The McCarthy era in the 1950s was another politically contentious time that raised questions about how politics influences ...
After Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off air, an expert on the McCarthy era says that the crackdown after Charlie Kirk's killing is ...
In Texas, a socialist professor is now in the fight of his life against MAGA’s New McCarthyism. Tom Alter, a labor historian ...
With its indifference to truth, the ruthless pursuit of opponents, the linking of sexuality to subversion and the ...
Driven by “a lineup of disgraceful racial bigots and American fascists,” a divisive political crusade by conservatives in the ...
Recent events echoing McCarthyism unfold as public figures and critics in the U.S. face threats and firings for criticizing ...
Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified ...
Supporters of former Texas State history professor Tom Alter accused the university of violating his First Amendment rights ...
The parallels between McCarthyism and Trumpism are stark and unsettling; in both eras, dissent has been conflated with disloyalty.
Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are up nearly 60 percent since Thanksgiving. And in a startling twist, for the first time since the advent of Covid vaccines, the majority of those dying ...