How Many Countries Are Part of the World Communist Movement?

We are often told there are only six “communist” countries left—that is, nations ruled by an openly communist party. They are China, Cuba, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, and North Korea. If you define “communist” in the traditional Marxist–Leninist “command economy” way, there is really only one left—North Korea. However, this approach is deceptive. It totally underestimates world communist power. It misunderstands what modern communism has become. Let us explain...