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Another Thanksgiving, and times have changed for the worse
November 26, 2025On this Thanksgiving, I’ll again be observing a day of mourning.
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The Case of the Hollywood 10: Movie moguls launch blacklist in 1947
November 25, 2025A stain on the history of U.S. democracy and the country’s entertainment industry to this day, the blacklist would remain in force until around 1960.
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50 years after Franco’s death, fascism’s blood-soaked legacy still haunts Spain
November 21, 2025Spain is the only country in western Europe where it is possible to randomly dig a hole in the ground and run the risk of unearthing human remains.
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Florida’s new teaching standards rehabilitate the anti-communist Red Scare
November 20, 2025Words like “McCarthyite” and “red-baiter” are being redefined as political slander against anti-communists.
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Communist Jeannette Jara first in Chile’s presidential election, heads to run-off
November 17, 2025Final vote will be a choice between a daughter of the working class and the country’s most infamous fascist son.
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