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Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

In the mid 1960s, the American actress Joan Copeland was finding it increasingly difficult to secure parts. One day, though, she was up for a major television role and met with the writer, producer and sponsor. They were enthusiastic. Rehearsals were planned.

In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…

My great-uncle Abe Feller was committed to the United Nations. Did Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy break him?

It could get much worse (and more dangerous) in Washington in the months to come

The “communism” Republicans are fighting against is modern capitalism

Experts explain the history of the right creating false narratives that connect LGBTQ issues to pedophilia

The new MAGA establishment: The former gadflies and bomb throwers are the Republican Party now

There's definitely a history lesson behind the GOP's phony investigation. But it's not the one they claim

Socialism is back in the Wisconsin Legislature after decades without representation

Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.