May Day Action—Plus a Confederate Monuments Takedown I Start Making Sense

About this episode

John Nichols discusses the implications of Trump's ICE prison camps and the significance of the May Day strike, while Christopher Knight critiques the removal of Confederate monuments in LA.

In this week’s political rundown, John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day strike is a test of our power to resist. Also: MOCA’s “Monuments” show in LA critiques Confederate monuments that have been taken down in response to protests. Critic Christopher Knight has our evaluation. The show closes Sunday. (Originally broadcast Oct. 31, 2024.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Guests: John Nichols, Christopher Knight

Topics covered

• politics
• protests
• Confederate monuments
• May Day
• resistance

Keywords

• Trump
• ICE
• May Day
• protests
• Confederate monuments
• MOCA
• political rundown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, MOCA

Places: LA

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