red scare
The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
December 4, 2025Part of the Hollywood Ten, Albert Maltz had the "dubious honor" of being blacklisted twice when John Wayne and others in Hollywood targeted his working relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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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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Trump uses Kirk killing to declare war on the left
September 11, 2025Fascist governments throughout history have latched onto episodes of political violence and terrorism—real or contrived—as a pretext for repression.
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75 years ago, Albert and Margaret Maltz showed us how to resist
January 14, 2025Essays from another time of looming fascism.
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The cold, dead hand of McCarthyism
January 6, 2025The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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