Propaganda of the Deed (Part 1)

As demonstrators openly debate whether violence is justified to resist the Trump administration, we step back to ask: Have we been here before? 

This episode traces a largely forgotten chapter of American history – from the Haymarket Riot to anarchist assassinations, government crackdowns, and the birth of the FBI and the ACLU – to show how cycles of political violence and state power have shaped the American left for more than a century. The story reveals how moments meant to spark revolution often end by transforming the country in ways no one intended.

For this story – in additio...