Episode 39: The Bureaucracy of Repression w/ Josef Burton

Josef Burton joins us to discuss the transformation of immigration under Trump, the bureaucrats who administer US machinery of repression, and what intensifying coercion at home and imperial retreat abroad mean for our political future.

Works mentioned: One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

Josef Burton is a writer and former US diplomat who worked mainly on consular and immigration issues. He tweets at @PinstripeBungle

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Art: Vivek Venkatraman

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