Rocky Mountain Worker's Party

RMWP hits the streets in Jackson Hole to take the pulse of the protesters (and one street "preacher").

Joni is a Teton County based activist and organizer. She had her birth as an organizer in response to the October 7th attacks. We unpack her youth attending a Jewish Zionist school, sustainability with activism, Flock, and how she maintains hope that the class-based method of change can work in Wyoming.Works cited:Parable of the SewerPERSON, NOT CITIZEN by Christine Stebbins Dahl

RMWP correspondent Erik is on the ground at a Teton County protest.

Leeroy pops in to talk about Minneapolis.Benn Jordan - Intro to FlockBenn Jordan - the latest on Flock

Leeroy talks about stickers (hateful and otherwise). Sources:Unicorn Riot - Patriot Front Head Weird Little Guy Cheyenne woman fights local Active Club hate group with a paint scraper What are 'active clubs,' the right-wing extremist gangs growing across the U.S.? Dad, what's a 'Fasces'? Neat: Task Force Butler

Leeroy talks about the Rock Springs Massacre. PS - had a tighter deadline this week, so no sound effects. Sad. Sources: The Rock Springs Massacre - Wyohistory.org The Coal Business in Wyoming Chinese Massacre - Main Street, Wyoming Rock Springs Massacre - WikipediaRock Springs Massacre - History.comHistory of the Union Pacific Railroad Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 Asian America: Chinese and Japanese in the United State since 1850 - Roger Daniels - Pages 60-63. Accessed via Archive.orgRock Springs Massacre Victims Plead for Justice "To This We Dissented": The Rock Springs Riot Additional reading: Tacoma riot of 1885 1907 Bellingham race riot

Leeroy talks 'bout guns.Sources:Why Cars Big Now Federalist 46 Federalist 29 Not direct sources, but interesting:Margaret Killjoy's Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff: The Armed Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement pt 1Re: The ConstitutionThe Constitution and the American Left The Constitution - a Reactionary Document Big Teddy R and the case for a Popular Constitution

Leeroy talks about how where worker's rights goes, violence often follows. In this episode, he covers The Haymarket Incident.Sources:Guns in America Haymarket Affair NYT - May 5, 1886 Chicago PD History (according to the Chicago PD) International Workers' Day History of Anarchism Collectivist Anarchism v Anarcho CommunismAnarchist Jokes The forgotten violence that helped India break free from colonial rule3.5% Rule Audio used from "Occupy Wall Street 1 May general strike march on Broadway"Thanks to French Keys aka Benjamin Soudan for use of their piano cover of La Marseillaise

What is a Community Action Network? Leeroy provides some examples. Sources: The Emerald Triangle June 10, 1964 - angry retireesHumboldt County Fire Response Emerald Triangle: The Legends That Remain Emerald Triangle Cannabis Economy Pushed to the Brink Meet Johnny Casali War on Drugs C.A.M.P CAAs Lincoln Heights Safety and Watch It's not just the Nazis. Lincoln Heights' struggles began long before racist march

Leeroy covers Wyoming's rebellious youth and a time when the Mountain West was unafraid to chart it's own course. Sources Cited: “Then I breathed freely:” Black Women Vote in Wyoming, 1870 Sex, Suffrage, and State Constitutional Law: Women's Legal Right to Hold Public Office How the American West Led the Way for Women in Politics Why did Western women gain voting rights earlier than the rest of the nation? You may be surprised A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States: The Removal Era (1820 - 1850) Performance of select third-party or independent candidates in U.S. presidential elections from 1892 to 2020 Image of the 1887 Continental Railroads More general sources (if you're inclined to go down Wikipedia rabbit holes:) Wanna Move to West Virginia? Wyoming History 1892 US Presidential Election 1892 US Presidential Election in Wyoming 1896 US Presidential Election Fourth Party System James B Weaver People's Party Haymarket Affair Women's suffrage in the US

HOT TAKE ALERT Citizens United | More Perfect CORRECTION: 4.5% interest on $500,000 is $22,500 annually, meaning a $1,875 check each month. I still think I could live off of that... but my point is not that having $500,000 in cash makes you a member of the 1%, just that having capital makes meeting basic expenses a LOT easier. To the Owner Class having 500k is chump change.

Leeroy outlines his three step program.Or, how he learned to stop worrying and overthrow the governmentWyoming Constitution:Article I Section 3Article III Section 2

Quick factual note: Jackson Hole Airport is the only comercial airport located within a national park in the continental United States. My fact checker informed me that Alaska has one, too. So maybe all of the billionaires will move there instead. I hope you like the Home Depot music in the outro.