Air Date: 2-18-2025

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KP 8: Trump's American Takeover Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-1-25

(55:58) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the long slide to dictatorship

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

DEEPER DIVES

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

A1: Musk's Coup and Trump's Christian Zionist Gaza Takeover Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-7-25

A2: Trump Guts EPA's Environmental Justice Office, Putting Poorest Communities of Color at More Risk - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-7-25

A3: Trump's latest target the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Part 2 - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 2-10-25

A4: Musk's 'DOGE' is spiraling U.S. into a constitutional crisis Part 2 - The ReidOut - Air Date 2-7-25

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

B1: What is a Constitutional crisis - Civics 101 - Air Date 2-11-25

B2: Is America Broken Part 2 - The Gray Area - Air Date 2-10-25

B3: Trump's American Takeover Part 3 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-1-25

B4: What is a Constitutional crisis Part 2 - Civics 101 - Air Date 2-11-25

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

C1: Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy-- Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary's Orbán - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-12-25

C2: Media Continues Painting Musk's Far Right Coup as Good Faith Cost-Cutting Effort Part 2 - Citations Needed - Air Date 2-5-25

C3: Musk's Coup and Trump's Christian Zionist Gaza Takeover Part 3 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 2-7-25

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

D1: Why Are Dems Surprised Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 2-7-25

D2: Trumps Dictatorship Can Still Be Stopped - If We ACT NOW - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 2-6-24

D3: Why Are Dems Surprised Part 3 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 2-7-25

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Description: 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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