McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings
I soon realized that neither the law nor the facts matter to the Committee on Education’s Republican inquisitors.
May 28, 2025 / David Cole
How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics
Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks.
Dec 27, 2023 / Jonathan Hafetz and Sahar Aziz
Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism
Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.
Feb 24, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism” The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism”
Ironically, those decrying woke communism may be loony about “communism,” but they are unintentionally right that capitalism is indeed the problem.
Feb 21, 2023 / Steve Fraser
Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists
The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.
Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom
Chandler Davis was a mathematician, editor, poet, composer, science-fiction writer, and lifelong activist.
Oct 12, 2022 / Obituary / Siobhan Roberts
Theocracy Now! The Forgotten Prophet of the Resurgent Right Theocracy Now! The Forgotten Prophet of the Resurgent Right
Overshadowed during his lifetime by his famous brother-in-law William F. Buckley, L. Brent Bozell Jr. has proved the true prophet of the American right.
Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards
A new stamp recognizes the proud American radical who was once blacklisted by Joe McCarthy and “a group of American fascists.”
Jul 28, 2022 / John Nichols
Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…
Jul 26, 2022 / Our Readers