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China's Mao nostalgia surges among youth who never lived under him
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Amid China’s slowing economy and growing inequality, nostalgia for Mao Zedong’s egalitarian era is rising, with sites like Nanjie’s Maoist village and Dazhai’s Mao-praised past drawing tourists and sparking renewed public interest. While official CHina acknowledges the Cultural Revolution as a grave mistake, residents and visitors alike continue to revere Mao’s legacy and the period’s communal ideals, often through imagery and cooperative ownership that funded housing and local enterprises.
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Dana Whitfield
Inequality is real and people want answers, but romanticizing Mao skips over the human cost of that era entirely.
2026 Oscars Holocaust Joke Sparks Backlash
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— Mar 16, 2026
Hollywood’s biggest night quickly veered into controversy after a joke delivered during the 2026 Academy Awards ignited a wave of outrage online, with critics accusing comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani of making an…
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