Topic: Communism
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Karl Marx: 10 great quotes on his birthday
May 5 marks the birthday of Karl Marx, who provided intellectual foundation for an array of regimes that at one time governed nearly half of Earth's population.
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8 reasons America is not in decline
As many as 70 percent of Americans believe that the United States is in decline. And who can blame them? High unemployment. Crushing debt. Political gridlock. For all the unrelenting gloom, Old Dominion University political science professor Steve Yetiv explains that America remains strong in key areas, unlikely to be superseded by another country anytime soon. He urges readers to consider these 8 facts:
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
In this special section, we look at the year’s biggest stories, and seven staff correspondents reflect on events in hot spots from Latin America to the Libyan front.
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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tribunal 101
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court opened the trial Monday of four top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/06
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Nepal's political process derailed, again
After years of delay, critics blame Nepal's dominant Maoist party for the impasse, in an attempt at ramming through a more radical constitution.
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Karl Marx: 10 great quotes on his birthday
May 5 marks the birthday of Karl Marx, who provided intellectual foundation for an array of regimes that at one time governed nearly half of Earth's population.
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Chapter & Verse
"The Little Red Guard": inside a Chinese family
Wenguang Huang's memoir about his childhood in Mao's China tells a universal story of the bonds of love – and the pangs of regret – which can shape a family.
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Maoist rebels abduct two Italians on vacation in India
Maoist rebels say they abducted two Italians on vacation after they were spotted taking photos of women from one of India's indigenous tribes who were bathing in a river in the eastern state.
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8 reasons America is not in decline
As many as 70 percent of Americans believe that the United States is in decline. And who can blame them? High unemployment. Crushing debt. Political gridlock. For all the unrelenting gloom, Old Dominion University political science professor Steve Yetiv explains that America remains strong in key areas, unlikely to be superseded by another country anytime soon. He urges readers to consider these 8 facts:
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Maggie vs. Gorby: the scene that ‘The Iron Lady’ forgot
The scripted and unscripted confrontations between Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev were of such epic consequence they could not be condensed into film. Yet we do Britain’s first female prime minister a great disservice in omitting them.
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Hungarians cry foul as new Constitution comes into effect (VIDEO)
Tens of thousands of Hungarians turned out to protest what they say is a slide into authoritarianism as a result of new laws and a new Constitution.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
In this special section, we look at the year’s biggest stories, and seven staff correspondents reflect on events in hot spots from Latin America to the Libyan front.
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George F. Kennan: An American Life
John Lewis Gaddis's biography is an important examination of a man who shaped the current American way of life.
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Vaclav Havel: Moral beacon and leader of Velvet Revolution
Vaclav Havel, from dissident playwright to president, left a legacy of courage. Czech admirers are paying their respects today to Vaclav Havel in Prague
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Vaclav Havel: remembering the Czech president, playwright, and peacenik
Vaclav Havel went from being a playwright to a symbol of the new Czech state and democracy in Eastern Europe. Along the way he became Czech's first democratically elected president, nominee and winner of prestigious peace prizes, and one of the world's preeminent anti-communist revolutionaries.
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Diego Rivera: honoring a big Communist with a Google doodle
President Obama, Occupy protesters, and even the Muppets have been accused of communist leanings. But Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was the real thing.
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After Russia's elections, public anger at Putin: Can he fix corruption?
A protest vote against Putin's United Russia party in parliament is being followed by sustained protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Putin is still headed for the presidency, but if he doesn't fix corruption, Russia risks the stagnation of the Brezhnev years.
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Global News Blog
Germany's regional disparities fuel neo-Nazi culture
During a train trip across Germany, a Monitor correspondent noted regional differences that make neo-Nazi culture appealing in the east and alien in the west. A murder last week exposed the existence neo-Nazi cells in the country.
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Latin America Monitor
New optimism in Cuba about economic reforms, Freedom House study reveals
The Freedom House report on Cuba released today finds that Cubans see real economic change there, and more Cubans now would rather work for themselves than hold once-prized state jobs.
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What's next for India's Communist Party?
The distrust of the Communist Party, once a powerhouse in parts of India, could signal a major change in Indian politics. Here's what its leaders plan to do to keep their old mission alive.
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Election of popular Maoist leader as PM raises hopes in Nepal
The election of Maoist Baburam Bhattarai as prime minister has Nepal cautiously optimistic that the country may have found a leader who can end more than two years of political deadlock.
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Prime minister's short-lived tenure another blow to Nepal
Nepal's president gave the government and opposition parties until Aug. 21 to form a national government after Nepal's prime minister resigned following six months of stalemate.
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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tribunal 101
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court opened the trial Monday of four top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s.
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Yelena Bonner: Are there any dissidents like her in Russia today?
Friends and colleagues of Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner, who died in Boston over the weekend, say today it's possible to work within the system – meaning true dissidents are rare.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/06
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Nepal struggles to shape a government that can govern
Nepal, which pulled out of civil war in 2006, has had three coalition governments in three years. Lawmakers just agreed to extend parliament by three months, but few are hopeful they'll soon resolve thorny issues.
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Osama bin Laden dead, but no 'peace dividend'
Osama bin Laden death cheered many Americans, but not US markets or economists. Osama bin Laden death will have little effect on business or military spending.
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What Italy's history suggests for US policy in Middle East
March 17 isn't just St. Patrick's Day. This year, it's the 150th anniversary of Italy as a modern state. Those who don’t believe that Egypt or others in the region can become prosperous democracies should consider the Italy's history – and what it suggests for US policy in the Middle East now.
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Russians shouldn’t bury Lenin until they uncover his lies
Russians must face up to Lenin’s brutal legacy – as Germans did Hitler’s.
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