communists /tags/communists communists en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT Cuba’s Communist Party convenes unscheduled session to debate new economic measures /americas/2026-06-17/cubas-communist-party-convenes-unscheduled-session-to-debate-new-economic-measures Cuba’s powerful Communist Party, or PCC, called an unscheduled session Wednesday, a rare occurrence that comes days after President Miguel DĂ­az-Canel announced an economic reform package aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-17/cubas-communist-party-convenes-unscheduled-session-to-debate-new-economic-measures Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press Florida's Hunt For Chinese Communist Ties Comes Up Empty-Handed /2020-09-28/floridas-hunt-for-chinese-communist-ties-comes-up-empty-handed The state went looking for Chinese communist companies to hold accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic. It hasn't found any. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:28:23 GMT /2020-09-28/floridas-hunt-for-chinese-communist-ties-comes-up-empty-handed Daniel Rivero Former Prisoner Recalls Sanders Saying, 'I Don't Know What's So Wrong' With Cuba /national-politics/2020-03-04/former-prisoner-recalls-sanders-saying-i-dont-know-whats-so-wrong-with-cuba Alan Gross, an American who was detained in a Cuban prison for several years, tells NPR that Sen. Bernie Sanders visited him in detention and remarked he didn't understand why others criticized Cuba. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:06:00 GMT /national-politics/2020-03-04/former-prisoner-recalls-sanders-saying-i-dont-know-whats-so-wrong-with-cuba Tim Mak Does Possible US-Cuba Sitdown On Venezuela Mean Failure Of Tired Dogmas? Let's Hope. /news/2019-05-08/does-possible-us-cuba-sitdown-on-venezuela-mean-failure-of-tired-dogmas-lets-hope COMMENTARYHere’s the most surprising – and most amusing – development after last week’s failed attempt to stoke a military uprising in Venezuela.According… Wed, 08 May 2019 17:30:05 GMT /news/2019-05-08/does-possible-us-cuba-sitdown-on-venezuela-mean-failure-of-tired-dogmas-lets-hope Tim Padgett Making It Legal: Cuba's Entrepreneurs Get Some R-E-S-P-E-T-O /news/2016-05-24/making-it-legal-cubas-entrepreneurs-get-some-r-e-s-p-e-t-o Last month we thought Cuba’s communist hardliners had put the brakes on growing the island’s private sector. But you never know with Cuba.Today Havana… Tue, 24 May 2016 21:59:06 GMT /news/2016-05-24/making-it-legal-cubas-entrepreneurs-get-some-r-e-s-p-e-t-o Tim Padgett Cuba And Old Havana: 'Expect The Unexpected' /2015-10-14/cuba-and-old-havana-expect-the-unexpected The easing of travel restrictions to Cuba could unleash a torrent of 'Yanqui' tourists, something that has the potential to transform a poor island that... Wed, 14 Oct 2015 07:00:00 GMT /2015-10-14/cuba-and-old-havana-expect-the-unexpected Steve Newborn Cuba's Next Communists: Why Obama Needs Them To Make Engagement Work /news/2015-04-15/cubas-next-communists-why-obama-needs-them-to-make-engagement-work Cuban President RaĂşl Castro was the longest speaker at last weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Panama. At age 83, he was also the oldest.And that matters… Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:02:51 GMT /news/2015-04-15/cubas-next-communists-why-obama-needs-them-to-make-engagement-work Tim Padgett/Panama City