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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

Mia talks with Ez and Finnly of the Seminary Co-op Booksellers Union about black mold, bad management, and how union busting works like an abusive relationship.
 
https://www.instagram.com/semcoopbooksellersunion/

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The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union

James is joined by Andrew and Michael Paarlberg to discuss the Trump administration’s campaign of drone strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the regional response.
 
Sources:
 
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/the-caribbeans-zone-of-peace-under-threat-a-conversation-with-david-abdulah/
 
https://newsday.co.tt/2025/10/20/trinidad-and-tobago-stands-firm-with-us-on-regional-security/
 
 

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Caribbean Roundtable

Margaret reads you a haunted house story about real estate desirability.

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CZM Book Club: F*ck This Sh*t Manor, by Laurel Hightower

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 
 
- Squatting with Andrew
 
- Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd
 
- The Economics of the Tariff Regime
 
- New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance
 
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38
 
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Sources:
 
Squatting with Andrew
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-hidden-histories-of-resistance
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anders-corr-anarchist-squatting-and-land-use-in-the-west
 
Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd
 
Testimonies of Palestinian prisoners - https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-prisoners-tell-horrific-rape-israeli-detention 
 
Return of Palestinian bodies - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-bodies-hostages-gaza-ceasefire-aid-trump-rcna238128 
 
Greta Thunberg on her experience in Israeli prison - https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25LgKq/greta-thunberg-they-kicked-me-every-time-the-flag-touched-my-face 
 
20 point peace plan - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o
 
Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/10/1/trumps-gaza-board-of-peace-promises-tony-blair-yet-another-payday 
 
Jared Kushner Peace to Prosperity Plan - https://www.un.org/unispal/document/peace-to-prosperity-a-vision-to-improve-the-lives-of-the-palestinian-and-israeli-people-us-government-peace-plan/ 
 
Hamas on disarmament - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-aims-keep-grip-gaza-security-cant-commit-disarm-senior-official-says-2025-10-17/ 
 
Palestinian public opinion on Palestinian Authority - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2095%20press%20release%206May2025%20ENGLISH.pdf 
 
International Tribunal on Yugoslavia - https://www.icty.org/en/content/slobodan-milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87-trial-prosecutions-case 
 
On Bosnia - https://theconversation.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-world-leaders-risk-renewed-violence-if-the-country-breaks-apart-171068
 
UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory report - https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf 
 
Marika Sosnowski on ceasefires - https://theconversation.com/the-gaza-ceasefire-deal-could-be-a-strangle-contract-with-israel-holding-all-the-cards-267208 
 
Palestinians in Gaza killed after ceasefire - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/14/live-trump-signs-gaza-ceasefire-deal-with-leaders-of-qatar-egypt-turkiye
 
Palestinian child in West Bank killed - http://bbc.com/news/articles/ce8g9p0ppe0o
 
Palestinian family homes raided - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-bank-israel-raids-homes-prisoners-be-released-Gaza-ceasefire-deal
 
Netanyahu on Rafah - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing-reopening-b2847869.html
 
The Economics of the Tariff Regime
 
https://archive.ph/YUg11
 
https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/publications/alerts-and-updates/2025/october/eu-proposes-new-safeguard-measures-to-protect-its-steel-industry/
 
https://www.piie.com/blogs/china-economic-watch/chinas-excess-capacity-steel-fresh-look
 
https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay/alma992976480893401631/44MAN_INST:MU_NUI
 
https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/misery-and-debt
 
New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance
 
https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county
 
https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance 
 
https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands
 
https://borderwallresistance.com/
 
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-visit-2026/
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/21/us-china-now-in-a-very-different-kind-of-trade-war-experts-warn
 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/20/trump-china-trade-tariffs-rare-earths/86803021007/
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-tightens-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-10-09/
 
https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-us-trade-deal-likely-soon-huge-tariff-cuts-on-the-horizon-11761046733288.html
 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-sets-date-for-meeting-with-chinas-xi-as-trade-tensions-rise-162418137.html
 
https://archive.vn/Xq4oy
 
https://archive.vn/njCSi
 
https://archive.vn/pQQzf
 
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/19/trump-colombia-petro-caribbean-strikes
 
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/whats-at-stake-during-trumps-visit-to-asia/
 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-eyes-china-export-curbs-as-trump-wobbles-on-meeting-with-chinas-xi-162418423.html
 
https://archive.vn/wJn9z
 
https://archive.vn/i9IJQ
 
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/trump-ranchers-beef-tariffs-argentina.html
 
https://archive.vn/Osx1d#selection-1966.0-1970.0

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 205

The gang discuss misleading reporting on ICE acquisitions, Trump's Argentina bailout, the Republican nazi group chat, celebrations of the Marine Corps 250th birthday and all the news from the past two weeks.
 
