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Robert Reich: I think overtime, it becomes more dangerous to democracy, which depends on freedom of the speech and freedom of the…

On the recordDecember 6, 2016
I think overtime, it becomes more dangerous to democracy, which depends on freedom of the speech and freedom of the press.
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Robert Reich

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Reich discusses the potential dangers to democracy posed by Trump's use of social media to criticize individuals.

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