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6 Reasons the Tea Party Is More Dangerous Than McCarthyism

Posted on Aug 4, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

The Tea Party rebellion brings together six major political and economic trends of the last 20 years that are distinct from the anticommunism powering the McCarthy age.

Sarah Palin Feminism: Right-Wingers Look to Open a New Front in the Culture Wars

Posted on Jan 27, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Sarah Palin represents a new wave of independent conservative women marrying "traditional values" with corporate economics.

Amnesty International Comes Down on the INS

Posted on Apr 8, 2002, Source: In These Times

Amnesty International is targeting the INS for its treatment of 9/11 detainees and apparent obstructions of justice.

The Crackdown on Dissent

Posted on Jan 30, 2001, Source: The Nation

Over the past year, the U.S. government has intensified its crackdown on anti-globalization and other protesters, using age-old tactics of spying, raids, intimidation, pre-emptive arrests and false information.
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