Sources:
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-visit-2026/
 
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/21/us-china-now-in-a-very-different-kind-of-trade-war-experts-warn
 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/20/trump-china-trade-tariffs-rare-earths/86803021007/
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-tightens-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-10-09/
 
https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-us-trade-deal-likely-soon-huge-tariff-cuts-on-the-horizon-11761046733288.html
 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-sets-date-for-meeting-with-chinas-xi-as-trade-tensions-rise-162418137.html
 
https://archive.vn/Xq4oy
 
https://archive.vn/njCSi
 
https://archive.vn/pQQzf
 
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/19/trump-colombia-petro-caribbean-strikes
 
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/whats-at-stake-during-trumps-visit-to-asia/
 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-us-eyes-china-export-curbs-as-trump-wobbles-on-meeting-with-chinas-xi-162418423.html
 
https://archive.vn/wJn9z
 
https://archive.vn/i9IJQ
 
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/trump-ranchers-beef-tariffs-argentina.html
 
https://archive.vn/Osx1d#selection-1966.0-1970.0

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #38

James is joined by Erick Meza to discuss the plans for new border walls in San Diego and elsewhere, and how people are resisting the destruction of sacred spaces, wildlife habitat, and wilderness.
 
Sources:
 
https://www.sierraclub.org/arizona/blog/2025/10/no-more-walls-san-diego-county
 
https://givebutter.com/borderlandsresistance 
 
https://www.sierraclub.org/borderlands
 
https://borderwallresistance.com/

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New Wall Construction and Borderlands Resistance

Mia looks at the economics behind American and European steel tariffs to explain the push behind the broader tariff regime and how capitalism works.
 
Sources:
 
https://archive.ph/YUg11
 
https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/publications/alerts-and-updates/2025/october/eu-proposes-new-safeguard-measures-to-protect-its-steel-industry/
 
https://www.piie.com/blogs/china-economic-watch/chinas-excess-capacity-steel-fresh-look
 
https://www.librarysearch.manchester.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay/alma992976480893401631/44MAN_INST:MU_NUI
 
https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/misery-and-debt

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The Economics of the Tariff Regime

In this episode, Dana El Kurd examines what we know about the new 20 point peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, presented by President Trump. This plan helped facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza in the short term, but has dangerous limitations that will impact its success in the long term. This episode outlines the issues with this plan, with comparisons to other conflict resolution mechanisms around the world. 
 
Sources:
 
Testimonies of Palestinian prisoners - https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-prisoners-tell-horrific-rape-israeli-detention 
 
Return of Palestinian bodies - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-bodies-hostages-gaza-ceasefire-aid-trump-rcna238128 
 
Greta Thunberg on her experience in Israeli prison - https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25LgKq/greta-thunberg-they-kicked-me-every-time-the-flag-touched-my-face 
 
20 point peace plan - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o
 
Board of Peace - https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/10/1/trumps-gaza-board-of-peace-promises-tony-blair-yet-another-payday 
 
Jared Kushner Peace to Prosperity Plan - https://www.un.org/unispal/document/peace-to-prosperity-a-vision-to-improve-the-lives-of-the-palestinian-and-israeli-people-us-government-peace-plan/ 
 
Hamas on disarmament - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-aims-keep-grip-gaza-security-cant-commit-disarm-senior-official-says-2025-10-17/ 
 
Palestinian public opinion on Palestinian Authority - https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2095%20press%20release%206May2025%20ENGLISH.pdf 
 
International Tribunal on Yugoslavia - https://www.icty.org/en/content/slobodan-milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87-trial-prosecutions-case 
 
On Bosnia - https://theconversation.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-world-leaders-risk-renewed-violence-if-the-country-breaks-apart-171068
 
UN commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory report - https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdf 
 
Marika Sosnowski on ceasefires - https://theconversation.com/the-gaza-ceasefire-deal-could-be-a-strangle-contract-with-israel-holding-all-the-cards-267208 
 
Palestinians in Gaza killed after ceasefire - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/10/14/live-trump-signs-gaza-ceasefire-deal-with-leaders-of-qatar-egypt-turkiye
 
Palestinian child in West Bank killed - http://bbc.com/news/articles/ce8g9p0ppe0o
 
Palestinian family homes raided - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-bank-israel-raids-homes-prisoners-be-released-Gaza-ceasefire-deal
 
Netanyahu on Rafah - https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing-reopening-b2847869.html

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Domination Is Peace: Trump’s 20 Point Peace Plan for Palestine feat. Dana El Kurd

Andrew and James discuss the history and political function of squatting
 
Sources:
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-hidden-histories-of-resistance
 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anders-corr-anarchist-squatting-and-land-use-in-the-west

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Squatting with Andrew

Margaret reads you "The Open Window" by Saki and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce

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CZM Book Club: Two Tales of Classic Horror, by Saki and Bierce

Mia talks with Kate Bertash, the executive director of the Digital Defense Fund, and Crystal, a reproductive health worker, about which of the myriad concerns set off by Trump's election are more valid than others and what people can do to avoid criminalization. 
 
Sources:
https://mahotline.org
 
https://reprolegalhelpline.org
 
https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3

https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy

https://ifwhenhow.org/resources/selfcare-criminalized/

https://medium.com/@Kendra_Serra/fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers-340ab8fdff74

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The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump

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