What is Antifa? The parallels between Trump targeting the “radical left” and McCarthyism in the 1950s

As Trump revives talk of a “domestic war” on Antifa, his rhetoric recalls America’s Cold War purges, when dissent was branded ...

Taking Their Passports Away Only Makes Activists More Determined

Robeson was only one of dozens of activists whose passports were seized during the era of McCarthyism. Despite the ...

Sylvie Laurent, historian: 'McCarthyism was a minor version of what is unfolding in the United States today'

OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, the American studies scholar voices concern over the climate of suspicion and repression ...

Historians: Student activism critical to prevent authoritarian threat to academia

The Professor Watchlist was created by conservative activist Charlie Kirk — who was shot and killed on Sept. 10 during an ...

Opinion - What an American communist really looks like

In the 1930s, the Communist Party of the United States of America boasted nearly 100,000 members. Today, its few thousand ...
Houston Chronicle

McCarthyism’s shadow looms over controversial firing of Texas professor who taught about gender identity

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Laura Gail Miller, Seattle University (THE CONVERSATION) Texas A&M University ...

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

"A Clockwork Orange," "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" and "Wicked" are among the most banned books of the 2024-2025 school ...
The Middletown Press

McCarthyism’s shadow looms over controversial firing of Texas professor who taught about gender identity

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The student questioned whether it was “legal” to be teaching about gender identity, ...