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World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

China, Vietnam or Mexico: The mirrors into which Castroism looked for a possible opening

Cuba repeatedly survives crises by finding new international allies, studying authoritarian regimes' market reforms, then reverting to centralized control under Fidel Castro's resistance to genuine economic liberalization.
Europe politics
fromianVisits
1 month ago

The posters that helped topple communism go on display in Westminster

Political posters from the 1989-90 Eastern European revolutions distill complex struggles into memorable visual messages that endure beyond their immediate policy context.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Is Marxism-Leninism European?

This is probably only funny to me as a first-gen American of Western European parents.
Left-wing politics
Philosophy
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed?

Revolution originally meant a return to political origins rather than novelty; the Enlightenment recast revolution as progressive break from the past.
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