Trump's America is caving, as autocrats rise -- CNN

As Donald Trump enters the second year of his presidency, two new reports warn that even as the US has retreated from its role in defending democracy, the world's nations, as a whole, are becoming more autocratic, more dictatorial, less open, and more repressive, writes Frida Ghitis.. ...
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