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With the rise of mostly right-wing populism around the globe, democracy is in retreat. Last year, more countries became less free than freer for the 13th consecutive year, Freedom House says. Larry Diamond, one of the world's leading scholars of democracy, joins Greg to explain what he calls a "global democratic recession," his new book Ill Winds, and why he believes we may be approaching a new progressive era.
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With the rise of mostly right-wing populism around the globe, democracy is in retreat. Last year, more countries became less free than freer for the 13th consecutive year, Freedom House says. Larry Diamond, one of the world's leading scholars of democracy, joins Greg to explain what he calls a "global democratic recession," his new book Ill Winds, and why he believes we may be approaching a new progressive era.