Socialism and Liberalism: A Path Towards Estrangement’s End
Thinkers in both “camps” have not only challenged the underlying idea of the split but created theory that unified both liberal and socialist principles.
Trent and Caitlin check in with journalist Steven Monacelli, a special investigative correspondent for the Texas Observer, about the evolution and current-day doings of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the dangers they pose to citizens and noncitizens alike, and the experience of being a journalist observing resistance to authoritarian police actions.
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Resources:
Steven’s Observer work: https://texasobserver.org/author/steven-monacelli/
Steven’s website: https://stevenmonacelli.com/
“Less lethal”: https://wired.com/story/what-tear-gas-does-to-the-human-body/
Australian reporter hit by rubber bullet: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fkdajl35J48
ICE prosecutor running white supremacist account: https://texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/
ICE fact sheet: https://immigrationforum.org/article/fact-sheet-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/
Immigration enforcement costs: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/cost_of_immigration_enforcement_factsheet_2024.pdf
Trump wants immigrants tortured: https://vox.com/scotus/416163/trump-supreme-court-deport-immigration-convention-torture
AI license plate readers: https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/06/10/cities-halt-license-plate-readers/
Trump wanted a police state: https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-police-state-troop-deployment-los-angeles-1235360655/
ICE escalates on purpose: https://wsj.com/us-news/protests-los-angeles-immigrants-trump-f5089877
Voters don’t like it: https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3924
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