The DSR Network There Are More of Us Than Them
Jan 29, 2026
David Corn, investigative journalist at Mother Jones, and Rosa Brooks, Georgetown law professor, discuss federal forces in U.S. cities and rising public pushback. They cover local resistance strategies, legal tools to hold federal agents accountable, how to turn widespread unhappiness into political action, and risks to upcoming elections. The conversation centers on grassroots organizing and preserving democratic norms.
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Mass Deportation Requires A Police State
- Federal mass deportation requires police-state tactics that rely on intimidation and brutality.
- David Corn warns that large-scale roundups of undocumented people cannot be done without eroding rule of law and civil norms.
Public Revulsion Is Crossing Party Lines
- Widespread public revulsion at aggressive federal raids is breaking through in ways prior events didn't.
- Rosa Brooks notes polls show growing Republican discomfort with ICE's tactics, signaling a political opening.
Convert Outrage Into Votes
- Turn public anger into electoral results by mobilizing voters and protecting free, fair elections.
- Rosa Brooks urges sustained pressure on elected officials and grassroots organizing to convert outrage into votes.