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Tragedy in the u.s. capitol on january 6th, all of that was connected to an effort to actually intervene with the certification and the finalization of a fair and secure and highly accurate election. so that efforts going to come back in 2024. and whats happening right now in 2021, which we should expect to only escalate in the months and years ahead, is an effort from those bad actors to prepare so that next time around, theyll have more people in positions of authority and again be better orga...

Of the vote being the determining factor of who wins an election. >> lets talk more about that because, you know, during that -- as weve been talking about, as youve mentioned here, a few brave state officials stood up and kept our democracy going in 2020. you say election officials across the country are being replaced. so what is the exact impact, then, on 2024? is it that republicans take over with minority rule? is it trying to get the former guy back in the white house? is it we want to mak...

We are going to have it for you just as soon as it happens but until then, lets talk. paul krugman joins me, the author of "arguing with zombies, economics, politics, and the fight for a better future." professor, thank you for joining, i appreciate it. its good to see you. >> good to be on. >> so, the january-6th commission on its way to defeat in the senate. republicans dont want an investigation into an attack that threatened their lives and our democracy. is this a paermanent-black mark on o...

Continue to sow seeds of doubt about the faith of our democracy, to cause people to disengage and not participate. and also, put rules in place that will allow for voter suppression or reduction of access to the vote. and that will ultimately decrease turnout, particularly in communities of color across the country. thats what were looking -- thats where we are headed. >> i was saying, that is -- if i have ever seen a flashing-red light or a horn or a warning siren. what you just said was it. we...

Into a more healthy and robust democracy. until we have that accountability and more truth-telling, were not going to move forward, and were just going to see an intensification of these bad actors doing things like theyre doing in arizona with the quote, unquote, fraudity, passing laws across the country to make it harder for people to vote in states all over the country and removing or replacing election administrators with people who will be more willing to bend to the whims of candidates and...

Why? because they dont want the truth, because they want this to become the norm in our politics. >> yeah. yeah, thats what katko asked for and nancy pelosi gave it to him. thank you, sir. i appreciate it. enjoy your holiday weekend. i really appreciate you joining. >> thank you very much. its wonderful to see you. >> thank you. he says american democracy is hanging by a thread, so who does he blame for it? im going to ask paul krugman next. ♪ na na na na... ♪ hey hey hey. ♪ goodbye. ♪...