Episode #191: The Modern Day Concentration Camp and the Failure of Human Rights by Stephen West

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What's Wrong with Human Rights

Dana El Kurd talks about the significance of Palestine at the 2026 World Cup, comparing it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 
 
Sources:
 
https://jewishcurrents.org/de-normalizing-israeli-normalization-at-the-world-cup 
 
https://agsi.org/analysis/palestine-activism-in-the-world-cup/
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/12/activists-form-human-palestine-flag-at-world-cup-opener-in-mexico-city
 
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/world-cup/palestinian-head-soccer-says-denied-us-visa-attend-world-cup/6512472/
 
https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bosnia-advances-world-cup-free-palestine-chants-fans-go-viral-once-again
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/22/football-war-and-solidarity-why-gaza-fans-turned-to-spain-this-world-cup
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/12/palestine-football-chief-says-he-wasnt-granted-us-visa-to-attend-world-cup
 
 

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Palestine in the World Cup

For our longer summer read, Margaret reads you a novella about punk houses and identity and growing up written by a master of the medium

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CZM Book Club: Locust House, by Adam Gnade (Part One of Four)

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
 • The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom
 • The Fakest Economy of All Time
 • The London Dockworkers Strike
 • Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition
 
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Sources/Links:
 
The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom
 
https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks 
 
https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/ 
 
https://eliaayoub.com/ 
 
The Fakest Economy of All Time
 
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e 
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/ 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/ 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/ 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi 
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6 
 
The London Dockworkers Strike
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike 
 
https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889 
 
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/ 
 
https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike
 
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike
 
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e
 
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/
 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/
 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d
 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320
 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6
 
Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition
 
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges

 
https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af

 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation

 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

 
https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results

 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/ 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf 
 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/ 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/ 
 
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti 
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf 
 
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401 
 
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/ 
 
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf

 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931
 
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/
 
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html
 
https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

 
https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 239

The gang discuss the batch of recent Supreme Court rulings from birthright citizenship and mail in voting, the president's ability to end Temporary Protected Status and fire independent agency heads, and the strengthening of gun rights and digital privacy rights.
 
Sources:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/hegseth-moves-to-order-military-lawyers-to-be-immigration-judges

 
https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-venezuela-us-deportees-immigration-hotel-survived-783140c04b418de2308f548402ace9af

 
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-requires-egg-producers-end-coordinated-benchmark-manipulation

 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo

 
https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/29/colorado-supreme-court-rejects-democrat-redistricting-plan-initiative-240/

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/colorado-house-results

 
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/ 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf

 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-states-can-exclude-transgender-athletes-from-girls-and-womens-sports-teams/ 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf 
 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/358/text 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-miot/ 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/noem-v-doe-3/ 
 
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti 
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/amid-haiti-chaos-biden-border-hypocrisy-full-display-he-tells-ncna1274121 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf 
 
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401 
 
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/ 
 
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30867/m1/12/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf

 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-uphold-state-law-allowing-for-late-arriving-mail-in-ballots/

 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-fire-fed-member-lisa-cook-grants-powe-rcna234931
 
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5816232/supreme-court-ftc-independent-agencies-humphreys-executor
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/
 
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/first-bank-of-the-us
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-gun-140830239.html
 
https://www.firearmspolicy.org/us-supreme-court-drives-final-stake-through-vampire-rule-gun-carry-ban-in-second-amendment-decision

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

 
https://archive.is/GW904#selection-1595.0-1603.118

 
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf 
 
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rules-that-law-enforcements-use-of-geofence-warrant-was-a-search/

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Executive Disorder: Supreme Court Edition

Andrew and James discuss the strike of London dockworkers in 1889 and the solidarity and support it received.
 
Sources:
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike 
 
https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889 
 
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/ 
 
https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike
 
https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike
 
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e
 
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/
 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/
 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d
 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320
 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6

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The London Dockworkers Strike

Mia is joined by writer Vicky Osterweil to discuss the rollercoaster of the Korean stock market and how it’s gambling all the way down
 
Sources:
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e 
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/ 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/ 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/ 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi 
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6 

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The Fakest Economy of All Time

James is joined by Elia Ayoub to talk about how British media framing paved the way to a Pogrom in Northern Ireland. 
 
Sources:
 
https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks 
https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/ 
https://eliaayoub.com/ 
 
 

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The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom

Margaret reads you two stories and a poem from an anthology of young, Palestinian authors

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CZM Book Club: Two Stories from Gaza Writes Back, edited by Refaat Alareer

Lee Hurley, a writer and resident of Belfast, participated in relief efforts after vicious racist riots spread through the city, targeting non-white residents. In this essay he lays out what he saw and experienced.

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An Update from Belfast

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