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The episode details a deeply destabilizing period in U.S. politics, as Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic rhetoric—ranging from advocating nuclear attacks on American cities to promoting conspiracy theories and self-serving propaganda—signals a breakdown in democratic norms. Host Heather
The episode details a deeply destabilizing period in U.S. politics, as Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic rhetoric—ranging from advocating nuclear attacks on American cities to promoting conspiracy theories and self-serving propaganda—signals a breakdown in democratic norms. Host Heather
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People
Donald TrumpAnnie AndrewsDarline GrahamTimothy SnyderRussell VoughtHeather Cox Richardson
Books
Project 2025
Companies
CNBCOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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AuthoritarianismDemocracyElectionsForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsRacial JusticeUs Politics
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