Season 8, Episode 9 Staff Season 8, Episode 9 Staff

Springing Back

Sociologist and political newcomer Bernardo Arévalo won the presidency in Guatemala in a landslide, surprising analysts and even himself. He’s bent on ending endemic corruption in his country and addressing injustices of the past. Powerful forces are stacked against him.

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Season 5, Episode 9 Staff Season 5, Episode 9 Staff

Changing Minds

In 2016, Russian trolls worked doggedly to polarize Americans more than they already were. To do it, they peddled cynicism and pandered to the belief that you can’t change anyone’s mind anyway. Our guest tries to prove them wrong.

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Season 4, Episode 9 Staff Season 4, Episode 9 Staff

False Flag

With a single video posted on social media, a little-known pastor launched a mass movement that helped oust the longtime president of Zimbabwe. But after a military coup kept the ruling party in power, pro-democracy groups splintered. So the struggle goes on.

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Season 2, Episode 9 Staff Season 2, Episode 9 Staff

The Wild Web

In the mid-1990s, the U.S. Congress moved to regulate internet content and gave tech companies wide latitude, setting the stage for a Wild West of data flow — along with abuses of privacy. UVA law professor Danielle Citron says it’s time to rein in cyberspace.

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Season 1, Episode 9 Staff Season 1, Episode 9 Staff

No Lone Wolf

Charleston. Tree of Life. Christchurch. All these deadly attacks have some grim details in common — their death tolls were massive... white-power ideology fueled their architects... and they only seemed like the work of loners, according to historian Kathleen Belew.

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