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There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
What is a dissident? In an autocracy, standing against the rulers could mean harassment, prison, torture, even death. Dissidents stand up anyway.
Host Garry Kasparov is joined by Masih Alinejad, whose work for women’s rights against the Islamic Republic of Iran has led to her exile in the United States. It has not ended her fight, nor has distance made her safe—she was targeted for assassination at her Brooklyn home. Masih and Garry discuss the importance of safeguarding the values of democracy before it’s too late.
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Garry chairs the Renew Democracy Initiative, publisher of The Next Move.
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Autocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
