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The United States’ Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea

The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons.

The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons.

Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How did things get that way? Abby Martin explores the history of anti-communism in the US, and the heavy repression of an idea that became an unofficial religion.

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