Episode 4: “It’s a Very Short Path”
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.
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News · Rachel Maddow, Isaac-Davy Aronson, Anne Applebaum, Marta Lempart, Nancy Northup
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Show Notes
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 Authoritarianism
Marta Lempart, founder of Polish Women’s Strike
Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights
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