In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as McCarthyism destroyed lives and careers. But how did this episode of political repression take off? Ellen Schrecker traces the history of McCarthyism. Lesson by Ellen Schrecker, animation by Patrick Smith.
Home > Keywords > Topics > Audio / Video
Audio / Video
Articles
-
Video: What is work? Keywords by Jacob Mukherjee - W for work
30 September 2023 -
Video: Bjorn Borg vs John McEnroe | The 1980 tie-break at Wimbledon
10 February 2023 -
Video: Mercedes Sosa - Gracias A La Vida
17 February 2022 -
Video: Martina Navratilova vs Chris Evert | Wimbledon 1978 Final | Full Match
5 November 2021 -
Video: Chris Evert vs Billie Jean King | US Open 1971 Semifinal
30 July 2021 -
Video: The need for scientific temper | Narendra Nayak
9 September 2022 -
Music: Gandhi - Magic Malik
5 January -
Video: What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker | 5 mins 42 sec
11 June 2020 -
2007 Painting on ’Woodstock’ by US singer-songwriter, musician and artist Grace Slick
20 August 2021https://youtu.be/R_raXzIRgsA Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Grace Slick, Woodstock, aug 17 1969) -
Video: Super Crisis Lies Ahead - Patrick Bond | 9 June 2020
26 June 2020A conversation with Patrick Bond, professor of political economy at the University of the Western Cape School of Government
0 | ... | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | ... | 310