How global forces helped shape American democracy
by editors@theworld.org (Joyce Hackel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76B2A)
Two-hundred and fifty years ago, the American revolution sent shockwaves around the globe. At the same time, events taking place outside the US impacted how democracy grew in America. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with historian Heather Cox Richardson about how the contradictions inherent in the American experiment have played out on the global stage.