Saturday, January 24, 2025

Special Edition: On the Ground in Minneapolis – Enforcement & Resistance

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The ICE crackdown in Minneapolis has put the city and the nation on edge. So today, we explore this moment through two different perspectives: first with Minneapolis-based sociologist Nicole Bedera, who describes what life on the ground looks like from her personal and professional experience, and then with Mathew Silverman, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, who shares how federal agents are experiencing this moment and what he believes is missing from online narratives. This episode isn’t about taking sides — it’s about understanding a complex and tense moment from multiple angles.

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Guest: Nicole Bedera

Nicole Bedera is a Minneapolis-based sociologist and anti-violence expert. She is the author of On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. 

Her work has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, NPR, BBC, MS-NOW, and Teen Vogue. She puts her research into practice as an Affiliated Educator for the Center for Institutional Courage and as a co-founder of the consulting group Beyond Compliance.

Guest: Mathew Silverman

Mathew Silverman is the National President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA.

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