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Mao Zedong's Successor Hua Guofeng Dies

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home


BEIJING — Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that lau...

"A Scarily Efficient Way of Organizing Society": Naomi Klein on China

The Real News | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics


The Real News

The Real News Network's Paul Jay spoke with author and investigative journalist, Naomi Klein about the Olympic show hiding a scary backdrop. Here's the video.

Bush's Chinese Media Interviews Draw Criticism

The Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home


President Bush sat down yesterday for interviews with foreign journalists, including two unusual media outlets: the People's Daily newspaper and the C...

Are the Beijing Olympic Games Being Used as a Propaganda Campaign to Prop up the Communist Party?

Susan Brownell | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Susan Brownell

I think it is more accurate to conclude that the Olympic Games have been de-politicized in China's Olympic education efforts -- part of a backlash against the politicized national curriculum.

Karl Rove's Big Lie

Nina Darnton | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Nina Darnton

In Communist Poland, even when the government told the truth, the public had been conditioned not to believe anything it said. If the Republican propaganda machine isn't careful, it risks the same fate.

Are Clinton and Obama Communists?

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Conservatives are trying to scare me away from voting for Clinton or Obama by claiming that, if elected, they will bring us 5 weeks paid vacation a year and free health coverage at the cost of rich CEOs and corporations.

George Soros: "We Are in the Midst Of The Worst Financial Crisis Since the 1930s."

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


Blake Fleetwood

If Soros is right and foreigners lose confidence in the U.S. economy, they will want their money back, the dollar will fall, and foreign investments will tumble.

Where Do Obama And Clinton Stand On China?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

In the near future, China will eclipse the Middle East and terrorism to be our number one foreign policy challenge. Yet neither Obama nor Clinton are calling for any real change in our China policy.

ON DAY ONE: "Multi-Nationalize the Fuel Cycle" and "Open Travel to Cuba"

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

One of the very coolest and most informative blogs I check in on a daily basis is ArmsControlWonk.com published by my New America Foundation colleague...

A Delegate Balance

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

It's even more important now to consider that George W. Bush isn't just McCain's paradigm for so-called "national security"; he also provides a template for abuse of power.

DVDs: The Last Last Emperor

Michael Giltz | Posted 03.03.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The worst new trend in DVDs is exclusivity. Instead of making the DVD available wherever DVDs are sold, a studio strikes up an exclusive arrangement with an outlet.

Castro, Charisma, Cuba: A Personal Memory

Tim Berry | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics


Tim Berry

Fidel would have risen to power almost anywhere. His ideals weren't working, and Cuba wasn't working, but Fidel Castro was.

In Both Cuba and "the Empire," Could 2008 Be the Year of the Castro Convertible?

David Paul Appell | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics


David Paul Appell

The glimmerings of glasnost on both sides of the Florida straits finally offer hope that some degree of loosening on the island may be in the cards.

I Love Red Lucy

Eric Alterman | Posted 11.26.2007 | Entertainment


Eric Alterman

Did you know that Lucy was a Commie? Perhaps somewhere in the recesses of our collective mind, "Red Lucy" rests somewhere, but it took the complete I Love Lucy set, to jar it free in my case.

Déjà Vu: On The Wrong Side Once Again

Sam Sedaei | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

If the US continues to support Musharraf, the most sustainable force that will likely take control of the country will be the one that is by the definition the most anti-American.

Supporters Say Artist's Prosecution is About Expression, Not Bioterrorism

William Fisher | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


William Fisher

The clock is ticking on a case that appears to be endless. It is a prosecution that many are describing as one of the most bizarre in US legal history.

Look Under Your Bed, a Commie or a Terrorist Could Be Hiding There

Norman Horowitz | Posted 10.14.2007 | Home


Norman Horowitz

I joined CBS at a time when our government for their own reasons was trying to scare the pants off the populace with warnings of International Communi...

Ahmadinejad at Columbia

Aemilia Scott | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics


Aemilia Scott

What is truly scary about Ahmadinejad at Columbia is the reaction of the public at large to his visit.

Castro Loves A Good Sale

Huffington Post's Eat The Press | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.22.2007 | Home


We just received this AP photo of Castro holding Greenspan's book, forwarded by HuffPost reporter Max Follmer. So! We shall see what Perez has to say ...


 

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