Cold War
No red in the rainbow? Cold War law blocks Oklahoma Communists from Pride
June 13, 2023Directors of Oklahoma City’s LGBTQ Pride festival cite unconstitutional 1955 statute to reject Communist Party’s application.
Read moreClaudia Jones: The Communist Black woman feared by the FBI
February 17, 2023Black History Month: By 1947, the FBI labeled Jones a “top functionary” of the Communist Party and demanded “continuous, active, and vigorous investigation” of her.
Read more‘The Rosenberg Case’: A play reading, one night only
February 15, 2023Seven decades after the execution, questions remain about the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Read moreSpreading anti-communist hot air: Washington’s balloon warfare against the USSR
February 8, 2023The U.S. government claims China is deploying “spy” balloons, but during the Cold War, it was Washington that used balloons to carry out anti-communist propaganda missions against the socialist bloc.
Read moreCourt says Colombian state exterminated left-wing Patriotic Union, but doesn’t mention U.S. role
February 7, 2023The flow of money and arms from the U.S. to Colombia’s military and its affiliated paramilitary forces gets scarce mention in a new ruling.
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