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Allen West: 80 House Dems Are Communists!

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:36:27 CDT

Rep. Allen West spoke to a crowd last night of about 100 in Jensen Beach, Fla.—a crowd whose numbers were only slightly larger than the number of Communist Party members working in Congress. That's right, West yesterday revealed that "he's heard" as many as 80 House Democrats are commies,...

Nazi Party Endorses Occupy Wall Street

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:30:05 CDT

Well, this is one endorsement the Occupy Wall Street movement probably wasn't gunning for: The American Nazi Party has officially backed the Occupiers in a statement on its website . The ANP, which also calls itself a National Socialist party, writes that the Occupy Wall Street movement is “TAYLOR [sic] MADE...

China Communist Party Exceeds 80M Members

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:54:33 CDT

For China's Communist Party, biggest was just not big enough—the world's largest political party said today that it has grown even bigger, with the number of members passing 80 million people last year. Party membership in 2010 swelled to 80.27 million, an increase of more than 2 million...

Judge: Chile Must Investigate Neruda's Death

Kevin Spak — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:40:05 CDT

A Chilean judge has ordered an investigation into the death of Pablo Neruda, giving authorities license to examine police, witness, and medical records. The Nobel laureate died in 1973, just 12 days after a right-wing military coup overthrew Chile’s government. His official cause of death is listed as prostate cancer,...

Communist Party Gives Children Porn Pen

Slurge — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:52:34 CDT

Customarily, primary school children in Germany receive a cardboard cone with candy on their first day of school. But some 6-year-olds in Essen got a disturbing surprise: Inside their cones were pens that projected erotic images. Furious parents reported it to the headmaster, who promptly laid the blame for the...

Massive Parade Marks China's 60th Birthday

Jason Farago — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:26:44 CDT

A massive procession of tanks, troops, and nuclear missile launchers paraded through Beijing today, 60 years after Mao Zedong stood in Tiananmen Square and proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. The rigorously choreographed procession combined old-school Communist imagery—including tens of thousands of children flipping colored cards...

On the Waterfront Writer Schulberg Dead at 95

Rob Quinn — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:02 CDT

Legendary Hollywood screenwriter Budd Schulberg has died, the New York Times reports. He was 95. Schulberg, who won an Oscar for On the Waterfront in 1955, was the son of a movie mogul and grew up as a Hollywood insider. His 1941 novel What Makes Sammy Run? , a scathing look...

Castro Slaps Down US Overtures

Jason Farago — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:51:56 CDT

Raúl Castro has warned the US not to expect any changes to Cuba's communist system, saying that while Barack Obama's administration was less "aggressive," he was not prepared to make peace. His comments came after Hillary Clinton made several remarks suggesting better relations if Cuba changed its ways, Reuters reports....

Castro Purges Party on Video

Rob Quinn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:32:00 CDT

Raul Castro firmly ratchets up his grip on power in a three-hour video being shown to Cuba's Communist Party members, the Financial Times reports. The video features scenes from a March politburo meeting during which Castro fired most of Fidel's cabinet, along with testimony from security officials. Those who have...