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How Republicans became an ethnonationalist party run by an authoritarian

Harvard professor Steven Levitsky compares the modern Republican party to the far-right ethnonationalist groups of Europe, with the key difference being those parties only get a mild portion of the vote. "You can't be a member of the Republican party...

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Can a two-party coalition save our democracy?
1:57

Can a two-party coalition save our democracy?
"There is no easy out": Why America's deep political divide will continue for 20 years
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"There is no easy out": Why America's deep politica ...
A scientist's approach, big and small, to fighting climate change
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A scientist's approach, big and small, to fighting ...
Climate scientist explains why extreme weather is becoming catastrophic: "It's a threat multiplier"
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Climate scientist explains why extreme weather is b ...
How this scientist approaches the climate crisis in a politically divided world
29:34

How this scientist approaches the climate crisis in ...
This scientist knows how to get climate change skeptics to care about the environment
2:26

This scientist knows how to get climate change skep ...
Tarana Burke of Me Too hopes the Texas abortion ban will spark organizing
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Tarana Burke of Me Too hopes the Texas abortion ban ...
Mary Trump warns that her uncle Donald is still empowered
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Mary Trump warns that her uncle Donald is still em ...
Mary Trump to Democrats: Stop legitimizing Donald Trump
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Mary Trump to Democrats: Stop legitimizing Donald Trump
Mary Trump wants to heal us from the trauma caused by her uncle Donald
24:46

Mary Trump wants to heal us from the trauma caused ...
Ben Rhodes on what led to Trump and the current Republican Party
3:41

Ben Rhodes on what led to Trump and the current Rep ...
Ben Rhodes writes about why democracy is threatened around the world in After the Fall
26:23

Ben Rhodes writes about why democracy is threatened ...
Carol Anderson breaks down the history and anti-Blackness of the Second Amendment
28:10

Carol Anderson breaks down the history and anti-Bla ...
Carol Anderson discusses why the Second Amendment is not about guns
2:39

Carol Anderson discusses why the Second Amendment i ...
Chris Matthews has a political insider take on This Country
2:50

Chris Matthews has a political insider take on This ...
Chris Matthews on the past, present, and hope for the future of This Country
22:08

Chris Matthews on the past, present, and hope for t ...
Senator Mazie Hirono's "Heart of Fire" comes from her mother
22:08

Senator Mazie Hirono's "Heart of Fire" comes from h ...
Senator Mazie Hirono on the uptick of anti-Asian hate crimes
2:33

Senator Mazie Hirono on the uptick of anti-Asian ha ...
When more Black people vote it benefits everyone, says author Heather McGhee
2:50

When more Black people vote it benefits everyone, s ...
Why racism hurts everyone and how we can fix it, according to author Heather McGhee
23:45

Why racism hurts everyone and how we can fix it, ac ...

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