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Dr. Gerald Horne: “New McCarthyism” Targets China-Invested Firms
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
19 Nov 2018
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One result of the “mania of bipartisanship” that followed the midterm elections -- “Democrats and Republicans joining hands” -- is a campaign to target China, said prolific author and educator Dr. Gerald Horne. Administration officials are calling corporate lobbyists “unpaid agents of China” for opposing US sanctions policies -- another wrinkle in the New McCarthyism.

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