MAGA’s Campus Crusade w/ Aaron Nisenson

This week on the show we take a look at how ICE is being used to disappear outspoken voices and effective organizers from their communities; from campuses to farms. It’s also challenging to think through what we can do to fight back...but as you know, that’s what we do on this show.

First, we look at how detainment and deportation is being weaponized against labor organizers. Cayden is joined by organizer with Community to Community, Liz Darrow to discuss this and the work being done to free illegally detained farmworker unionist, Alfredo Juarez.

Then, from frightening, illegal disappearances of students to dismantling the entire Department of Education, the MAGA agenda is waging an aggressive, anti-intellectual assault on education and universities straight out of the 1930s German playbook. The American Association of University Professors (or AAUP) are managing four lawsuits seeking to slow or halt these efforts, while also providing resources to help communities protect students and professors. We’re be joined by Senior Counsel and Director of the Legal Department AAUP, Aaron Nisenson to discuss.

• AAUP Resources for Political Attacks on Higher Education
• Day of Action to Defend Higher Ed
• In North Carolina, Winning is Not Enough–Yet

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