#1487: “The Hunt For Commies In New York Schools”

March 22, 2019 • 00:25:00
#1487: “The Hunt For Commies In New York Schools”
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#1487: “The Hunt For Commies In New York Schools”

Mar 22 2019 | 00:25:00

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Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Politicians and pundits start accusing teachers of being socialists and indoctrinating students into their nefarious way of thinking, and demand an investigation. This actually happened in New York just before the start of the Second World War and it is now seen as the seed that gave birth […]
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