McCarthyism

 
 
Edie Fishman, Communist fighter for equality, peace, social justice

Edie Fishman, Communist fighter for equality, peace, social justice

Joining the YCL in the '30s, Fishman was active all her life in union and community struggles against fascism and racism, for workers' rights, housing, healthcare, and peace.

BY: Special to cpusa.org| February 27, 2024
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Peace activists slapped with the foreign agent charge, again

Peace activists slapped with the foreign agent charge, again

  Tom Fitzgerald of Fox 5 News and Jeffrey James, a retired secret service agent, recently mischaracterized a peaceful protest in D.C. at the DNC headquarters as being potentially funded...

December 14, 2023
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Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung

Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung

Paul Robeson was one of the most famous Black Americans of the early 20th century, but McCarthyism ended his career and attempted to purge him from history altogether.

BY: Taylor Dorrell| August 30, 2023
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NYTimes’ McCarthyite “exposé” carries water for the MAGA right

NYTimes’ McCarthyite “exposé” carries water for the MAGA right

Pushing Cold War 2.0 politics to its McCarthyite conclusion, a recent article from the NYTimes aides the MAGA right's assault on democracy.

BY: Communist Party USA| August 11, 2023
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Oklahoma Communists say there’s no pride in McCarthyism

Oklahoma Communists say there’s no pride in McCarthyism

When the Oklahoma CP applied for a booth at a local Pride celebration, a Cold War–era law spooked event organizers. Pro-democracy activists say it's time to remove the statute.

BY: C.J. Atkins| June 16, 2023
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