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Climate Under Conservatives

Climate Under Conservatives

Season 2 Episode 127
55:38
Hacking, Disinformation, and a New Cold War with Russia

Hacking, Disinformation, and a New Cold War with Russia

Season 2 Episode 129
1:28:06
Inventing Plan B: How to Move Forward without a Template

Inventing Plan B: How to Move Forward without a Template

Season 2 Episode 130
1:08:46
Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

Season 2 Episode 132
1:03:33
Are We Sure We Want to Let Robots Kill?

Are We Sure We Want to Let Robots Kill?

Season 2 Episode 133
53:31
The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life

The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life

Season 2 Episode 135
50:52
Tuning In: Classical Music and the Creative Mind (includes l

Tuning In: Classical Music and the Creative Mind (includes l

Season 2 Episode 138
46:40
We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our

We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our

Season 2 Episode 139
48:26
A Democrat, a Republican, a Rental Car — and a Road Map to B

A Democrat, a Republican, a Rental Car — and a Road Map to B

Season 2 Episode 144
59:52
America’s Online Enemies

America’s Online Enemies

Season 2 Episode 145
1:05:24
How AI Will Shake Up Business — and Society

How AI Will Shake Up Business — and Society

Season 2 Episode 147
58:37
On Genius

On Genius

Season 2 Episode 148
1:05:28
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Aspen Ideas Festival

Will the Rise of Populism Destroy Liberal Democracy?

Season 2 Episode 125

This is not a moment to take democracy for granted. The 2016 emergence of Donald Trump and his populist counterparts in Europe didn’t signal the start of something new. Rather, they announced a long simmering, troubling trend away from liberal democracy in the United States and elsewhere. How did we get here? How are Western values shifting? What might the future hold?
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