News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
Following a ban of major social media platforms in Nepal, violent protests have forced the Prime Minister to resign. The army is currently controlling the situation and has announced that they will discuss matters of government with “related interest groups.”On September 8th, 2025, tens of thousands started protesting against a ban on unregistered social media... Continue Reading →
On Friday, August 15, the United Nations global convention on plastic pollution has come to a laughable and unsurprising end. It neither managed to produce any binding treaty on how to deal with the ever growing issue of global plastic pollution, nor did its UN member states come any closer to understanding that the profit... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/WQIZSLEX1Qc On June 5th, 2025, a video appeared on NDTV's YouTube channel which, on multiple occasions, granted a vivid insight into the imperialist mindset of the Indian government with regards to Nepal.[1] This video is certainly not one of a kind, but it makes sense to take a closer look into its content to understand... Continue Reading →
On May 29, Nepalese in Kathmandu gathered to celebrate 17 years of secular republicanism. However, looming over the Republic Day festivities was the conflict between the current Marxist-Leninist/social democratic coalition government and the newly reinvigorated pro-monarchy movement. Already three weeks prior to Republic Day, the pro-monarchy movement, consisting of various recently united royalist and Hindu-nationalist... Continue Reading →
Following a terrorist attack on Indian citizens, tensions between Pakistan and India have escalated militarily. On 7 May, 2025 India launched missiles and air strikes on nine sites across Pakistan, with firing between both countries ensuing along the border region of Kashmir. Pakistan in turn has allegedly attacked Indian military targets and shot down Indian... Continue Reading →
Following the release of two videos concerning the Nepalese Prime Minister’s controversial attempts of amending the country’s laws on corruption and political violence, thousands of Nepalis have called their representatives to demand an end to the bills. The first of the videos posted on August 21st on a popular Nepalese YouTube channel, IN-Depth Story, explains... Continue Reading →
[This article was written and translated from its original German by our Comrade Klaus Markstein. While it is mostly relevant to our comrades and allies in Germany, it still highlights some of the dangers communists must face within the legal systems of the entire imperialist core.] “When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained... Continue Reading →
Editor's note: The following article by Stephen Gowans was originally published on August 9, 2010 during a time when there was talk about a potential Taliban revival in Afghanistan. Although 11 years old, the article remains relevant today. Recently, the Taliban has been seeing yet another potential revival and appears to be gaining ground, seizing... Continue Reading →
While there are some legitimate criticisms that can be made of the CCP, this article linked from The Grayzone points out that the allegations of genocide are dubious at best. The person responsible for the data used to advance the US claim of genocide has highly questionable motives, and not surprisingly, there is clear evidence... Continue Reading →
[While it is not complete withdrawal -- which would be morally necessary -- the Trump administration's move to reduce imperialist troops in Afghanistan and Iraq should be viewed as a positive, if minuscule, step in the right direction. Instead, the imperialist war-machine and its paid propagandists in the media are decrying the decision as a... Continue Reading →
[There is no reason to believe that a Joe Biden presidency will improve US foreign policy. As it should be obvious to anyone paying attention, the US Democratic Party is just as imperialist and dangerous to the world as the Republican Party. History has proven time and again that both major US political parties serve... Continue Reading →
[The sins of empire still abound, though they have changed their flavor in the neoliberal landscape. England continues its thieving legacy today by denying the state of Venezuela gold held in English vaults. Not only is this criminal in its own right, but this refusal comes amidst the covid-19 pandemic, and the funds demanded would... Continue Reading →
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