North Korea Dropped From Terror List
Oct 11th, 2008 · After North Korea agreed to nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. took it off a terrorism blacklist.
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Bush to Lift Sanctions Against N. Korea
Jun 26th, 2008 · The president says he will lift key trade sanctions against N. Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. What's the thinking behind the dramatic change in policy?
N. Korea Nuclear Report Spurs Bush to Lift Sanctions
Jun 26th, 2008 · North Korea on Thursday submitted its long-awaited declaration detailing its nuclear weapons activities. In turn, the Bush administration said it will lift some trade sanctions against the country, and move to take it off the U.S. terrorism blacklist.
'Trumbo': A Blacklisted Writer, In His Own Words
Jun 17th, 2008 · Dalton Trumbo, who wrote dozens of movies and the anti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun, was accused of being tied to the Communist Party in the 1940s, refused to testify before Congress and was later sent to prison. A documentary on his life, based on his letters, will be released in theaters June 27.
Filmmaker Jules Dassin, 96, Dies
Mar 31st, 2008 · Acclaimed American filmmaker Jules Dassin, best-known for Topkapi and Never on Sunday, was blacklisted in Hollywood for his membership in the American Communist Party. He died Monday in Athens.
Officially Sanctioned: A Guide to the U.S. Blacklist
Oct 25th, 2007 · Economic sanctions are an important—and controversial--foreign-policy tool for any U.S. administration. Currently, the U.S. has sanctions in place against a dozen nations. They range from "targeted sanctions" -- aimed at the leaders of a regime -- to blanket trade embargos against entire nations.
Colbert Builds 'Report' with Viewers, Readers **
Oct 9th, 2007 · Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report talks about his book I Am America (And So Can You!). Colbert targets race, religion, sports and the American family as well as more mundane topics like breakfast cereal and the Hollywood blacklist.
'Fresh Air' at 20: Harmonica Legend Larry Adler ****
May 10th, 2007 · Fresh Air went national in 1987, and we're celebrating that 20th anniversary by revisiting some classic interviews. In this segment: Harmonica player Larry Adler performed with legendary entertainers including Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, and Jack Benny, but he was blacklisted amid the anti-communist fervor surrounding the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. Adler moved to England not long after; he died in August 2001. Rebroadcast from June 19, 1987.
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