Cold War
The Oppenheimer paradox: Scientists vs. the military-industrial complex
August 4, 2023The Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb represented multiple ruptures in society, which still cast a cloud over the world today.
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How U.S. imperialism’s drive for nuclear weapon dominance poisoned St. Louis forever
July 14, 2023The AP examined hundreds of pages of internal memos, inspection reports, and other items dating to the early 1950s, and found nonchalance and indifference to the risks of materials used in the development of nuclear weapons...
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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.
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Claudia 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.
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‘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.
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