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  • July 2008

    • Sorry, Veterans, Vietnam Is Profitable Now

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Sorry, Veterans, Vietnam Is Profitable Now

      More expensive Chinese labor has American enterprises heading to Vietnam, moving Harold Meyerson to wonder, in the Washington Post , why 58,000 US soldiers died trying to defend democracy there. "American business, backed by the American government, has realized that the problem with communism wasn't that it was undemocratic but that it was anti-capitalist," Meyerson writes. More »

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      China  • Vietnam  • globalization  • manufacturing  • Vietnam War  • Communism  • labor costs  • industry

  • June 2008

    • China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      newser  |  New Republic  |  Jun 28, 08 7:43 PM CDT

      China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      China’s got a big problem, one of its own making. The nation's one-child policy, now 30 years old, has resulted in a land of angry, testosterone-filled young men unable to find wives, writes Mara Hvistendahl in the New Republic . Finally worried about the world's biggest gender imbalance and its related spike in crime, the government is "vainly" seeking solutions—one campaign makes the point that having a baby girl isn't so bad, after all— but the problem seems almost certain to get worse in coming years. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • violence  • Communism  • infant mortality  • young men

    • Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      An animated Fidel Castro appeared on state-run Cuban TV yesterday, in the first such broadcast of the ailing revolutionary since January. Castro, standing in some parts of the video, was seen chatting in a garden with his brother Raul, the current Cuban president, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the AP reports. The trio discussed the global food and oil crises and  the effect of Midwest floods, Chavez told reporters. More »

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      politics  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Communism  • Cuban Revolution  • Communists

    • Book Reawakens Doubts About Polish Hero Walesa

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jun 13, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Book Reawakens Doubts About Polish Hero Walesa

      A new book is stirring up an old debate in Poland: Did democratic hero Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity union and former president, collaborate with the secret police? Walesa has successfully defended himself against the claim for 15 years, in and out of court. But historians working with police files say they have new evidence of his involvement for a period in the 1970s, the Economist reports. More »

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      history  • Poland  • Communism  • president  • Eastern Europe

    • Hard Workers in Cuba Will Finally Get Their Due

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Hard Workers in Cuba Will Finally Get Their Due

      Raul Castro has ordered employers to create new salary structures that include extra pay for increased productivity—a bold departure, by Cuban standards, from Socialist orthodoxy, the Miami Herald reports. Under the current system, workers get a flat fee based on their job descriptions with no hope for incentives. Low productivity is common, and Fidel's brother is anxious to kick-start the economy. More »

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      economy  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communism  • socialism

    • US Firms Complicit as China Fortifies Police State

      newser  |  Rolling Stone  |  Jun 2, 08 5:28 PM CDT

      US Firms Complicit as China Fortifies Police State

      Free Tibet protests 3 months ago allowed China to road-test a new security network before the summer Olympics, Naomi Klein writes in Rolling Stone . Under the so-called “Golden Shield,” China is now installing closed-circuit cameras nationwide linked to facial recognition and other biometric software—technology from big-name US firms like IBM, Honeywell, and General Electric. More »

  • April 2008

    • Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Apr 5, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      Two Miami residents won a record $253 million lawsuit against Cuba yesterday after Florida jurors approved a wrongful death claim on behalf of their father. The case involved the death of Rafael del Pino, a naturalized US citizen and ex-Castro ally who was imprisoned after turning against the Cuban dictator, the Miami Herald reports. Del Pino’s relatives said the government tortured him, and he died after 18 years in prison at age 51. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Miami  • Communism  • court cases

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Raul Castro Is New Cuban Prez

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Feb 24, 08 1:33 PM CST

      Raul Castro Is New Cuban Prez

      Raul Castro will succeed long-ruling brother Fidel as the president of Cuba, reports the Miami Herald , after members of the National Assembly voted today. The current defense minister and first VP of the national committee, 76, was the only candidate endorsed by a nominating committee, and his ascent is expected to keep the country on its Communist path, reports the AFP. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communism  • Cuban National Assembly

    • Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      The Castro brothers overthrew a dictatorship and won a revolution together, but while charismatic Fidel was the public face giving passionate seven-hour speeches, steely Raúl quietly got it done—ruthlessly sending dissenters to the firing squad, earning him the nickname "the Prussian." As Fidel fades, writes the Times of London, 76-year-old Raúl will finally step into the spotlight. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communism  • Communist Party  • dictatorship  • Cuban Revolution  • interim leader

