As democratic socialists make inroads into mainstream US politics, one loaded word is doing a lot of work for their ideological opponents.
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Donald Trump has decided to put the dangers of communism at the heart of his campaign for the midterm elections in November.
Denaturalization risks becoming a tool of political control, creating a permanent vulnerability for more than 20 million naturalized Americans.
To what extent has the line between playful community space and commercial spectacle been blurred?
The congressional anti-communist hearings of the 1940s are a reminder that freedom of speech today is even more fragile than it may seem.
In 1967, the Supreme Court said the government usually cannot take away citizenship without a person’s consent.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for conspiring with the Soviets. A newly declassified memo debunks the government’s case against Ethel, and her sons want their mother exonerated.
As Martin Luther King Jr. gained national prominence, the FBI launched several investigations to prove that King and his radical allies were communist sympathizers and a danger to America.
Inspired by real events, the films tackle issues of race, gender and class in ways that will resonate with many of today’s viewers.
In the excitement, it’s easy to forget the James Webb Space Telescope’s namesake has been the subject of controversy.
The deepening geographic, racial, gender and educational divisions in America shows some striking parallels between the nation today and in the 1920s.
In the wake of the Canadian government’s rejection of a Chinese takeover bid for construction company Aecon, Canada must drop the ‘Red Scare’ rhetoric and figure out how to engage with a rising China.
Robert Eggers’ indie film The Witch brilliantly chronicles Puritan life in the 1630s. Horror soon ensues as children disappear into the woods and one girl, Thomasina, is accused of witchcraft.
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