Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips

In Texas, the world’s richest man is bringing back to life one of the worst ideas of the Gilded Age, local Robber Baron-owned dictatorships called company towns. Elon Musk has already established two in Texas and other high-tech oligarchs like Peter Theil hope to create more. In this episode, journalist Steven Monacelli and historian Dr. Michael Phillips explore the history of company towns in the United States and their disturbing rebirth.

Sources:

Margaret Crawford, Building the Workingman's Paradise: The Design of American Company Towns

Alan Dawley, Struggles for Justice: Social Responsibility and the Liberal State

Hardy Green, The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy

Chad Pearson, Capitalism’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century

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The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

The Decline and Fall of the American Post Office

Mia talks with Bad Mouth, a letter carrier and organizer, and Tommy Espinoza, a former union steward, about the new awful Post Office union contract and the campaign to privatize the Post Office through sabotaging service. Sources: https://www.nalc.org https://www.fightingnalc.com https://concernedlettercarriers.com https://www.nalc.org/member-benefits/nalc-disaster-relief-foundation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Jan 52min

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill

CZM Book Club: Cool Zone 2055: The Battle of Ogre Hill

Margaret from the future describes the terrifying battle of ogre hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 166

It Could Happen Here Weekly 166

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. The Lost Post Office Union Episode The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next How to Evacuate Your Home A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days About That Nazi Salute You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources/Links: The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next https://emilygorcenski.com/ How to Evacuate Your Home https://www.fire.ca.gov/prepare/get-ready-to-go https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/ About That Nazi Salute https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics-brasilia-united-states-government-florida-state-29fad1e6c79a5737641932c939021e62 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-invisible-committe-to-our-friends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Jan 2h 50min

About That Nazi Salute

About That Nazi Salute

Mia discusses Elon Musk's Nazi salute, why everything feels like this, and how to get out. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-politics-brasilia-united-states-government-florida-state-29fad1e6c79a5737641932c939021e62 https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/the-invisible-committe-to-our-friendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Jan 17min

A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days

A Firsthand Account of the Inauguration & Trump's First Days

Robert and Gare sit down with D.C. resident, Bridget Todd to discuss her experiences at the inauguration, the return of the Proud Boys, and what it all means for everyone in and out of the District.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Jan 41min

How to Evacuate Your Home

How to Evacuate Your Home

James is joined by Margaret Killjoy to talk about evacuating from wildfires and what to put in your go bag. You can hear Margaret and James talk about prepper stuff more on the Live Like The World is Dying podcast: https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/ Sources: https://www.fire.ca.gov/prepare/get-ready-to-goSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Jan 46min

The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next

The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next

The fascists have won. Where do we go from here, and how can we turn the tide? Robert reads an essay on just that, and Emily Gorcenski debuts a poem about the moment we've just entered. https://emilygorcenski.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Jan 24min

The Lost Post Office Union Episode

The Lost Post Office Union Episode

Somehow this episode vanished into the ether, so enjoy early 2024 Mia and now former letter carrier and union steward Tommy Espinoza discussing the state of workers rights at the Post Office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Jan 39min

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