Menace of Our Time

This audiobook examines the extensive efforts by the US government and society to suppress and criminalize domestic communism from the early 20th century until the fall of communism. It chronicles the harsh state laws of the 1920s, police actions against communists advocating for labor rights and racial equality, mid-century trials of communist leaders, and the controversial COINTELPRO operations in the 1960s. This compelling narrative sheds light on a significant, yet often overlooked, chapter in American history regarding the tension between governmental authority and constitutional freedoms.