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ICE, DOGE, and Democracy on the Brink (with Karen Attiah)

ICE, DOGE, and Democracy on the Brink (with Karen Attiah)

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Democracy in the U.S. is under siege. From ICE raids and mass deportations, to Elon Musk’s

“Department of Government Efficiency” dismantling federal protections, to attacks on education and the press—our institutions are unraveling at unprecedented speed.


In this episode, host Emily Williams sits down with award-winning journalist Karen Attiah (former Global Opinions Editor at The Washington Post) to unpack how we got here and what it will take to resist. Karen shares lessons from her “Resistance Summer School,” explores the dangers of authoritarianism cloaked in efficiency, and argues that radical empathy and education are essential tools for survival—and for building the democracy we deserve.


This is a sobering, urgent conversation about power, accountability, and what it will take to save ourselves.

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