Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Starting Out in the Fifties. |
| Authors: |
ISSERMAN, MAURICE1 |
| Source: |
Dissent (0012-3846). Winter2014, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p21-25. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: |
Socialists, Radicalism, 20th century United States history |
| Company/Entity: |
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) , United States. Congress |
| Reviews & Products: |
Dissent (Periodical) |
| People: |
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Howe, Irving, 1920-1993 |
| Abstract: |
The author reflects on the start of the publication of the magazine "Dissent" in January 1954. Topics covered include the focus of the magazine on issues affecting socialists in the U.S., comments on the control of the Republican Party in the Congress and the federal government and the political opinions of Senator Joseph McCarthy and Vice President Richard Nixon. Also mentioned are the efforts of the magazine to organize radicalism in the country as well as brief profile of Jewish immigrant Irving Howe. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
