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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

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 Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Independent UK

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…

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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

The Hindu

The red scare returns

Why the right has suddenly returned to screaming about communism

Salon

From box office to ballot box: TN’s tryst with stars in politics, and how Vijay might fare

There’s a scene in the 2014 Tamil movie Kaththi where actor Vijay explains communism with the help of the humble idli.

Newslaundry

Communism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

The Week

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GamesRadar

Strategy games keep giving players the most depressing insights into real-world politics and economics

The political and economic lessons of games like Dwarf Fortress and Victoria 3 have one outcome: depression

Reason

Victims of Communism Day—2023

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.

Salon

Thomas’ benefactor has a Hitler haul

According to Harlan Crow, he collects such things because he "hates communism and fascism"

The Conversation

Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes 'degrowth communism' as the solution

I’m often told that degrowth, the planned downscaling of production and consumption to reduce the pressure on Earth’s ecosystems, is a tough sell. But a 36-year-old associate professor at Tokyo University has made a name for himself arguing that “degrowth communism” could halt the escalating climate emergency.

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Teachers Union: Oppose Bill Mandating Teaching Dangers of Communism Because Many Communist Countries Are Asian

From Fox News (Bradford Betz) last week: Virginia Democrats last week rejected a bill that would have required schools to teach about the dangers and victims of communism after the state's largest teachers union argued that it may encourage anti-Asian sentiment. Emily Yen, a research coordinator for the Virginia Education…

The Guardian - UK

A greener Marx? Kohei Saito on connecting communism with the climate crisis

Author of surprise hit Capital in the Anthropocene has developed his arguments in a new study of Karl Marx’s ecological thinking

The Independent UK

Juraj Jakubisko death: Slovak movie director, whose films were banned under communism, dies at 84

Jakubisko was named best filmmaker of the 20th century in his country

Inverse

'Last of Us' Episode 6 Just Subverted a Common Post-Apocalyptic Trope

The HBO series finally says the quiet part loud -- after the apocalypse, socialism is the only answer.

Salon

Anti-communist crusaders target Big Biz

The “communism” Republicans are fighting against is modern capitalism

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene unapologetic over Biden heckling after State of the Union

Georgia Republican claims president talked ‘about communism and controlling private companies’

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene unapologetic over Biden heckling after State of the Union

Georgia Republican claims president talked ‘about communism and controlling private companies’

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