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.