But it’s not just healthcare workers—and all the immigrants and their supporters who are fearing for their safety—we’re thinking about this week. If it weren’t for the citizen journalists—the brave people willing to videotape tragedies with their phones—we might not be able to stave off our government’s lies about the Pretti murder.

What those freezing cold Midwesterners are enduring is akin to that of warfare, Ariel Gold reported this week from the front lines. “As someone who has spent a significant amount of time in the West Bank of Palestine, I know an occupation when I see one,” she wrote. Each of her Uber drivers in Minneapolis, most of them immigrants, have urged her to stay safe. She hopes for their safety right back.

We’re proud of those in Minneapolis who have taken to the streets, just as they did when George Floyd was murdered in 2020. So proud, in fact, that our editorial team has nominated them for a Nobel Peace Prize. We’ve gotten official word that our submission has been received—so watch this space.

-Alana Pockros

Associate Editor, The Nation

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