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MINI-DOC: Israel's Crisis Isn't Over | What You Need To Know
Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to send Israel spiraling. We explain what’s happening, why, and what can be done.…
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MINI-DOC: The Weird Reason Germany Loved War SO Much
Everyone knows Germany loved starting wars, but to explain why, we need to dive back to 1600. What we find will surprise you.…
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MINI-DOC: Italy Has a Fascism Problem. Why?
Some are wondering, is Italian Fascism back? Truth is, it never really died.…
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MINI-DOC: A Simple (Slightly Insane) Solution to Racist Statues
In democracies around the world, citizens are debating what to do about statues of slavers, imperialists, and prominent racists. At stake is how nations remember the crimes of their histories, and, in choosing how to remember them, what commitments they make to social justice going forward.…
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MINI-DOC — How South Africa Fell Apart: Mandela's Fading Dream
Since liberating South Africa from Apartheid, Nelson Mandela’s successors have fostered corruption and brought the country to ruins. What happened?…
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MINI-DOC: Taiwan Shouldn't be a Democracy.
In 1986, Taiwan’s dictator began the island’s democratization — an unlikely story with consequences and lessons which echo to today.…
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MINI-DOC: How a Chair nearly Broke Europe (and still could...)
In 1965, French President Charles DeGaulle started a fight that nearly tore Europe apart — over the same disagreements that still haunt the continent. This is the story of the empty chair crisis.…
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MINI-DOC: How Estonia is still re-imagining democracy.
Estonia is one of the best performing post-Soviet countries, thanks in no small part to its revolutionary digital democracy. But it’s not all computer code—there’s something about the Estonian attitude that’s crucial to its success, and it’s something all democracies can learn from.…
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MINI-DOC: Is Democracy Inevitable? (w/ Francis Fukuyama)
After WWII and the Cold War, democracy looked unstoppable. Lately, it seems more complicated. The world’s leading author on the subject joins us to discuss — could it still be true?…
