The Red Scare Returns? Lessons from McCarthyism in the Age of Trump 2.0 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

President Trump and other Republicans keep throwing around the C-word - Communist - to smear anyone slightly progressive, including Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new Democratic mayoral candidate. But right-wing fear-mongering isn't the ...See morePresident Trump and other Republicans keep throwing around the C-word - Communist - to smear anyone slightly progressive, including Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new Democratic mayoral candidate. But right-wing fear-mongering isn't the only reason it feels like McCarthyism is on the rise again. So, just in time for the 4th of July, Kara speaks to New York Times reporter and author Clay Risen about his latest book, Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America. They unpack Joseph McCarthy's insane antics, parallels between the Republican party of the 1940s/50s and today - and what lessons, if any, we can learn from McCarthy's ultimate downfall.See less