It's no secret. Our political future is uncertain and unpredictable. Author and scholar Yascha Mounk outlines how economic inequality, a backlash against increasing diversity, and the rise of social media all threaten democracies across the globe—and what we can do to save them.

For More on this Topic:

• Read Mounk's new book, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
• Check out his interview in The Atlantic

Further Reading:

• How Today's Populism Dismantles Democracy Worldwide, Erica Frantz, Michigan State University
• Episode 81: On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder, Yale University