Suppressing The American Left: The Espionage Act's Early History

Carey Shenkman is a constitutional lawyer and recognized expert on the United States Espionage Act. He joins the "Unauthorized Disclosure" podcast this week to discuss the book A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press, which he co-authored with Ralph Engelman.  

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Co-host Kevin Gosztola asks Carey to outline the origins of the Espionage Act and how President Woodrow Wilson's administration developed it as a tool that could suppress antiwar dissent, labor organizers, and socialist and communist groups.