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Preparing for an Unchecked Trump
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Preparing for an Unchecked Trump

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa on safeguarding free speech against autocracy, Ben Rhodes on how Trump’s cabinet picks would “wreck” federal agencies and remake government “in the image of MAGA,” and best-selling author Jodi Picoult on what we can all do to fight the rising tide of book bans.

Velshi · Ali Velshi, Maria Ressa, Joyce Vance, Dr. Mary Anne Franks, Ben Rhodes, Dr. Tom Nichols, Dr. Jodi Picoult

November 16, 20241h 21m

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Show Notes

Lessons on standing up to an autocrat by someone who’s done it before, the Trump cabinet pick who warned that “the world is not ready” for him, and a roadmap for fighting censorship from Jodi Picoult

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