The 1950s ‘Red Scare’ is back, baby! • Crikey

A president – and the institutions that support it – silence the political opposition. Journalists were fired by right -wing media oligarks. Even Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert found themselves a target. The United States returned to the 1950s, when McCarthyism saw a country hunt throughout the country for communists and “destructive” ideology.

And he captures: Red fear-Esque hysteria in Australia is also evident in Australia, as well as campaigns for Israeli critics, climate activists and progressive sounds supported by government pressures.

Ciikey’s Reporter Charlie Lewis is joining Podcast to explain the striking parallels between McCarthyism and the full political discourse in 2025.

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To cut that Ciikey’s The new weekly Podcast brings you the Australian news, politics and unpaid analysis of its power. Readers Editor Crystal Andrews participated every week Crirase Journalists will discuss the biggest news story of the week.

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