It Could Happen Here

Mia discusses the dire economic effects of the blockade across Asia and why the ripples haven’t reached the markets.
Sources:
https://archive.vn/1qeiu

https://thelensnola.org/2026/04/01/how-the-iran-war-is-disrupting-the-worlds-medicine-supplies/

https://archive.vn/pM5a6

https://archive.vn/u38pm

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/asia-battles-rising-uneven-toll-energy-crisis-caused-by-iran-war-2026-05-04/

https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/16/the-iran-war-widens-indonesias-fiscal-faultlines/

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/plastic-bag-chaos-shortage-fears-highlight-taiwans-energy-security-concerns
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Dana El Kurd speaks to Justin Salhani, writer and journalist based in Beirut and non-resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Dana and Justin discuss conditions for journalists in Lebanon at the moment, the widening range of targets, and what people expect from the ceasefire currently in place.
Sources:
Report on killing of Amal Khalil - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil
Report on “black Wednesday” - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/11/lebanese-mourn-victims-of-black-wednesday-we-are-not-just-numbers_6752321_4.html
Justin Salhani and Maram Humaid on killing of journalists in Gaza - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/4/7/targeted-killed-burned-alive-journalists-in-gaza-attacked-by-israel
Quadruple tap strike on paramedics in Lebanon - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-paramedics-strike-9.7173448
Forensic Architecture on Gaza’s hospitals - https://gaza-hospitals.forensic-architecture.org/
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Mick, Molly, and James conclude their discussion on the death of Quentin Duranque and discuss some fascinating new types of fascist.
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Sources:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/02/17/who-was-quentin-deranque-the-far-right-activist-killed-in-lyon_6750585_5.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/27/france-s-political-violence-has-risen-significantly-with-assaults-doubling-over-the-past-10-years_6750916_23.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/02/18/nemesis-the-identitarian-activists-behind-feminist-masks_6750599_117.html
https://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/news-and-events/right-now/2024/extreme-right-violence-in-france-is-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=copilot.com
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260220-how-the-death-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-became-france-s-charlie-kirk-moment
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com
https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-le-collectif-dextreme-droite-qui-provoque-le-cyber-harcelement-de-militantes-feministes-et-delues-de-gauche
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/02/french-nemesis-activist-says-group-traumatised-after-supporter-killed-in-lyon/
https://archive.is/VvPa4
https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-photographiee-realisant-une-gestuelle-neonazie-alice-cordier-evoque-une-reference-au-rap
https://archive.is/kjEUp
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2026/02/18/mort-de-quentin-deranque-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-des-faits_6667296_3224.html
https://contre-attaque.net/2026/02/16/revelations-de-nouvelles-images-et-un-temoignage-revelent-quune-embuscade-a-bien-ete-tendue-le-12-fevrier-par-des-fascistes-lyonnais/
https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/mort-de-quentin-militant-identitaire-agresse-a-lyon/reportage-il-a-refuse-d-aller-a-l-hopital-des-habitants-de-lyon-racontent-l-agression-mortelle-de-quentin-deranque_7808942.html
https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/
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Mick, James, and Molly discuss Quentin Deranque, a French Nazi, and how it has been embraced by far right groups.
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Sources:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/02/17/who-was-quentin-deranque-the-far-right-activist-killed-in-lyon_6750585_5.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/27/france-s-political-violence-has-risen-significantly-with-assaults-doubling-over-the-past-10-years_6750916_23.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/02/18/nemesis-the-identitarian-activists-behind-feminist-masks_6750599_117.html
https://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/news-and-events/right-now/2024/extreme-right-violence-in-france-is-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=copilot.com
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260220-how-the-death-of-far-right-activist-quentin-deranque-became-france-s-charlie-kirk-moment
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/france-far-right-neofascist-violence-politics?utm_source=copilot.com
https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-le-collectif-dextreme-droite-qui-provoque-le-cyber-harcelement-de-militantes-feministes-et-delues-de-gauche
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/02/french-nemesis-activist-says-group-traumatised-after-supporter-killed-in-lyon/
https://archive.is/VvPa4
https://www.humanite.fr/politique/nemesis/nemesis-photographiee-realisant-une-gestuelle-neonazie-alice-cordier-evoque-une-reference-au-rap
https://archive.is/kjEUp
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2026/02/18/mort-de-quentin-deranque-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-des-faits_6667296_3224.html
https://contre-attaque.net/2026/02/16/revelations-de-nouvelles-images-et-un-temoignage-revelent-quune-embuscade-a-bien-ete-tendue-le-12-fevrier-par-des-fascistes-lyonnais/
https://www.franceinfo.fr/faits-divers/mort-de-quentin-militant-identitaire-agresse-a-lyon/reportage-il-a-refuse-d-aller-a-l-hopital-des-habitants-de-lyon-racontent-l-agression-mortelle-de-quentin-deranque_7808942.html
https://contre-attaque.net/2026/03/27/affaire-deranque-scandale-detat/
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Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven Monacelli
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