Cold War
Historians say CNN wrong to compare Communists to Trump’s coup plotters
February 12, 2021CNN has its history wrong when it comes to equating the Trump coup to the 1948 Communist conspiracy trials, say a group of prominent academics.
Read moreHomage to Michael: My (East) German friend of half a century
January 15, 2021The World Federation of Democratic Youth, a pro-Communist network of student and young people’s organizations based in Prague, published World Student News, a magazine gently trying to promote peaceful coexistence and socialist politics. The magazine carried...
Read moreCommunists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy
January 15, 2021Uncle Roy was convicted of “conspiring to teach the advocacy of the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence.”
Read moreIn parting blow, Trump administration hits Cuba with ‘terrorism’ declaration
January 13, 2021Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted the irony of a nation recently the victim of domestic terrorism now turning around and accusing Cuba of terrorist leanings.
Read moreNew book: Indonesia was model for anti-communist massacres, U.S. complicity
January 7, 2021In many places, to whisper “Jakarta” or scrawl the word on public surfaces served as a warning to activists.
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