Episode

How to Stop Dictators with Zack Beauchamp

Podcast: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Duration seconds: 3970
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Summary

Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox, joins WITHpod to discuss Democratic backsliding, the role of protests in stopping dictators and lessons that can be learned from Brazil, South Korea and Poland.