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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, immigration law expert; Marlena Daut, Yale scholar of Haiti; Amanda Becker, national reporter. They discuss the court reprieve for Haitian TPS, local impacts in places like Springfield, legal arguments on appeal, Haiti’s violent instability and migration drivers, community preparedness and the stakes for families if protections end.

Emilia Gonzalez-Avalos, director of Unidos Minnesota who trains community constitutional observers. Will Stansel, civil rights attorney who has observed ICE operations firsthand. Quinta Jurecic, Atlantic writer who analyzes legal limits around ICE monitoring. They discuss legal boundaries around observing immigration actions, trainings and safety tactics, how prosecutors respond to obstruction claims, and risks from surveillance and doxxing.

Maddie Poore, co-founder of The 51st, builds worker-led, community-funded local news. Margaret Barthel, WAMU local reporter, covers showing up for communities and on-the-ground moments. Eric Wemple, media correspondent, analyzes newsroom trends and press-government tensions. They discuss newsroom layoffs, the rise of nonprofit and social-first models, news deserts, and threats to press freedom.

Joyce Karam, Middle East correspondent; Greg Myrie, national security reporter; Nancy Youssef, Defense and foreign policy analyst; Megan Scully, Capitol Hill reporter; Amanda Becker, Washington political correspondent; Matt Sepik, Minneapolis on-the-ground reporter. They cover immigration raids and local fallout in Minneapolis. They discuss threats to Ilhan Omar and political rhetoric. They review U.S. moves toward Iran, Venezuela developments, cultural withdrawals from the Kennedy Center, and shifting global alliances.

Matt Sepik, an MPR correspondent covering Minneapolis and federal agent operations, provides on-the-ground reporting and context. He walks through the killing of Alex Pretti and contrasts early federal claims with multi-angle video. He details community protests, blocked evidence access, and political fallout from local to congressional levels.

Wendy Benjaminson, Bloomberg Washington senior editor who fact-checks economic and political claims. Arthur Delaney, HuffPost senior reporter covering national politics and legal fights. Matt Sepik, NPR Minneapolis correspondent reporting on ICE raids and protests. They discuss aggressive ICE operations in Minnesota, DOJ filings about social security data, congressional contempt votes, Davos tensions over Greenland, and shifting international alliances.

Eve L. Ewing, a writer and professor at the University of Chicago, shares insights from her work on race and education. She discusses how schools actively shape and normalize racial hierarchies rather than just reflect them. Ewing questions the purpose of schooling and explores the contrasting aims of nurturing belonging versus maintaining the status quo. She highlights historical injustices in education and advocates for community-led efforts to transform schools into spaces of empowerment and equity.

Dr. Max Wisnitzer, a pediatric neurologist, Jessica Lunsford-Avery, a clinical psychologist, and Damian Fair, a cognitive neuroscientist, dive deep into ADHD. They discuss how ADHD symptoms change from childhood to adulthood and emphasize the rising trend in diagnoses as better recognition rather than new cases. The guests explore genetic factors influencing ADHD and the importance of sleep in managing the condition. They also share tips on balancing medication with behavioral therapies, particularly for teens, and highlight the need for more research on ADHD in women.

Elliot Williams, a CNN legal analyst and author of 'Five Bullets,' revisits the controversial 1984 subway shooting by Bernard Goetz that ignited a national debate on race and vigilantism. He discusses the chaotic crime atmosphere in 1980s New York and how public fear shaped perceptions of Goetz as a vigilante hero. Williams debunks myths surrounding the shooting, examines the lives of the teens involved, and reflects on the intricate legal and social implications that still resonate today.

Olivier Knox, a senior national correspondent, joins Steve Clemens, editor-at-large at The National Interest, Zoe Clark from Michigan Public, journalist Asma Khalid, national security reporter Alex Ward, and Greg Karlstrom from The Economist. They dive into the controversial ICE operations in Minnesota, analyze Trump's threats regarding Greenland, and discuss the Iranian protests amidst a bloody crackdown. The panel also addresses the strained peace talks in Ukraine and the significant implications of U.S. foreign policy on global alliances.