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The Coalition We Need to Beat Trump: Lessons From Hungary

Podcast: To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Published: Apr 14, 2026
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Ian Bassin is Co-founder and Executive director of Protect Democracy and a 2023 recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant. He joins Charlie to discuss what are the lessons from Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary's elections, global authoritarian trends, and the importance of coalition-building in defending democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.