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Trump’s Really Bad Week in Court—Plus, the New Film by China’s Top Director | Start Making Sense · The Nation Podcasts

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Later in the hour, Historia and Eric Foner will provide some historical perspective on what seems like the unique threat Trump poses toward democracy.
• 0:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Eric's new book is titled Our Fradial Freedoms.
• 0:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Also, Huckleberry Finn is America's great anti-slavery novel, but there's a secret behind it.
• 0:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Mark Twain wasn't always anti-slavery and anti-racist,
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: In fact, he fought briefly for the Confederacy, Adam Hochschild, who explained how Mark Twain changed his mind.
• 0:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: But first, some good news from Bill McKibbin.