50 years of covert operations in the U.S. : Washington's political police and the American working class / Larry Seigle, Farrell Dobbs, Steve Clark.

Author
Seigle, Larry [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Pathfinder Press, 2014
  • ©2014
Description
126 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

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    "The 15-year political campaign of the Socialist Workers Party to expose decades of spying and disruption by the FBI and other federal cop agencies targeting working-class organizations and other opponents of government policies. Traces the origins of bipartisan efforts to expand presidential powers and build the "national security" state essential to maintaining capitalist rule. Includes "Imperialist War and the Working Class" by Farrell Dobbs."--Amazon.com viewed Oct. 9, 2020.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Steve Clark
    • 50 years of covert operations in the US / Larry Seigle : Origins of FBI assault on Socialist Workers Party
    • Target : fight for Black rights
    • Target : labor movement
    • Frame-up in Minneapolis
    • McCarthy-era witch hunt
    • FBI's covert operations
    • Forcing the government operations to light
    • Why the Socialist Workers Party?
    • Expansion of political rights
    • Imperialist war and the working class / Farrell Dobbs.
    Other title(s)
    • Fifty years of covert operations in the U.S.
    • Washington's political police and the American working class
    ISBN
    • 9781604880632 ((paperback))
    • 1604880635 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2014931671
    OCLC
    881094936
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