#1691 Democracy Emergency, Constitutional Crisis, Democratic Backsliding, Failing Guardrails

Air Date 2/18/2025

Democracies slide into dictatorship in two ways, first slowly and then all of a sudden. We have been sliding in this direction for at least as long as I have been paying attention to politics and we're finally at the moment where that slow slide shifts into full speed.

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KEY POINTS

1: Is America Broken - The Gray Area - Air Date 2-10-25

2: Musk's 'DOGE' is spiraling U.S. into a constitutional crisis - The ReidOut - Air Date 2-7-25

3: Trump's latest target the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 2-10-25

4: Trumps American Takeover - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-1-25

5: Musk's Coup and Trump's Christian Zionist Gaza Takeover - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-7-25

6: Media Continues Painting Musk's Far Right Coup as Good Faith _Cost-Cutting Effort - Citations Needed - Air Date 2-5-25

7:  Why Are Dems Surprised - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 2-7-25

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(55:58) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the long slide to dictatorship

Clip: O'Connor Decries Republican Attacks on Courts - NPR

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DEEPER DIVES

(1:03:06) SECTION A: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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(1:29:34) SECTION B: CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

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(2:00:04) SECTION C: THE PLAYBOOK

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(2:22:46) SECTION D: WHAT TO DO

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SHOW IMAGE

Composite image of the US Capitol building, surrounded by symbols of justice, treasury, international aid, and education, with a large brick smashing into the center with the acronym “MAGA” on the end.

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