A New Wave of “Communist” Hysteria is Threatening to Spread Across US Politics By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

A New Wave of “Communist” Hysteria is Threatening to Spread Across US Politics By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 2026 (IPS) - Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (Republican of Kansas) rose to public attention in the 1950s with his allegations that hundreds of “Communists” had infiltrated the State Department and other federal agencies. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/a-new-wave-of-communist-hysteria-is-threatening-to-spread-across-us-politics/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -