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6 Reasons the Tea Party Is More Dangerous Than McCarthyism

Abby Scher, TruthOut.org. August 4, 2011.

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.

In Arizona, Is Brown the New Gay?

Hans Johnson, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Arizona's new anti-immigrant law finds echos in the anti-gay laws of the past. It's time for immigration and LGBT activists to step up for each others' causes.

The New McCarthyism: Today, Speaking With the Wrong Group Can Get You 15 Years In Prison

Aemilia Scott, AlterNet. February 23, 2010.

The Patriot Act goes even further than the Hollywood blacklists that forced a generation of artists, intellectuals, and activists into unemployment and exiled abroad.

Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe

David Edwards, Raw Story. November 20, 2009.

Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

Rep. Steve King Wants to Bring Back McCarthyism

Joan McCarter, December 31, 1969.


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