Up First from NPR

Is America becoming an autocracy?


Listen Later

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.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Up First from NPRBy NPR

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

53,321 ratings


More shows like Up First from NPR

View all
NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,190 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,049 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,738 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,829 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,826 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,150 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,516 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,157 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,138 Listeners

Fiction - Comedy Fiction by The Sunset Explorers

Fiction - Comedy Fiction

6,444 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,257 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,002 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,543 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,539 Listeners

The Headlines by The New York Times

The Headlines

525 Listeners