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America has a history of overreacting in times of crisis, leading to illogical and discriminatory measures.

In the fateful year of 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution shook Russia and forever changed the world. Its impact left an indelible mark not only on the political history of the 20th century, but also on art, culture, film, and literature. Perhaps one of the greatest exponents of the new Russian Revolutionary zeitgeist was the poet, playwright, and artist Vladimir Mayakovsky, whose thunderous verse and visually arresting Cubo-Futurist agitprop shook the world as much as the history that surrounded.....

Despite sensationalist red baiting being a predominantly right-wing phenomenon, centrist Democrats too often fall in lockstep.

Abundant phosphate reserves made the Sunshine State a key player in the global fertilizer industry — leading to both riches and sacrifices.

The western world experienced a period of big changes in all areas of life in the 1950s. Often referred to as the Golden Age of America, this decade is d...

The Hoover Institution Library and Archives’ latest exhibit, informs viewers of the U.S.’ role in offering relief to the Soviet Union during the 1921 famine.

Decades ago, Black communist women decided to organize, fight, and win.

The New Deal was created in a climate in which communism wasn´t seen as a threat to the United States in the wider public.

ARE WE TIRED of leftist infighting yet? The revolutionary fervor of two years ago is gradually dissipating into directionless, incessant debate over the correct path forward. Ours is not the first generation of radicals to be divided or silenced by liberal figureheads. A silver lining emerges, however, in the resurgent labor movement taking on Amazon and Starbucks, among other corporate and institutional giants. In recent years, a reawakening of worker militancy has rippled across the art world,...

It may be hard to understand why people adopted QAnon without understanding the online right's fear of a looming antifa apocalypse.