John Nichols comments on Democrats’ work in Congress to limit ICE, and Dave Zirin explains how Bad Bunny will make the Super Bowl halftime show a center of resistance.
US Capitol Police issue arrest warnings with a bullhorn as clergy with Faith in Action conduct civil disobedience in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on January 29.(Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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The next two weeks Democrats in Congress will be working to use the budget to set limits on ICE-to require judicial warrants, masks off and body cameras on, and to set use of force standards. John Nichols, The Nation’s executive editor, will comment.
Also: The Super Bowl is by far the biggest entertainment event of the year in the US, and this Sunday the halftime show will feature Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, who has been demanding “ICE Out!” How did the Super Bowl halftime show become the center of resistance to ICE? Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, will explain.
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On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols comments on Democrats’ work in Congress to set limits on ICE, and Dave Zirin explains how Bad Bunny will make the Super Bowl halftime show a center of resistance.
Over the next two weeks, Democrats in Congress will be working to use the budget to set limits on ICE—to require judicial warrants, masks off and body cameras on, and to set use-of-force standards. John Nichols, The Nation’s executive editor, will comment.
Also: The Super Bowl is by far the biggest entertainment event of the year in the US, and this Sunday the halftime show will feature Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, who has been demanding “ICE Out!” How did the Super Bowl halftime show become the center of resistance to ICE? Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, will explain.
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