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American Crisis

A podcast that explores whether journalism can help save democracy, seen through the lens of Watergate and Jan. 6, 2021.
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Bonus episode: 'A really existential choice' — three chilling minutes with Garrett Graff
The author and journalist looks ahead and offers a call to action
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Margaret Sullivan
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48:58
American Crisis, Ep. 10: Garrett Graff on what if Watergate happened today
The author of "Watergate: A New History" offers insight on all that has changed in 50 years
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis Ep. 9: Steve Inskeep on how Lincoln dealt with a deeply divided nation
Author of a new Lincoln book, the longtime NPR host puts our moment into historical perspective
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Margaret Sullivan
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Steve Inskeep
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American Crisis bonus episode with Dahlia Lithwick: What women have been forced to figured out.
The legal commentator reflects on their contributions in our fraught historical moment
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Margaret Sullivan
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Dahlia Lithwick
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American Crisis, Ep. 8: Dahlia Lithwick on whether justice will ever catch up to Trump
The author of 'Lady Justice" also talked about women's contributions over the past decade
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Margaret Sullivan
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Dahlia Lithwick
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American Crisis, Episode 7: Phil Napoli on the Fairness Doctrine and Fox News
I talk with a media-regulation expert about how to fix the media
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 6: Jelani Cobb on the transcendent power of good reporting
How young journalists can sharpen skills and sustain idealism in a tough career field
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Margaret Sullivan
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Jelani Cobb
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American Crisis, Ep. 5: Neal Katyal on whether the Constitution gives American presidents too much power
Democracy is endangered when presidents believe that they are above the law
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Margaret Sullivan
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Neal Katyal
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American Crisis, Ep. 4: Ruth Ben-Ghiat on creeping autocracy in the U.S.
Listen now | An expert explains how democracies can fail when authoritarian leaders gain power, the power of propaganda and the rise of Donald Trump
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Margaret Sullivan
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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American Crisis, Ep. 3: Carl Bernstein on the ‘myth of objectivity'
The legendary reporter on the single most important guiding principle in his and Bob Woodward’s Watergate reporting. “Most people in this country are…
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 2: Asha Rangappa on why American democracy really is in trouble
Strangely enough, the vast majority of Americans agree on the answer
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Margaret Sullivan
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Asha Rangappa
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American Crisis, Ep. 1: Molly Jong-Fast on why our democracy is in trouble right now
Listen now (26 min) | “A wariness about appearing partisan” -- we explore why this fear is such a problem in government and media
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Margaret Sullivan
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Molly Jong-fast
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