Apartheid
A South African policy of segregation and racial discrimination.
Communism
A political theory developed by Karl Marx that calls for class warfare with the goal of publicly-owned property and a more equal distribution of goods and property.
Complacent
unmotivated to act; smugly satisfied with one's current state.
Desist
refrain from, stop, cease.
Dissent
To hold an opinion that differs from that of the majority.
Doctrine
Stated government policy (e.g. The Monroe Doctrine)
Docudrama
A dramatized film based on true events.
Elocuted
Having clear and expressive speech.
Knickerbocker
Slang for a New Yorker, also the full name of the New York Basketball team, The Knicks.
CBS
Television network—the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Surplus
An excess of something.
candor
openness, honesty, frankness.
editorializing
Expressing opinions rather than just reporting the news.
yellow journalism
journalism based on sensationalism or exaggeration.
red
slang signifier for a Communist or a Communist sympathizer.
pinko
Communist sympathizer.
American Civil Liberties Union
A national nonpartisan organization that defends individual's rights under the Constitution.
telecine
the process of transferring motion picture film into video.
early editions
newspapers published late at night/early in the morning.
Alcoa
An American industrial corporation, a large producer of aluminium.
