communism

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The characterization departs from how political scientists typically define communism, which is generally understood as an ideology centered on collective ownership of the means of production and the elimination of private ownership of productive assets.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Freedom may soon arrive to the island nearly 70 years after that famous scene in “The Godfather Part II” and the chaotic New Year’s Eve in Havana at the start of Fidel Castro’s communism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Like many plots of land in Albania, the area is subject to property disputes dating back to the collapse of communism in the 1990s.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The State Department, meanwhile, deployed jazz diplomacy and other cultural outreach programs to project, in a carefully curated way, an image of American diversity as a weapon against communism and authoritarian regimes.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

In that speech, RFK compared the domestic struggle for Civil Rights to the free world’s fight against communism.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry