In this urgent and eye-opening episode, Sherwin examines how the rise of modern authoritarian regimes is not a new phenomenon—but a continuation of systems born during European colonization. From the exploitation of land and people to the enforcement of rigid hierarchies, Sherwin argues that today's power grabs and state repression are rooted in the imperial strategies once used to dominate the Global South. With historical insight and sharp analysis, he connects the dots between the past and the present—inviting listeners to see authoritarianism not as a sudden threat, but as a centuries-old structure we must finally dismantle.