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Episode 4: “It’s a Very Short Path”
Episode 4: “It’s a Very Short Path”
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A new president with authoritarian tendencies packs the nation’s highest court, which then outlaws abortion – sparking not just a backlash, but a new coalition for democracy and the rule of the law. Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson explore how events abroad in just the last few years might help us understand what is happening now in the United States.Featuring:Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of AuthoritarianismMarta Lempart, founder of Polish Women’s StrikeNancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (8)
Episode 1: Riot at the Gates (Again): A violent right-wing mob interrupts lawmakers formalizing the transfer of power to a new leader. But this isn’t Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, but rather Paris on February 6, 1934. Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson explore that earlier event, the way it reverberates to this day and how it could help us understand what January 6 will mean for the U.S. by Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News