Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Part Two: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union May 18, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the American Civil War and how the South was anything but united.

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Part One: The Civil War Within the Civil War: How the South Won the War for the Union May 16, 2022

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Margaret talks with Prop about how people escaping slavery turned the tide of the American Civil War and how the South was anything but united.

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Part Two: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works May 11, 2022

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In part two of this week's episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.

https://reprolegaldefensefund.org/
The Repro Legal Defense Fund covers bail and funds strong defenses for people who are investigated, arrested, or prosecuted for self-managed abortion.
https://www.ifwhenhow.org/
If/When/How are lawyers fighting for reproductive justice
https://www.aafront.org/
http://operationsaveabortion.com/
https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy

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Part One: The Jane Collective: Direct Action Abortion Access Works May 09, 2022

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Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.

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Part Two: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday May 04, 2022

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In part two of this episode, Margaret continues her discussion with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.

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Part One: The Haymarket Affair: The Bomb & the Eight-Hour Workday May 02, 2022

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Margaret sits down with journalist and podcast host Robert Evans to talk about the anarchists who were hanged in Chicago in the 1860s for fighting for the rights of the working class.

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Introducing: Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff Apr 22, 2022

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Lots of cool people in history have done really cool stuff. Let Margaret Killjoy tell you about them. In this trailer, learn about the cool anarchist bank robbers who performed a cool jailbreak in Uruguay in 1931.

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