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Is America becoming an autocracy? by NPR

Is America becoming an autocracy?

from Up First from NPR

by NPR

Published: Sun May 18 2025

Show Notes

Hundreds of U.S.-based scholars say the United States is swiftly heading away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism. In this episode of The Sunday Story, NPR's Frank Langfitt speaks to people who have fled authoritarian regimes for America. They say some of the Trump administration's tactics remind them of home.

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