America's political crisis - the historic, structural and ideological roots

With Trump's criminal conviction, the chaos and division of American politics seems set to increase. But this is about much more than what happened in a New York courtroom, with roots in American history, its political structures and the rise of certain ideological movements. I spoke to American political scientist Jonathan Terra about the backdrop to the current events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.