On Boston Globe Today: Are we the closest in American history to becoming an autocracy? Historian and Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardson thinks we are. Shirley Leung, host of the Globe Opinion ‘Say More’ podcast sat down with Cox Richardson and joined us with a preview of their conversation. Watch it on Globe.com/globetoday | The Boston Globe

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40K views · 2.5K reactions | Heather Cox Richardson's new book is a warning about the state of U.S. democracy — but it also offers hope: “We have managed to save our democracy and expand it over the years because marginalized peoples have, in fact, always kept the principles of the Declaration of Independence.” | CBS Mornings | Facebook