Only the Good Die Young: Unchecked Power

“She did nothing but exist,” Renée Good, a U.S. citizen and mother, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis — an incident that has sparked protests and intense concern about federal power and oversight. From there we talk about the government's lack of accountability, conflicting goals from federal officials and local leaders (hint, hint one of them wants to detain five year olds), and the increasingly real human cost behind a corrupt and confusing administration. As the conversation unfolds, we shift into the wider political landscape — from the disconnect between the administration's actions and what people actually expect and need, to economic policy, foreign relations, and the erosion of checks and balances that feels especially urgent right now. We delve into the way younger generations, especially Gen Z, are processing all of this through social media outrage and activism.