Day: November 1, 2016

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Taking a Page from Joe McCarthy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, following his address to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 28, 2015. (UN Photo)

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton and her supporters have turned to ugly McCarthyism in attacking Donald Trump to divert attention from their email scandals, a dangerous use of Russia-bashing, says Robert Parry.

Debate over the Cleveland Indians’ Mascot

A protestor holds a sign against the Washington football team's name at a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 2, 2014 (Flickr Fibonacci Blue)

The U.S. government’s genocide against Native Americans has led many people to object to Indian nicknames and caricatures in sports, such as the grinning Chief Wahoo mascot of the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, reports Dennis J Bernstein.