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communism

[kom-yuh-niz-uhm] / ˈkɒm yəˌnɪz əm /


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The author emphasizes that by the 1950s, approximately 90% of Cuba’s mines were owned by U.S. companies, demonstrating a longstanding pattern of American economic domination that predated the rise of Fidel Castro and communism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Following the fall of communism, the country was quick to develop a dynamic private sector, as well as highly-diversified manufacturing and export sectors, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Ideologies also flourished, including socialism, communism, Zionism and, among a growing number of non-Jewish townspeople, Nazism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Motivations included fighting communism and protecting U.S. business interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Later on, some people accused Blake of turning to communism for opportunistic reasons, as a way out of the prison camp.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau