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How to Be a Modern-Day Dictator

How to Be a Modern-Day Dictator

07/16/2012

PBS News Hour

How to Be a Modern-Day Dictator

Clip: 7/16/2012 | 7m 13s

How to Be a Modern-Day Dictator

What techniques do modern-day dictators use to control protestors? Hari Sreenivasan and Slate editor William Dobson discuss Dobson's new book, "The Dictator's Learning Curve," a portrait of how today's dictators are confronting and controlling democracy activists.

07/16/2012

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