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Operation MInd: A Brief Documentary Account of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. And Why It Matters Now.

Natalie Zemon Davis and Elizabeth Douvan

Foreword by Silke-Maria Weineck
New Essay by Alan Wald, "The Instruction of History"

Operation Mind - DISOBEDIENCE PRESS

Operation MInd: A Brief Documentary Account of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. And Why It Matters Now. 116 pages, paperback, 6.25 x 4.25″May 2025 ISBN (Print) 978-1-964098-05-0ISBN (Ebo...

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July 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Alan Wald

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New interview with Alan on WBAI-FM

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Press first PODCAST button (for June 2)
Go to 31 Minutes where Alan's interview starts
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Law and Disorder June 2, 2025 | Law and Disorder Radio

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June 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Alan Wald

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Jacobin Radio: Trump’s War on Free Speech & Higher Ed w/ Alan Wald
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Jacobin Radio: Trump’s War on Free Speech & Higher Ed w/ Alan Wald

Podcast Episode · Jacobin Radio · 2025-04-22 · 56m

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April 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM

Alan Wald

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Over 30 Scholars of Antisemitism, Holocaust Studies, and Jewish History Challenge Trump’s Attack on Free Speech www.commondreams.org/newswire/ove...

Over 30 Scholars of Antisemitism, Holocaust Studies, and Jewish History Challenge Trump’s Attack on Free Speech

Jewish Scholars intentionally violate the controversial and discredited IHRA definition of antisemitism which has been a tool for the Trump administration to imprison activists and dismantle higher ed...

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April 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Alan Wald

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ALAN SPEAKING ON "STATE OF EMERGENCY IN HIGHER EDUCATION," APRIL 12, 2025, via NYC ZOOM--
A video of Alan Wald's is now available here on the MARXIST EDUCATION PROJECT's YouTube channel.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Alan Wald

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In NYC: Wald on The 'Antisemitism' Scare in US Higher Education - Marxist Education Project Zoom Discussion---Sat, April 12 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM--Free

See link for details:

marxedproject.org/event/antise...

Jewish Voice for Peace protest at Trump Tower, NYC:
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The 'Antisemitism' Scare in US Higher Education - Marxist Education Project

Alan Wald presents an overview of the state of emergency in higher education in the United States that recalls earlier eras of extreme political repression, such as McCarthyism in the 1950s. Students,...

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March 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Alan Wald

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Communist Women Writers:
The Emergence of Memory Culture

— Alan Wald

Review Essay from Against the Current No. 235, March/April 2025
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Communist Women Writers: The Emergence of Memory Culture

In the Company of Radical Women Writers By Rosemary Hennessy Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2023, 304pages, $24.95, paper. Dorothy Parker in Hollywood By Gail Crowther New York: Galler…

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March 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Alan Wald

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U-M Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine Supports RACHEL DAWSON:
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FSJP - University of Michigan

419 Members as of 10/23

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January 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Alan Wald

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Now in print in the Jan.-Feb. issue of AGAINST THE CURRENT, Alan's "The Antisemitism Scare: Guide for the Perplexed": againstthecurrent.org/atc234/the-a...

The Antisemitism Scare: Guide for the Perplexed

October 28 Symposium at U-M in defense of Professor Maura Finkelstein. From left, Alan Wald, Rebekah Modrak and Maura Finkelstein. Photo: Charles H.F. Davis III INTRODUCTION: As we enter a new poli…

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January 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Alan Wald

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Pro-Palestine Students, Alumni, and Students For Justice In Palestine Chapter, Sue the University of Michigan For Violating Free Speech, Due Process, and Equal Protection Rights: www.sugarlaw.org/news

News — Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice

News

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December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Alan Wald

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SUPPORT NYU COLLEAGUES PROTESTING GENOCIDE--Please share widely: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/tell-nyu-p...

You will be added to Jewish Voice for Peace's email list.You can view and update your payment and contact information through our self-service page.

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December 19, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Alan Wald

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Open Letter to NYU Leadership: forms.gle/buPzimRLTUHJ...

Open Letter to NYU Leadership

On December 12, the NYU administration invited the NYPD to arrest two faculty members who were supporting students involved in a nonviolent protest at the main library. The university also designated...

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December 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM

Alan Wald

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Defending Rachel Dawson at U-M:
www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Defending Rachel Dawson | LaunchGood

Supporting Rachel Dawson as she defends herself against an unjust termination from the Univ of Michigan for false allegations of anti-semitism.

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December 18, 2024 at 9:51 PM

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Alan Wald

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Today's Law and Disorder interview with Alan Wald on Repression of Pro-Palestian Speech now available as podcast through link and also direct online access:

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Law and Disorder Radio | Four of the top progressive lawyers and activists in the growing fight for civil liberties, civil rights and human rights host a weekly/one hour talk radio show, Law & Disorde...

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December 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM

Alan Wald

@awald.bsky.social

Today's Law and Disorder interview with Alan Wald on Repression of Pro-Palestian Speech now available as podcast through link and also direct online access:

lawanddisorder.org

Law and Disorder Radio | Four of the top progressive lawyers and activists in the growing fight for civil liberties, civil rights and human rights host a weekly/one hour talk radio show, Law & Disorde...

lawanddisorder.org

December 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM