Residente of Calle 13 tells Clarín: "The are very few good things the U.S. has given Puerto Rico, but there are lots of negatives. I've always been frank about my feelings about this, but because of it, people in my country call me 'communist' as if it's an insult. As if they were calling me 'cabrón" or 'hijo de mil p***s.'"

California DMV clerks, wear your Che T-shirts with pride. Being a member of the Communist Party is no longer grounds for termination for California state employees.

Actress Cameron Diaz has apologized for offending Peruvians after she was spotted in Machu Pichu carrying a bag decorated with Chinese communist imagery. For many in Perú, the bag's red star and Maoist slogan, "Serve the People," is a reminder of the Maoist Shining Path guerrilla insurgency that led to the deaths of at least 70,000 people.