It Could Happen Here

The gang discuss the sexual assault allegations made against Graham Platner and the suspension of his senate campaign, how Trump is trying to bring back tariffs, a lawsuit alleging the US has given info on asylum seekers to Iran, ICE killing a man in Houston, and Trump’s 4th of July speech attacking communism.
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/3/iran-war-live-tehran-slams-us-ahead-of-huge-funeral-for-ali-khamenei?update=4731595
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5955865-mitch-mcconnell-senate-health-status/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/graham-platner-racicot-allegation-maine-invs
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737
https://x.com/akela_lacy/status/2074604814810415293?s=20
https://x.com/grace_panetta/status/2074266651244073227?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/who-would-replace-graham-platner-maine.html
https://x.com/sahilkapur/status/2074678417006420067
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/politics/elections/maine-democrats-want-convention-replace-graham-platner/
https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/june/ustr-makes-findings-and-proposes-action-60-section-301-investigations-relating-failures-take-action
https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/asean-and-trumps-section-301-tariffs/
https://www.reuters.com/business/latin-american-countries-some-steelmakers-argue-us-tariff-exemptions-2026-07-07/
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF11346/IF11346.31.pdf
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/democratic-attorneys-general-oppose-latest-172500930.html
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/fresh-trump-tariff-threat-looms-what-is-india-s-strong-stand-on-us-section-301-probe-that-proposes-12-5-duties-explained/ar-AA27rLMq
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/general/canada-says-there-s-no-basis-for-trump-s-forced-labour-tariffs/ar-AA27sMJy
https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-back-police-shootings-law-dubbed-licence-kill-by-critics-2026-07-08/
https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-in-IALDF-v.-Rubio.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/houston-ice-shooting-death

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fatal-ice-shooting-houston-sparks-demands-transparency-independent-investigation-2026-07-08/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html

https://www.wgal.com/article/pa-harrisburg-ice-agent-shoots-video/71807714

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr792ght00053b6r6tl4lvzn

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/04/us/live-news/july-4-trump-speech-america-250?post-id=cmr78t2tf000e3b6rxm0jppbj
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-132025/mount-rushmore-speech-trump-july-4-250
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Robert talks to Laura Jedeed for her account of the July 4th festivities at the Great American State Fair which was totally all those things.
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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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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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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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