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Between the promise of democracy and the peril of authoritarianism. - if i needed alternative facts, like, i would go to a ouija board. - it is completely clear that the vaccines don't really work at all. - the news has never been more real, yet we are living through the fake news age. fake news. ♪ - every single indicator, from every political scientist that ever has looked at any country in the world, is saying the u.s. is in big trouble right now. - when you think about how we're approaching journalism, getting a quote from one perspective and then getting a quote from another perspective...

Than they need me to tell them which candidate is better or worse. - i think a working democracy is open to all voices and a healthy conversation. - i think we need more educated consumers, to understand where their news is coming from, what kind of hidden or not-so-hidden agenda may be at play, and who they can rely on for facts and truth. ♪ - being an informed citizen requires that you do your due diligence in understanding what information you are getting and where you're getting it from. we are heading towards a make-or-break moment for this country and our democracy. - bad media breeds ...

To suspect that this would happen, and then, all of a sudden, it happened. - this former slaveholding republic has demonstrated to the world, beyond question, its commitment to democracy and-- - you started hearing irresponsibly exuberant statements like, "we're a post-racial society." - the politics of racial grievance died tonight. [crowd cheering] - in the face of that, we started hearing people kind of whispering, "this won't go over well. there's going to be a backlash to this." - there's never been a time when there wasn't a backlash to even the most miniscule of progress. i was working ...

Only pay for ♪hat you need. [crowd chanting] obama! obama! - if there is anyone out there who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. [cheers and applause] - many americans felt like they had never been more optimistic about the future of the country than the night that barack obama was elected. - i can't believe it! - so help you, god? - so help me, god. - congratulations, mr. president. - thank you, sir. [cheers and applause] - not only had we never seen a viable black presidential candidate, we had only seen a limited number of black candidates winning statewid...

- ♪ oh, say does that - and so there wasn't a lot of reason to suspect that this would happen, and then, all of a sudden, it happened. - this former slaveholding republic has demonstrated to the world, beyond question, its commitment to democracy and-- - you started hearing irresponsibly exuberant statements like, "we're a post-racial society." - the politics of racial grievance died tonight. [crowd cheering] - in the face of that, we started hearing people kind of whispering, "this won't go over well. there's going to be a backlash to this." - there's never been a time when there wasn't a b...