Red Scare Revisited with Clay Risen (May Day Special) | The Moynihan Report

Michael Moynihan is joined by New York Times reporter Clay Risen, author of "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America. Plus, Michael shares footage from his recent trip to Poland, where he visited the Communist planned city of Nowa Huta.

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(00:00) Intro

(05:15) Red Scare

(14:15) Hollywood

(21:31) New York Times

(23:29) American Communism

(25:18) Culture War

(32:51) The Blacklist

(44:29) Journalism 

(46:17) Class Traitors

(51:53) Harry Dexter White

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