Sep 26, 2026 · 3h 41m
A weekly briefing on violence, AI, diversity and political power
It Could Happen Here Weekly 251
The episode connects conflicts over land, technology, economics and media to broader struggles over power, regulation and public accountability.
- 1Settler violence in the West Bank is presented as part of an organized system of displacement rather than isolated attacks.
- 2The AI industry’s rapid expansion is colliding with warnings about safety, regulation, national security and competition with China.
- 3The hosts link declining biological, cultural and linguistic diversity to capitalism and colonialism, while arguing that diversity builds resilience.
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Dana El Kurd’s analysis shifts the West Bank discussion from individual attacks to a broader system of settler violence, state involvement and displacement.
The brief
Robert Evans introduces a compilation of the week’s episodes, bringing together reporting on war, technology, economics, media and political power in one package.
Dana El Kurd examines escalating settler violence in the West Bank, framing individual attacks within a broader process of displacement involving settlers and the Israeli state.
The AI segment weighs former employees’ warnings against industry claims that regulation would weaken competition with China, exposing the political stakes of acceleration.
A discussion of biological, cultural and linguistic diversity argues that ecosystems, languages and traditions preserve resilience, memory and alternatives to dominant systems.
The closing political roundup turns to gas prices, press restrictions, media consolidation and Canada’s proposed EU alignment, tracing how economic and institutional power travels.
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