Communist Party
Communist emerges as front runner in Chilean presidential race
July 1, 2021The rise of Mr. Jadue, the Communist mayor of Santiago’s Recoleta district, comes as leftists return to power across Latin America.
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Communist Party of China at 100: A look past mainstream commentary
June 30, 2021Riffing on Karl Marx, Francis Fukuyama infamously dubbed 1989-91 to be the “end of history," signaling that liberal capitalism was the final stage in human evolution. So how has China defied Western expectations?
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Chinese Communists prepare for 100th birthday, take stock of achievements
June 29, 2021The Communist Party of China will mark its centenary on July 1.
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Before Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots
June 24, 2021The role of Harry Hay and Mattachine in theorizing gay identity was lost in the fog of anti-communism and the pressures for queer people to assimilate to the straight world.
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Who was Juliet Stuart Poyntz? Some early Cold War history in new book
June 14, 2021In the world of Red Scare anti-communist narratives, few have endured as long or been as impactful as the story of Juliet Stuart Poyntz.
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