McCarthy - A Documented Record
The McCarthy story as told in
The Progressive magazine
in April 1954
during the McCarthy Era
The Progressive
‘Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free’
McCarthy: A Documented Record
Freedom’s Most Effective Weapon (pages 3-5)
The Judge on Trial (pages 6-8)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Accuses McCarthy of Violating State’s Constitution and Laws
Off To War (pages 9-11)
Some Notes on the Conflicting Stories of McCarthy’s Service and His Decorations
Six Riddles (pages 12-21)
The Strange Story of McCarthy’s Complex Financial Transactions and Tax Troubles
The Numbers Game (pages 22-29)
The Original Charges of Communism and How the Facts Exploded Them
Guarding America’s Security (pages 30-32)
An Elaborate System Protects the Government from Spies and Subversives
McCarthy Takes Over (pages 33-50)
As Chairman of the Investigating Committee McCarthy Produced Many A Headline That Did Not Stand up
McCarthyism in Action (pages 51-58)
Case Studies of the Major Ingredients of the ‘Ism,’ Including Smearing the Innocent, and The Big Lie
Striking at the Freedom of the Press (pages 59-62)
"The Whole Thing Reeks with Totalitarianism," Said the Voice of the U.S. Press
Win At Any Cost (pages 63-75)
The Man Who Ran With Communist Support and Later with the Support of the Far Right
Sowing Seeds of Disunity (pages 76-90)
Facts on the Extent to Which McCarthy Has Helped Strengthen the Communist Cause
‘The Big Truth’ (pages 91-92)
Our Great Hope Is a Fighting Faith in Freedom, Not the Fear Generated by McCarthy
Joseph R. McCarthy's Grave in St. Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
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