It Could Happen Here Weekly 246

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1

The Dangers of Silica ft. Kim Kelly How AI Companies are Monetizing Intimacy, Ft. Bridget Todd

Fighting for Incarcerated Workers

Executive Disorder: Iran Ceasefire Expires, Corrupt Military Contractors, Florida Election

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Sources/Links:

How the United States Built its Colonial Empire, Pt. 1

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23780231241274187

https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/

https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/navassa-island-the-uss-160-year-forgotten-tragedy

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-26/almost-half-of-americans-dont-know-puerto-ricans-are-us-citizens-poll