At a Time When Lawyers Feared Defending Government Enemies, One Law Firm Stood Up
A scrappy law firm decided to represent federal workers accused of disloyalty and survived to become a legal behemoth.
CounterPunch13dOpinion
Trump Focus on Immigrants, War and Empire Mirrors 1920’s Red Scare Era
The new era of Trump authoritarianism is being called by many a new McCarthyism, but that is not a good analogy. It’s looking ...
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The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today
THE RED SCARE WAS A PERIOD ROUGHLY FROM THE END OF ... BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, HE THOUGHT HE COULD ESSENTIALLY BUY OFF THE FBI DIRECTOR, J EDGAR HOOVER, BUY OFF HIS CRITICS IN CONGRESS WITH WHAT ...
How American Bureaucrats Became Public Enemy No. 1
Robert Oppenheimer, Condon was held in nearly equal esteem by his scientific colleagues: A pioneering figure in nuclear ...
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Las Vegas Sun1dOpinion
Trump’s disregard for the rule of law, plots of vengeance echo McCarthyism
For nearly 250 years, the United States has prided itself on being a nation governed by the rule of law. The principle that every person, no matter their wealth, status or popularity, is entitled to ...
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17 Stars You Probably Forgot Were on the Hollywood Blacklist
Most of the people accused of treason and/or subversion were union workers, government employees, prominent intellectuals, ...
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Author Clay Risen discusses his book 'Red Scare' on the story of McCarthyism
A new book by journalist Clay Risen brings back to life a period of American history after World War II known as the Red Scare. According to Risen, what should've been a counterintelligence effort ...