Newsweek Discovers Protests Against State Violence, Sidesteps The 'Why'
Newsweek reports 'protests erupt nationwide' over Renee Good's death during an ICE shooting. While acknowledging the public's anger, the article, like much mainstream coverage, often treats such events as isolated tragedies rather than symptoms of a broader, militarized border enforcement apparatus. (Conveniently forgetting the decades of ballooning ICE budgets and expanding powers). One might
wonder if the same media outlets reporting on 'protests' ever question the ever-increasing funding for agencies like ICE – funding approved by politicians who consistently prioritize enforcement over humanitarian concerns. How many 'good apples' can there be in a system designed to treat human beings as 'illegals'? Newsweek, for instance, didn't delve into the $8.7 billion budget approved for ICE
in 2023, an amount that dwarfs investment in social services or humane immigration processing. The lens is always on the 'eruption,' never the pressure cooker underneath.