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The man who shook the Kremlin The man who shook the Kremlin
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who died this week, was instrumental in bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, and he never wavered from his belief in a writer's moral responsibility to truth and beauty.
By Alexander Nazaryan Aug 5, 2008
What did McCain learn from the Vietnam tragedy? What John McCain didn't learn in Vietnam
In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century.
By Joe Conason Jul 4, 2008
Dalton Trumbo and American evil Dalton Trumbo and American evil
How the legendary screenwriter of "Roman Holiday" and "Spartacus" defied Congress, broke the blacklist and raised his family.
Andrew O'Hehir Jun 26, 2008
The Little Tramp's killer comedy The Little Tramp's killer comedy
How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece.
Andrew O'Hehir Jun 12, 2008
Boisterous Boris Boisterous Boris
Bill Clinton, Billy Graham, Helen Thomas and others recall Russian President Yeltsin's confidence, rough charm and liberal ways with drink.
By Dana Cook Apr 23, 2007
"The Lives of Others" "The Lives of Others"
This Academy Award-nominated film explores life in East Berlin under the Stasi -- and what it means to be human.
By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 9, 2007
Should I stick with a failing business out of loyalty to my boss? Should I stick with a failing business out of loyalty to my boss?
I could jump ship, but it doesn't quite feel right.
By Cary Tennis Jan 16, 2007
The Wal-Mart dialectic The Wal-Mart dialectic
For business reasons, Wal-Mart allows Communists to get organized. Meanwhile, China's middle class gets restive
Andrew Leonard Dec 18, 2006
Mugged by reality Mugged by reality
Once the warrior queen of neoconservatism, Jeane Kirkpatrick died a critic of Bush's unilateralism. Her death illuminates the conflicting legacies of the movement she helped found.
By Sidney Blumenthal Dec 14, 2006
I was a Commie rock star from Colorado I was a Commie rock star from Colorado
A fascinating biography of Dean Reed, the "Johnny Cash of Communism," tells a particularly strange tale of East meeting West.
By Sarah Goldstein Jul 14, 2006
The human monster The human monster
The best biography yet of Joseph Stalin traces his life from abused child to murderous dictator -- and forces us to ask whether he could have taken a different path.
By Andrew O'Hehir May 5, 2005
Rewriting the script Rewriting the script
Unlike the current occupant of the White House, Reagan was willing to improvise on the far-right script, which is what ultimately saved his presidency.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 10, 2004
"There are leftists, but there is no left" "There are leftists, but there is no left"
In These Times founder James Weinstein on the American left's "long detour" with communism, its current crisis, and the hope he sees in Howard Dean.
By Joan Walsh Oct 30, 2003
The logic of illogic The logic of illogic
In "Stasiland," writer Anna Funder talks to former members of the Stasi -- the communist East German security apparatus -- and to the people whose lives they destroyed.
By Charles Taylor Jun 25, 2003
"Radical Hollywood" by Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner "Radical Hollywood" by Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner
Two academics are so eager to find socialist themes in classic Hollywood films that they wind up lending credence to McCarthyism.
By Michelle Goldberg Jun 4, 2002
Ken Lay's un-American activities Ken Lay's un-American activities
There is only one force that could be responsible for this man's undermining of the capitalist system!
By Andrew Leonard Feb 6, 2002
Havana online Havana online
In Cuba, black market Internet access makes it easier for prostitutes to get connected than doctors.
By David Lipschultz Oct 10, 2001
From each according to his IPO From each according to his IPO
Stalin would have loved Silicon Valley's dot-communists. Too bad they got purged.
By James Grimmelmann Apr 25, 2001
Vetting the "Tiananmen Papers"
Berkeley professor Orville Schell discusses his role in the publication of papers that shed new light on the Chinese government's crackdown on the 1989 student uprising.
By Daryl Lindsey Feb 2, 2001
Cambodian justice Cambodian justice
Twenty-five years after Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge launched its genocide campaign, could a war-crimes trial finally be a reality?
By Vivienne Walt Dec 18, 2000
Furniture buyers of the world, unite! Furniture buyers of the world, unite!
Seeking the triumph of socialism? Look no further than your local Ikea megastore.
By Alan Deutschman Nov 22, 2000
"Ho Chi Minh" by William J. Duiker
The Vietnamese revolutionary emerges as a patriot closer to Thomas Jefferson than to V.I. Lenin in this monumental new biography.
By Stanley Kutler Nov 14, 2000
Serbia is liberated, Milosevic disappears
A long-suffering people celebrates the apparent end of the regime. But where has their dictator gone?
By Laura Rozen Oct 5, 2000
Milosevic lashes out as his power disintegrates Milosevic lashes out as his power disintegrates
In a scene reminiscent of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's demise, thousands of ordinary Serbs overpower police to support striking coal miners.
By Laura Rozen Oct 4, 2000
Wen Ho Lee's reckless defenders
The outrage at the government's prosecution of a major security breach highlights liberals' contempt for U.S. interests.
By David Horowitz Oct 3, 2000
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