Air Date: 6-11-2024

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Democracies don't break all of a sudden in a moment of crisis, they fail slowly over time and only by knowing the warning signs and responding effectively to the threat before it's too late can the worst be averted.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Why and Where is Democracy in Decline? - TLDR News Global - Air Date 2-21-24

KP 2: Is Democracy Under Threat? - Tufts University - Air Date 10-12-22

KP 3: The decline of American democracy won't be televised - Vox - Air Date 6-22-17

KP 4: How Republicans are fueling Russia and China_s global effort to undermine democracy - Velshi - Air Date 5-11-24

KP 5: How Republican Attorneys General are Undermining Voting Rights - Democracy Docket - Air Date 6-3-24

KP 6: Democracy vs. Autocracy: An Unproductive Dichotomy - The Marxist Project - Air Date 11-6-23

KP 7: When Democracy Breaks: Final Thoughts with Archon Fung, David Moss and Arne Westad Part 1 - Democracy Paradox - Air Date 6-4-24

KP 8: Protecting Voting Rights with Eric Holder - Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - Air Date 2-20-24

KP 9: Rich Logis Escaped the Trump - MAGA Cult -- Heed His Warnings About Its Power and Extreme Danger to America - The Chauncey DeVega Show - Air Date 8-29-23

KP 10: "The President of Forgetting" - Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good - Air Date 3-13-24

(1:03:29) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On those who defend authoritarians against criticism during D-Day commemoration

Articles:

Conservatives Angry at Biden’s Anti-Nazi D-Day Speech - New York Mag

Fighting Trump on the Beaches - New Yorker

DEEPER DIVES

(1:09:52) SECTION A: DISSECTION OF DEMOCRACY

A1: Freedom in the world is measurably declining… what can we do? - Disorder - Air Date 3-9-24

A2: When Democracy Breaks: Final Thoughts with Archon Fung, David Moss and Arne Westad Part 2 - Democracy Paradox - Air Date 6-4-24

A3: Three experts on why democracies are facing growing threats globally - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 12-10-21

(1:31:56) SECTION B: INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY

B1: “More Than a Symbolic Victory”: Mexican Women’s Movement Paved Way for Election of 1st Female President - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-4-24

B2: Indian Elections - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Air Date 6-6-24

B3: El Salvador’s "Cool Dictator" Bukele Begins Controversial 2nd Term with Backing from Biden & Trump - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-4-24

B4: How to Dismantle a Democracy - Analysis - Air Date 2-19-24

(2:09:54) SECTION C: THE CULT OF TRUMP

C1: Jon Stewart Tackles The Trump Conviction Fallout & Puts The Media on Trial - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-3-24

C2: Jack Posobiec Welcomes END OF DEMOCRACY - Says They "Didn't Get All the Way There on Jan 6th!" - Dollemore Daily - Air Date 2-24-24

C3: The Peaceful Transfer of Power Is at Stake - Democracy Docket - Air Date 5-31-24

C4: Former Republican strategist raises alarms about GOP in 'The Conspiracy to End America' - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 10-24-23

(2:36:47) SECTION D: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

D1: The Separation Of Church & State Is Eroding - Why, America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-5-24

D2: "Propaganda Machine": NY Congressmember Jamaal Bowman on AIPAC's $25 Million Campaign to Unseat Him - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-6-24

D3: Election Deniers In Government Plot To Steal 2024 Election - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-5-24

D4: Margaret Huang: Fighting Hate and Protecting Democracy - Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People - Air Date 3-27-24

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Black and white photo of a person at a protest holding a homemade cardboard sign that says “Fighting for Democracy”

Credit: “For Democracy” by Alisdare Hickson, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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