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Wed 8.17.11| Political Fear

Fear dominates our society. Fear of crime, fear of the poor, fear of foreign terrorists, to which we might add fear of our government and fear of our bosses. For some liberal thinkers, fear serves a...

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Mon 12.03.12| Political Fear

Fear dominates our society. Fear of crime, fear of the poor, fear of foreign terrorists, to which we might add fear of our government and fear of our bosses. For some liberal thinkers, fear serves a...

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Tues 9.17.13 | Jewish Radicals

Why were they so radical? What accounts for the disportionate involvement of American Jews in leftist causes, socialist parties, and radical debates? Tony Michels traces the contributions made by...

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Tues 7.15.14 | Homophobia as Federal Policy

Joseph McCarthy instigated the well-known Red Scare of the 1950s, but he also unleashed something that lasted much longer: purges of what became thousands of government workers suspected of...

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Wed 8.17.11| Political Fear

Fear dominates our society. Fear of crime, fear of the poor, fear of foreign terrorists, to which we might add fear of our government and fear of our bosses. For some liberal thinkers, fear serves a...

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Mon 12.03.12| Political Fear

Fear dominates our society. Fear of crime, fear of the poor, fear of foreign terrorists, to which we might add fear of our government and fear of our bosses. For some liberal thinkers, fear serves a...

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Tues 9.17.13 | Jewish Radicals

Why were they so radical? What accounts for the disportionate involvement of American Jews in leftist causes, socialist parties, and radical debates? Tony Michels traces the contributions made by...

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Tues 7.15.14 | Homophobia as Federal Policy

Joseph McCarthy instigated the well-known Red Scare of the 1950s, but he also unleashed something that lasted much longer: purges of what became thousands of government workers suspected of...

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