It Could Happen Here

Garrison goes over what Mayor Mamdani has accomplished in his first 100 days, the challenges of adapting to power, and what his administration means for the future of working class politics.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGdfQ-kPTI

https://www.nyc.gov/content/100days/pages/
https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-26/mamdani-administration-stricter-enforcement-city-s-250-most-distressed-apartment

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mamdani-administration-announces-historic--2-1-million-settlemen
https://www.nyc.gov/content/tenantprotection/pages/pinnacle-tenants
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-signs-eo-to-revitalize-mayor-s-office-to-protect-t
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-historic--2-1m-court-judgment-against-br
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/02/mayor-mamdani--nycha-announce--38-4-million-investment-to-bring-
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/sustainability.page
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-launches-new-program-to-deliver-affordabl
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-announces-major-3-k-expansion--adding-
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/19/mamdani-budget-parks-libraries/
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/10/homeless-deaths-cold-hearing-wasow-park/

https://citylimits.org/the-mayor-promises-a-new-approach-to-encampment-sweeps-homeless-advocates-dont-buy-it/
https://gothamist.com/news/can-columbus-ohio-teach-the-nypd-about-crowd-control-mamdani-wants-to-find-out
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/nyregion/mamdani-nypd-tisch-police.html

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-signals-openness-to-nypd-gang-database-citing-reforms
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-appoints-renita-francois-as-deputy-mayor-for-commu
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mamdani-administration-secures-nearly--2m-in-restitution-for-800
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/mayor-mamdani-announces--5-million-settlement--reinstatement-of-
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-marqueta-as-first-site-identified-for
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani--governor-hochul-announce-state-s-first-pied-a-ter
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Andrew and James discuss Muammar Gaddafi and his claims of anti imperialism.
Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi
https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/
Libya: The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State By John Oakes
Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution By David Blundy, Andrew Lycett
https://africasacountry.com/2017/12/the-return-of-muammar-gaddafi
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/10/03/gaddafis-harem-book
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16289543
https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2016/02/17/what-happened-to-the-other-libyans
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329567625_A_Linguistic_Liberation_of_Gaddafi%27s_Libya_From_Near-Extinction_to_an_Imminent_Revitalization_of_Amazigh
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2018/10/13/tebu-cultural-awakening-we-may-not-be-arabs-but-we-are-libyan
https://marxist.com/nature-of-gaddafi-regime.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/business/23views.html
Gaddafi’s relations with the West: https://libcom.org/article/lies-slaughter-capital-2011-nato-intervention-libya-part-two
https://libcom.org/article/libyan-peoples-committees-should-be-foundation-new-life-not-just-interim-measure
https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafis-libya
https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/09/secret-intelligence-documents-discovered-libya
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Andrew and James talk about the revolution and civil war in Libya, and discuss the campist approach to world affairs.
Sources:
Iran retaliation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqqd8lw2wo
Timeline of Libyan History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History
Timeline of Libyan revolt: https://www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011
Behind the NTC: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1062/2/who-drove-the-libyan-uprising
Consequences and Motivations of Libya intervention: https://jacobin.com/2015/02/libya-intervention-nato-imperialism
https://web.archive.org/web/20220517202837/https://merip.org/2011/11/was-the-libya-intervention-necessary/
https://jacobin.com/2021/03/nato-libya-war-uk-us-france-regime-change
https://jacobin.com/2011/09/libya-and-the-left
Rebel abuses: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14891913
Targeting of Black Libyans and Migrants: https://www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141549384/blacks-and-migrants-targets-of-attack-in-libya
Displacement numbers in 2012: https://www.unhcr.org/sites/default/files/legacy-pdf/4ec23100b.pdf
Consequences of first civil war: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/24/libya-capital-under-islamist-control-tripoli-airport-seized-operation-dawn
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/2/16/libya-anniversary-the-situation-is-just-terrible
An attempt at unification: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/libyan-politicians-sign-un-peace-deal-unify-rival-governments
El Sharara oilfield situation: https://middle-east-online.com/node/708060
The status quo as of 2020: https://www.politico.eu/article/the-libyan-conflict-explained/
Another attempt at unification: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/libya-interim-government-sworn-in-replacing-rival-administration
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/libya-parliament-withdraws-confidence-from-unity-government
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/un-voices-concern-over-vote-on-new-libyan-prime-minister
Morality police: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/fears-religious-freedom-libya-proposes-new-morality-police
Slave auction: https://africasacountry.com/2017/11/the-slave-auction-in-libya
Libya’s arms in regional instability: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-arms-un-idUSBRE93814Y20130409/
Natural disaster: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/year-rebuilding-libyas-flood-hit-derna-plagued-politics
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-floods-derna-turkish-firm-said-repaired-dam-did-it
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After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal people keep taking extreme action with ever-growing frequency.
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Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.
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