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McCarthyism
McCarthyism news and analysis from The Nation
February 24, 2023
Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism
Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.
Tom Engelhardt
February 21, 2023
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.
Steve Fraser
January 17, 2023
Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jeet Heer
October 18, 2022
MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists
The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.
Richard J. Evans
October 12, 2022
The Radical Polymath Who Fought for Freedom
Chandler Davis was a mathematician, editor, poet, composer, science-fiction writer, and lifelong activist.
Siobhan Roberts
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August 9, 2022
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.
Jeet Heer
July 28, 2022
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.”
John Nichols
July 26, 2022
Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth
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August 5, 2021
Susan Collins, Master of Obfuscation
On the January 6 inquiry, the Republican senator from Maine is providing cover for Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, and her other partisan allies.
John Nichols
June 22, 2021
Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics
We need a far more serious discussion about the real security priorities of the American people—and the real challenges we face.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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