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Historian Heather Cox Richardson: 'We're Already In a Coup'

​Each week, Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardson infuses history with relevance as she explains American politics through the lens of the Constitution, the law, the economy and social customs. The historian’s essays Letters from an American on Substack has more than 2,000,000 subscribers. She spoke with KPBS’s Public Matters Reporter Amita Sharma.

Part 2: Politics Chat with Heather | February 18, 2025

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