EPISODE · Nov 29, 2022 · 36 MIN
The Great War and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
from The Bill Press Pod
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis is the title of a new book by legendary historian, Adam Hochschild. It covers 1917 to 1921. Years which saw America enter World War I, suppress dissent of any kind, ignore white riots killing black people, encourage rampant anti-Semitism, and the crippling assault on a political party that had garnered 6% of the vote in the previous national election. All overseen by President Woodrow Wilson. He was certainly a progressive in some of his policies, but when the crisis of the war came, he became a would-be autocrat. The history of this period, has resonance to what we've been through during the Trump administration. And the danger that Trump or someone like him could use a crisis to once again strip Americans of their fundamental rights.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information about all the great programs they're involved in is at UFCW.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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"The greatest assault on civil liberties since the end of slavery."
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