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Inevitably, the discussion turned to the wrecking-ball presidency of Donald Trump and his autocratic and, frankly, un-American penchant for siccing the government on his political foes.

It chronicled Trump’s autocratic tendencies — his attacks on the press, the judiciary and the electoral system — and warned that one of the world’s oldest democracies was in peril.

Bangladesh is at a pivotal moment in its history as it tries to rebuild after years of autocratic rule.

Altheide offers these suggestions about how the American news media should adapt to Trump’s autocratic rule and quest for dictatorial power:

These people have an extreme, autocratic, authoritarian agenda and we are seeing it unfold in real time before our eyes.