Articles by: Adam Hochschild

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The Crushing of American Socialism

The Never-Ending Impact of a Forgotten Blitzkrieg Against the American Left Donald Trump has had the urge to crush many things, including the last election. So I must admit I found it eerily amusing that, when the FBI entered his estate at Mar-a-Lago recently, they did so under a warrant authorized by the Espionage Act of 1917. History certainly has a strange way of[Read More…]

by 07/10/2022 Comments are Disabled World
 When “Fake News” Was Banned- An America Trump Might Have Loved

 When “Fake News” Was Banned- An America Trump Might Have Loved

Every month, it seems, brings a new act in the Trump administration’s war on the media. In January, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo exploded at National Public Radio reporter Mary Louise Kelly when he didn’t like questions she asked — and then banned a colleague of hers from the plane on which he was leaving for a trip to Europe and Asia.[Read More…]

by 18/03/2020 Comments are Disabled World
Trump’s Venom Against the Media, Immigrants, “Traitors,” and More Is Nothing New 

Trump’s Venom Against the Media, Immigrants, “Traitors,” and More Is Nothing New 

Along rivers prone to overflowing, people sometimes talk of preparing for a 100-year flood — a dangerous surge of muddy, debris-filled water so overwhelming it appears only once a century. In our political world, we are now seeing a 100-year flood of toxic debris. The sludge washing ashore includes President Trump’s continuing cries of “fake news!” and “traitors”; his rage[Read More…]

by 02/08/2019 Comments are Disabled World