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Long before the rise of the Tea Party movement and the prominence of today's religious Right, the John Birch Society, first established in 1958, championed many of the same radical causes touted by ultraconservatives today, including campaigns against abortion rights, gay rights, gun control, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the United Nations, and even water fluoridation. Worshipping its anti-Communist hero Joe McCarthy, the Birch Society is perhaps most notorious for its red-baiting and for accusing top politicians, including President Dwight Eisenhower, of being Communist sympathizers. It also labeled John F. Kennedy a traitor and actively worked to unseat him. The Birch Society boasted a number of notable members, including Fred Koch, father of Charles and David Koch, who are using their father's billions to bankroll fundamentalist and right-wing movements today. |
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Conner, Claire, 1945- -- Political and social views.
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Conner, Claire, 1945- |
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John Birch Society.
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John Birch Society. |
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1900-1999 |
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Right-wing extremists -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Right and left (Political science) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Political and social views. |
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Politics and government. |
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Right and left (Political science) |
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Right-wing extremists. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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9780807077511 : $28.95 |
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0807077518 : $28.95 |
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