“The Salem [witch] trials…can be seen as an example of the propensity of the American people to be convulsed by spasms of… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
“On the labour front in 1919 there was an unprecedented number of strikes involving many millions of workers. One of the lager… — E.L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
“Remember our Red scares and our Catholic scares, when all well-informed people knew that the O.G.P.U. were hiding out in Oskaloosa, and… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
“Propaganda campaigns in general have been closely attuned to elite interests. The Red scare of 1919-20 have served well to abort the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“A skeptic of all sentimentality, she has a witty, rueful voice that gives a deadpan appraisal of the past and present. We… — Ron Charles Copy Share Image
Labor has been severely undermined, but that's happened before. In the 1920s, the labor movement was virtually crushed, in large part by… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Wait till Buzz takes charge of us. A real Fascist dictatorship!" "Nonsense! Nonsense!" snorted Tasbrough. "That couldn't happen here in America, not… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
