communism
José Saramago, Nobel author, Communist, mourned in Portugal
June 21, 2010An estimated 20,000 mourners, including Portugal's Socialist prime minister and the leader of the Portuguese Communist Party, attended Saramago's funeral in Lisbon on Monday.
Read moreCuba in the house
February 10, 2010My favorite television show at the moment is Fox's "House," but one episode made me scratch my head.
Read morePolish president attempts ban of communist symbols
December 9, 2009Anticommunist hysteria in Poland crossed the boundaries of common sense long, long ago. Recently it has crossed the boundaries of absurdity.
Read moreWorld socialists gather in Caracas
November 28, 2009If nothing else, the "First International Meeting of Parties of the Left" in Caracas last week was ambitious.
Read moreCelebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall
November 10, 2009This week, we are informed, the world is celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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