America's first Red Scare, an era of hostility toward perceived "disloyalty" — and relentless government repression of radicals and others — began in April 1919. Organized labor, freed from ...

Chris Finan is an author and historian.  He worked as a free speech activist for over 40 years and led several groups, including the National Coalition Against Censorship. He is the author of several ...

In “Red Scare,” Clay Risen shows how culture in the United States is still driven by the political paranoia of the 1950s.

At its height, the political crackdown felt terrifying and all-encompassing. What can we learn from how the movement unfolded ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based in part on newly declassified sources.

Recent actions by the Trump administration — including the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil — have drawn comparisons to the Red Scare of the early and mid-20th century.

The detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil stands in a long tradition of the US government using border ...

America's first Red Scare, an era of hostility toward perceived "disloyalty" — and relentless government repression of radicals and others — began in April 1919. Organized labor, freed from ...