Communism

It was a time when Americans were afraid to speak out. A swirling political and cultural hysteria was part of life. Anyone who questioned American policy was targeted and ruined. Books were taken from libraries. School teachers were being scrutinized. It was the Red Scare. In post-World War II America being called a communist was a serious charge. America was willing to abandon freedoms because of alleged conspiracies. Clay Risen joins us to discuss his new book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America."

On the anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the country's top diplomat in Washington says it has "no interest in global dominance or hegemony; we just want our people to have a better life."

In 1917, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin destroyed the tradition of czarist rule in one of the most explosive political events of the 20th century.

From Texas Standard: In the early 1950s, the threat of nuclear war and Communism cast shadows over much of the western hemisphere. And for a brief time,...