Roy Cohn
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8/2/2020
Who’s Our Roy Cohn?
by Andrew Feffer
Two documentaries on the notorious lawyer and fixer portray Roy Cohn as a figure of evil, but don't examine the social and political context of power in New York City.
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4/2/19
The Red Scare: From the Palmer Raids to Joseph McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Ronald L. Feinman
Trump has learned very well from prior anti-Communism crusaders, and it requires vigilance and activism to cope with the threat he represents every day.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
6-17-16
WaPo probes connections between Trump and Roy Cohn
Cohn showed Trump how to exploit power and instill fear through a simple formula: attack, counterattack and never apologize.
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