  • December 2007

    • Oscar Niemeyer Threw Life a Curve or Two

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Dec 16, 07 6:17 PM CST

      Oscar Niemeyer Threw Life a Curve or Two

      Oscar Niemeyer turned 100 this weekend, but the famed Brazilian architect is still planning for the best years of his life: he’s still developing bold designs—including a museum that resembles a giant eye—starting a magazine, and he recently remarried. Niemeyer, who soared to fame in 1956 after dressing Brazil’s capital in exalted curves, has also kept his communist ethic, Der Spiegel says. More »

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      Brazil  • Fidel Castro  • architecture  • Communism  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  • revolution  • Oscar Niemeyer

    • China’s Hot Seller: the Bible

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Dec 8, 07 9:02 PM CST

      China’s Hot Seller: the Bible

      It's not in China's bookstores, but the Bible remains one of the country's bestselling books, the Times of London reports. Today China's one authorized Bible publisher, Amity Printing, proved it by producing its 50th millionth copy. Yet Bibles remain a hot issue in China, for police sometimes arrest Bible smugglers, and the Olympics website warns visitors to bring "no more than one Bible into China.” More »

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      China  • Christianity  • Bible  • Communism

    • Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 1, 07 8:13 PM CST

      Gorbachev Goes Easy on Putin, for Now

      Gorbachev remains pals with Putin, even as the Russian prez pares back reforms that Gorbachev holds dear, the Wall Street Journal reports. The former leader reserves his blame for the Kremlin, and spares Putin, calling him "a very normal person"—even after Moscow shut down Gorbachev's political party and muffled free media. But some critics say Gorbachev now fears for his legacy. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Ronald Reagan  • Cold War  • Soviet Union  • Communism  • Mikhail Gorbachev  • Margaret Thatcher  • Russian democracy  • Stalin  • Boris Yeltsin

  • November 2007

    • Secret Poll: Cubans Want Vote

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Nov 19, 07 11:26 AM CST

      Secret Poll: Cubans Want Vote

      Three-quarters of Cubans surveyed in an unorthodox poll want to vote on Fidel Castro’s successor, 79% say the current government can't fix the country’s problems, and 83% want changes in the economic system, USA Today reports. The 600 respondents weren’t told they were being polled—and the US government-funded, pro-democracy group that conducted the research didn’t build a representative national sample. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • democracy  • Communism  • vote  • Heritage Foundation  • International Republican Institute

  • October 2007

    • China Picks New Politboro Young Bloods

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Oct 22, 07 7:05 AM CDT

      China Picks New Politboro Young Bloods

      The Chinese Communist Party named its newest leaders yesterday, including the man favored to succeed current president Hu Jintao, reports the Washington Post . Xi Jinping, 54, is the son of a Chinese guerrilla leader who rose to the top of the Shanghai branch of the Communist Party, making him a "princeling" son of the revolutionary generation. Xi, who has a phD in economics, was ranked highest of four new members; Li Keqiang, 52, is considered another contender for the top spot. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • Hu Jintao  • Communism  • Communist Party  • Wen Jiabao  • Xi Jinping  • Li Keqiang

    • Cuba Celebrates Che

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 8, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      Cuba Celebrates Che

      About 10,000 Cubans gathered today to honor Che Guevara, the man who helped Fidel Castro take power in the 1959 communist revolution. Calling Che "a flower yanked prematurely from its stem," Castro, too weak to attend, praised the icon in a message read to the crowd. The rally was held to recognize the 40th anniversary of Guevara's death at the hands of CIA-backed Bolivian troops. More »

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      baseball  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Communism  • Che Guevara  • Cuban Revolution  • Bolivia

  • August 2007

    • Berlin Synagogue Reopens

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 31, 07 10:10 AM CDT

      Berlin Synagogue Reopens

      Germany’s largest synagogue has re-opened its doors after a major restoration, welcoming political leaders and Holocaust survivors to its unveiling. Built over 100 years ago, the Berlin temple was burned on Kristallnacht but the structure survived Nazism, Communism and decades of neglect. Architects re-created the original appearance with the use of just three historical photographs, the BBC reports. More »

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      Germany  • Holocaust  • Berlin  • Judaism  • Communism  • restoration  • Nazism  • synagogue  • Kristallnacht

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