By Matthew Vadum ——Bio and Archives--June 19, 2009
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In recent years, we have witnessed the most rapid and widespread erosion of our civil liberties since the 1950's. Those who speak out in opposition to our criminal war abroad and the growing repression at home are condemned as “traitors” and treated as enemies of the state. These conditions are familiar to anyone who lived through the anti-communist hysteria of the 1950's.The Rosenberg Fund puts on a celebrity-studded performance every year called “Celebrate the Children of Resistance.” The list of America-hating performers and celebrities who have participated in the event in recent years is telling: Angela Davis, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, and Howard Zinn.
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Matthew Vadum, matthewvadum.blogspot.com, is an investigative reporter.
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