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Victims of Communism Day — 2024

May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.

Reason

DeSantis marks Bay of Pigs anniversary requiring Florida students to learn about 'evils of communism'

"We're going to tell the truth about the evils of communism", said the Florida Governor during a press conference

Latin Times

Ally vs ally: In Wayanad, Annie Raja is more than a ‘textbook’ politician. Can she take on Rahul Gandhi?

Despite the insufferable April heat of Kerala, little groups of women stand outside the Communist Party of India office in Wayanad’s Kalpetta, gathering from as far as Manipur and as remote as the Sathyamangalam forests of Tamil Nadu. Emerging from the CPI office, Annie Raja chats and jokes with each…

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Romanian Ex-prisoners Fight To Save Memory Of Former Communist Jails

Niculina Moica felt the weight of history as she pushed open the rusty iron gate to the former Communist prison of Jilava, where she was detained as a teenager.

International Business Times

Elections that shaped India | 1957: The rise of Red Kerala

Kerala was the first State in Independent India to democratically elect a communist government. Check out how it happened and how it served as the foundation for the parliamentary communist party.

The Hindu

Socialism, anti-fascism and anti-abortion on Prevent list of terrorism warning signs

Communism also among ideologies on document as human rights groups say UK scheme has been politicised

The Guardian - UK

Communal fascism and communism two sides of the same coin: Satheesan

Thrissur Opposition leader warns against communalism and communism, urges support for United Democratic Front in Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu

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The week in classical: Marx in London!; The Barber of Seville; LSO/ Stutzmann; RPO/ Petrenko – review

A day in the life of the father of communism is full of laughs in Scottish Opera’s new production of Jonathan Dove’s buoyant farce. Elsewhere, notable house debuts at ENO, a Bruckner double bill and Rachmaninov to remember

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘It seemed he was on the verge of being a communist. Communism hasn’t worked anywhere’

One advocates a small state and private sector freedom, the other is a passionate socialist who wants to tax wealth and big corporations more. Was there any common ground?

The Guardian - UK

Basavaraj Kattimani responded to his time through his novels, says Nataraj Huliyar

Novelist and activist Basavaraj Kattimani's writing addressed social issues and introduced nationalism and communism to readers.

The Hindu

Florida schoolkids may have to study ‘threat of communism in the US’

Republican bills likely to reach Governor Ron DeSantis, who has railed against indoctrination of students by ‘liberal elites’

The Guardian - US

Alleging Police Officer's "OK" Symbol Was "White Power" Hand Sign Is Constitutionally Protected Opinion

From today's Ohio Court of Appeals opinion in Olthaus v. Niesen, written by Judge Pierre Bergeron and joined by Judges Candace Crouse and Marilyn Zayas (for more on the general legal issue, which has arisen as to allegations of Communism as well as racism, see this post): During the wave…

Reason

Associated Press correspondent Roland Prinz, who spent decades covering Europe, dies at age 85

A former Associated Press correspondent who spent four decades covering the Cold War and the fall of communism has died at age 85

The Independent UK

November 7 as Victims of Communism Day—2023

I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.

Reason

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Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

In his new graphic memoir, “Worm,” Edel Rodriguez mixes historical context and personal stories to recount his harrowing journey growing up under — then escaping — Communism and authoritarianism in Cuba, as well as the warning signs he sees in America decades later

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister dismisses SNP as 'communists' over food price controls

The SNP’s proposal to cap the price of staple foods was dismissed as “communism” by a minister in the Commons.

The Independent UK

SNP’s proposal for staple food price caps dismissed as ‘communism’ by minister

Food and farming minister Mark Spencer warned that such a policy would ‘drive up prices’.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What Poland’s rightwing parties losing control of government means for Europe

In today’s newsletter: In what could be the most consequential election in the country since the fall of communism, Poland may have made a step closer to Europe

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‘Democracy has won!’: Donald Tusk’s liberal coalition poised for Poland election win

Voters queue until 3am in highest election turnout since the fall of communism in 1989

France 24

Democracy hangs in the balance as Poles go to the polls in decisive election

The one thing almost everyone in Poland seems to agree on is that Sunday's elections are the most important the country has held since 1989 and the fall of communism. And they're on a knife-edge. The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, known by its Polish acronym PiS, is aiming…

The Independent UK

Leading Polish candidates to debate on state TV six days before national election

Leading Polish candidates are gearing up for a debate seen as a chance to sway undecided voters six days before an election many Poles believe is the most important one since communism was toppled in 1989

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m 90. I worry if I’m gonna make it to lunch’: Michael Caine and John Standing on wives, war and feeling like the Queen

The actors star alongside the late Glenda Jackson in The Great Escaper, the moving real-life story of a D-day veteran. They reflect on class, communism and female cage-fighting

The Independent UK

A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly

The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism

The Hindu

Cyrus, on traffic, seemingly endless roadwork and embracing Mumbai

Apologises for his lack of subtlety, absence of thought, and disappearance. Explains the geography of Mumbai and a local incident on Marine Drive. #Mumbai #MarineDrive #Communism #Apology

Salon

The red scare returns

Why the right has suddenly returned to screaming about communism

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