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Is it too late to stop extremism taking over politics?

7 mins | Aug 7, 2023

Bizarre conspiracy thinking has infiltrated the mainstream in much of the West. Julia Ebner reflects on why extreme beliefs have ballooned in recent years and why they pose a threat to democracy. Read by Sharon Bott.

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