DEMOCRACY IN DANGER
ONE YEAR TO THE DAY
that a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol with deadly consequences, our political roundtable examines the state of our democracy. Has enough been done to prevent a repeat? From the January 6, 2022, Week to Week program “January 6 and the Insurrection: A Week to Week Political Roundtable Special.” MELISSA CAEN, Political Analyst; Attorney FRANCIS FUKUYAMA, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law; Director, Ford Dorsey Masters in International Policy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
JOHN ZIPPERER, Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Host JOHN ZIPPERER: We’re gathered here— virtually—at the beginning of a new year, and the reason for this special program is because of something I suspect we’ll go on commemorating for years to come. I refer, of course, to the NFL playoffs, and as someone who grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I was pleased yesterday when
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T I M M I LLE R , F o un d e r, L i g h t Fu s e Communications; Contributor, The Bulwark; Communications Director, Jeb Bush 2016;
Founder, America Rising
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