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In the public eye: “Silencing Fighting Bob: The Attack on Antiwar Progressives During the First World War”
April 14, 2026
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The latest: The memory of the courageous, charismatic Robert F. La Follette deserves more attention as rising authoritarianism and an unpopular war once again coincide. Tens of thousands of Americans suffered government repression during and after World War I. For many, this meant exile or prison sentences. Bob La Follette has the distinction of being the anti-war senator hounded and pursued by the administration of a liberal Democrat, Woodrow Wilson.
He came back from persecution to run for president.... The post In the public eye: “Silencing Fighting Bob: The Attack on Antiwar Progressives During the First World War” appeared first on Monthly Review.
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