Chris Hedges: A New McCarthyism

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Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

RT America on Dec 24, 2016

On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges explores the rise of a new McCarthyism with Professor Ellen Schrecker, author of “Many are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America”. They examine the role of President Elect Donald Trump and the impact the suppression of dissent has had on higher education. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at a few recent examples of targets of this new McCarthyism.

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New Rogue Anti-Russia Committee Created in “Intelligence” Act by David Swanson

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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy, Dec. 5, 2016
December 6, 2016

I don’t know why we didn’t pick playing with live electrical wires and call that “intelligence” instead of the stuff we do. I think I’ll stick with calling what the U.S. government does “counter-intelligence.” So, here’s the latest from the counter-intelligence community.

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