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How Do We Push Back on Authoritarianism? (Crooked Con)

November 9, 2025·1h 15m·6-min readroundtablepolitics
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Two leading legal organizations, Democracy Forward and Democracy Defenders Fund, have spearheaded an unprecedented wave of litigation against the Trump administration’s policies, combining courtroom action with public narrative-building to resist authoritarian overreach and defend democra

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Skye Perryman

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Jon FavreauSkye PerrymanNorm EisenAlina HabbaLisa CookAdrian Neray RangelKatie Miller

Books

Project 2025

Companies

Democracy ForwardDemocracy Defenders Fund

Topics

AuthoritarianismCriminal Justice ReformDemocracyElectionsInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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