On Sunday at 10 p.m. ET, watch "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power." The feature documentary spotlights Lowndes County, Alabama — an area that was 80 percent Black, but had zero Black voters - and the young organizers who fought for their right to vote at the end of the Civil Rights Movement.
Watch "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power" Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming now on Peacock. |
There's been a marked rise over the last decade of nationalist and authoritarian politics. Global freedom declined for a 17th consecutive year in 2022, according to a Freedom House annual report. The rise of MAGAism in the U.S., neofacsism in Italy and hard-right politics in Israel are just a few examples of why democracy around globe continues to hang on a knife's edge. Our guest this week has experienced first-hand the deleterious effects of attacks, perpetrated by opponents of democracy, on civil, political and press freedom. Rula Jebreal is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, foreign policy expert and visiting professor at the University of Miami. She joins WITHpod to discuss the interconnectedness of the global authoritarian movement, the personal attacks she has witnessed, what is at stake, how authoritarian gains could be rolled back and more. |
