News Brief: As Dem Leadership Waffles—Labor, Organizers, Immigrants Fight Back in Minneapolis
In this News Brief, we break down Dem leadership's fatuous "body cam" and "training" response to ICE brutality, and how organizers in the Twin Cities are not settling for cosmetic reform.
Our guest is Janette Corcelius, a union and community organizer in Minnesota.
For more information about the Friday, January 23 Day of Action, go here.
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Guest
Janette Corcelius is a Saint Paul-based union and community organizer. She is a member of OPEIU Local 12, Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, and the Remember 1934 Collective.
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Show Notes
With Twin Cities Under Siege by ICE, Minnesota Moves Toward a General Strike
Theia Chatelle | January 21, 2026 | Truthout
"We Will Be Closed: ICE Out of Minnesota"
Luis Feliz Leon | January 20, 2026 | In These Times
‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day is this Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
Michelle Griffith | January 20, 2026 | Minnesota Reformer
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets
Dave Zirin | January 15, 2026 | The Nation
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
January 21, 2026 | Bring Me The News
Democrats Support Bill That Would Give ICE $10 Billion
Igor Bobic | January 20, 2026 | Huffington Post
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
Sarah Lazare and Laura Koshgarian | October 5, 2025 | In These Times
Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation
Gretchen Brown | July 22, 2025 | MPR, All Things Considered
For more information about the 1934 Strike:
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Transcript
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Credits
Senior Producer: Florence Barrau-Adams
Producer: Julianne Tveten
Production Assistant: Trendel Lightburn
Newsletter: Marco Cartolano
Music: Grandaddy
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