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Autocrats, alternative facts & dystopian futures

Ian Explains: Autocrats, Alternative Facts & Dystopian Futures | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

It's a fact that can be hard to swallow: even the most brutal of dictators can be democratically elected. Many voters, it turns out, like autocrats. So how popular are anti-democratic movements in some of the world's strongest democracies? More so than you might think. And it's a trend that's growing.
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Bill Maher says Donald Trump has pushed the limits of presidential power, but America's system of checks and balances is still holding.
In addition to the health concerns from the Ebola outbreak, the UN is sounding the alarm on a potential development crisis in Africa sparked by the disease.