Pablo Picasso was member and pride of the French Communist Party and major sponsor as well. Though as an artist he never accepted the so-called socialist realism of the Stalinist era. He remained committed to the principles and the organisation of the party until the end. The article was first published in The Guardian.

Conspiracy theory as a part of everyday thought has deep historical roots in Russia. It appeared in a great variety from racism to Stalinism. The Stalinist style of making politics incorporated conspiracy as a method. The Stalinist tradition survives in the contemporary generations, particularly in the East European region. The ideologies of the new system continue it under an anti-Stalinist banner.

Child poverty and income inequalities among families with children have increased steadily in the co-called developed countries of the West too. Recently, there is a threat that these differences will increase sustantially. Mainstream experts usually justify this process by ecoinomic necessities. This paper demonstrates these trends on the example of East European countries.

It is absurd that the Bush administration wants to end terrorism by enhancing violence and opression. Terorism is not the disease but is a symptom.