50 Years of Covert Operations in the US: Washington's Political Police and the American Working Class.

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The 15-year political campaign of the Socialist Workers Party to expose decades of spying and disruption by the FBI and other federal cop agencies targeting working-class organizations and other opponents of government policies. Traces the origins of bipartisan efforts to expand presidential powers and build the "national security" state essential to maintaining capitalist rule. Includes "Imperialist War and the Working Class" by Farrell Dobbs. : Editor's introduction; 20-page photo section; index. Also available in: Spanish, Farsi Contents 50 years of covert operations in the US 7 Larry Seigle Origins of FBI assault on Socialist Workers Party Target: Fight for Black rights Target: Labor movement Frame-up in Minneapolis McCarthy-era witch hunt FBI's covert operations Forcing the government operations to light Why the Socialist Workers Party Expansion of political rights Imperialist war and the working class Farrell Dobbs Notes