Trump, Jesus & Orban: Harold Meyerson; The Long Term: Rebecca Solnit; Small Towns v ICE: Emma Janssen

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's controversial actions, the evolution of protests in America, and resistance against ICE in small towns.

Trump's terrible week started Sunday when he attacked the Pope and then presented himself in an AI image as Jesus Christ; he then took control of the Strait of Hormuz, making sure that oil and gas prices continue to rise; and then Victor Orbán, Trump's MAGA ally in Hungary, lost his election to Peter Magyar – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: It’s been only a couple of weeks since the No Kings 3 protests, but we can see now how protest and resistance are changing in America: that one it wasn't just bigger than the previous No Kings. It was different: Deeper and more connected. Rebecca Solnit argues that to understand resistance and change today, we need a much longer perspective than a couple of years. Her new book is The Beginning Comes After the End . Plus: Minneapolis made history with its mobilization against ICE. But what about the rest of the state, where the immigrant population has been growing for a couple of decades? What kind of resistance has developed there? Emma Janssen went to small town Minnesota to find out. She’s a writing fellow at The American Prospect .

People in this episode

Guests: Harold Meyerson, Rebecca Solnit, Emma Janssen

Topics covered

• Trump
• protests
• resistance
• politics
• immigration
• history

Keywords

• Trump
• protests
• resistance
• ICE
• immigration
• politics
• Rebecca Solnit
• Harold Meyerson
• Emma Janssen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The American Prospect

Books & works: The Beginning Comes After the End

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