2025: Year in Review

2025: Year in Review

This year we saw extraordinary threats to American democracy: an executive power grab, attacks on the freedom to vote, and more. Yet we also saw a growing response, from court rulings to citizen alarm. What happened? And what can we expect next?

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Recorded on December 16, 2025.

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