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The Latest Breaking News from Joseph McCarthy

Trump is desperate to brand his opponents as communists. But why?

A 'Red Scare'-era figure influenced a young Trump

The Independent UK

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian activists: The evolution of politically motivated deportations

The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate about the legality of these actions. The Trump administration made no secret that many individuals were facing removal because of their pro-Palestinian advocacy.

The Conversation

Rubio grants GOP wishes to kill US power

The GOP has tried to take down the State Department for decades

Salon

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Good Night, and Good Luck: why AP’s battle for press freedom echoes the theme of George Clooney’s new play

George Clooney’s role as a veteran TV reporter in the play Good Night, and Good Luck has received general acclaim after the play opened on Broadway last week. A New York Times review proclaimed that it “makes Edward Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs…

The Conversation

Good Night, and Good Luck review – George Clooney’s Broadway debut never quite lands

The actor-director brings his 2005 drama to the stage, now playing the lead role, but while it’s timely and nicely staged, it feels stiff

The Guardian - US

‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ Joe McCarthy and the road to Trump

Red Scare author Clay Risen sees parallels between 1950s witch-hunts and the right’s assault on government today

The Guardian - US

Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets

Arrests, blacklists and deportations are chilling reminders of the red scare that transformed America

The Guardian - UK

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‘I assume I’ll be driven out the country’: Workers fear Trump is leading a purge of LGBTQ+ federal employees

LBGTQ+ federal workers say they are under a cloud of suspicion and uncertainty as the Trump administration purges trans people and DEI from federal government. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Under Trump, military faces a crisis

This won't be the first time politics has endangered our professional military. What can we learn from the past?

Salon

McCarthyism stalked my family. Its paranoia contains a lesson for Trump’s second term

Trump’s eerily familiar evocations of the ‘enemy within’ may be harder to shake off than the man who targeted my parents, says Richard Sennett, chair of the London Centre for the Humanities

The Guardian - UK

Trump's pleasure purge is on

As he staffs up his second administration, Trump is making decisions impulsively and relying totally on instinct

Salon

The origin of Trump's "wannabe fascism"

To truly understand Donald Trump requires learning about Roy Cohn

Salon

5 free movies on Tubi UK with over 89% on Rotten Tomatoes that are perfect for the long weekend

Free movies that are also critically acclaimed aren't a myth! Here's 5 great ones to stream right now

TechRadar

Trump-Vance: Double right-wing racism!

Old-fashioned "paleoconservative" racism and neocon-flavored pseudoscience, united at last on the 2024 GOP ticket

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The Guardian - UK

Streaming: the best films about elections

From The Manchurian Candidate and Primary Colors to Uganda’s Bobi Wine: The People’s President, the high-stakes drama of voting season lends itself to film-making

The Independent UK

Roy Cohn: The ‘evil’ master architect who mentored Donald Trump, as seen in The Apprentice

Decades before Trump erected his Tower, an insidiously well-connected New York power-player was cutting a ruthless path through US society, politics and courtroom battles. A new film charts Roy Cohn’s outsized influences on America and the 45th president, writes Sheila Flynn

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government

Former president sidestepped signing state’s loyalty oath, which opponents Nikki Haley and Chris Christie also have not signed

The National (Scotland)

'A Keir Starmer Labour government will be very unpopular very fast'

A LABOUR Government under Keir Starmer will become “very unpopular very quickly”, according to a Mayor who quit the party over his…

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Fellow Travelers: cast, plot, trailer and all about the political thriller with Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey

Fellow Travelers is a political thriller and love story that stars Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer.

Los Angeles Times

With 'Secret Invasion,' Emilia Clarke is back on television and ready for more

LOS ANGELES — Emilia Clarke is no stranger to projects that attract passionate fans prone to fervent discussions of even the most minute details.

Salon

Vietnam and "alternative facts"

Fifty years later, we still can't agree on what went wrong in Vietnam. Now we can't agree on anything at all

WEKU

Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

The Conversation

The Crucible: the real witch hunt that inspired Arthur Miller’s play

In the mid 1960s, the American actress Joan Copeland was finding it increasingly difficult to secure parts. One day, though, she was up for a major television role and met with the writer, producer and sponsor. They were enthusiastic. Rehearsals were planned.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Seven days in March

In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…

Salon

Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery

My great-uncle Abe Feller was committed to the United Nations. Did Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy break him?

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