Nearly Half a Century Later, a Jewish Preschool in Lodz
On Tuesday, Jewish children in the Polish city will enter a Jewish classroom for the first time since 1968.
The Legacy of Maya Plisetskaya, Cold War-Era Bolshoi Ballerina
The international star, famous for roles in ballets like "Swan Lake" and "The Dying Swan," died on Saturday.
Cuba's Bay of Fat Cats
Cuba is on the cusp of another revolution, this one fought with lines of credit instead of rifles and slogans
The Not-So-Great Dictator
Add a crackdown on Christians helping North Koreans to Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's most horrible hits.
Vaclav Havel's Walk on the Wild Side
The new democratic Czech president found celebrities and rock stars heading to Prague to meet him.
'I Am Marxist' Says Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader made the announcement during a speech at a university in India.
Lessons Cuba Can Learn From East Germany
Raúl Castro should take advice on how to dismantle communism without conflict.
Cuba Says U.S. Must Respect Its Communist System
Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday stressed that Cuba would not be giving up its socialist principles.
Obama Did the Right Thing on Cuba
The president can't lift the embargo on Cuba without Congress, but restoring relations is a good start.
The Secret Shame of North Korea's Slave Workers
An American teacher writes of her experience seeing farm laborers in North Korea looking "like Nazi concentration camp victims."
North and South Korea's Absurdist Armageddon
North and South Korea are waging a bizarre, often silly but still dangerous war that could spread.
North Korea One Step Closer to Facing ICC
North Korea is one step closer to charged for crimes against humanity.
Mao Zedong: New York City Exhibit Explores His 'Little Red Book'
The exhibition coincides with the book's 50th anniversary.
Czechs Mark 1989's Fall of Communism With Red Cards and Candles
Over 5,000 people rallied in the capital to raise the soccer-style penalty warning against President Milos Zeman, accusing him of drifting too close to Moscow.
'The Wall Coming Down on the 9th: That Was Not Supposed to Happen'
Hans Modrow, East Germany's last communist leader, is still angry 25 years on as he recounts the chaos of his country's collapse
Author of 'The Nazis Next Door' on Post-War America as a Haven for Perpetrators
How the CIA, FBI, and other agencies hired and protected former Nazis and Nazi collaborators in the name of the Cold War
I'm Not a Communist, Just Following the Gospel, Says Pope Francis
The pope called on a gathering of grassroots movements to "keep up the fight" for workers' rights, but distanced himself from left-wing ideology, saying he simply followed the gospel
Kim Jong-un Apparent No-Show at Key North Korean Event
Kim Jong Un hasn't been seen in public since September 3. So where is he?
New Yorkers Stand in Solidarity With Hong Kong Protesters
New Yorkers gathered in Times Square and Central Park to show their support of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong
Matthew Todd Miller Speaks About Isolation of North Korean Imprisonment
The 24-year-old American is serving a sentence of six years hard labor
Miriam Moskowitz, 98, Fights to Clear Her Name of McCarthy-Era Charges
Sentenced to prison during the Red Scare, the New Jersey woman says she now has evidence to prove her innocence.
Leonard Bernstein's False Confession to a Crime He Did Not Commit
For more than 20 years the FBI hounded the composer of 'West Side Story' over the company he kept.
I Know Why the Caged Composer Sang
For more than 20 years the FBI hounded the composer of 'West Side Story' over the company he kept