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Rachel Maddow discusses living as an American citizen in the current political climate with authors Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer.

Rachel Maddow talks with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer, authors of "On Courage: How to be a dissident in an age of fear," about "the central question of how to live right as an American citizen right now," and the variety of ways people can throw sand in the gears of authoritarianism to preserve democracy.

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Host: Rachel Maddow

Guests: Julia Angwin, Ami Fields-Meyer

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Books & works: On Courage: How to be a dissident in an age of fear

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