News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The following poem was composed by the amazing human rights activist David Yambio (@yambio.david) who defends the rights of refugees while challenging the anti-immigration narratives and practices of the so-called "First" World. The remarkable insight about the history, present, and future of capitalism-imperialism offered in this piece of literature is worth being called the product... Continue Reading →
Governments improve statistics, the Leading Light improves lives: the rising cost of survival for ordinary Ghanaians in 2026 By Comrade Patrick The following report is a case study on the current economic hardships of ordinary Ghanaians beyond statistics and headlines, and on the state’s failure to provide economic relief to its citizens. However, much of... Continue Reading →
Hopes and expectations are bubbling up as Nepal closes in on the next general elections to be held on March 5, 2026. The upcoming elections are to replace the current interim government that came to power following deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests (the so-called Gen Z protests) and the subsequent toppling of the Marxist-Leninist-led coalition government... Continue Reading →
The following is a statement by the LLCO on the current political situation in Nepal. https://youtu.be/F3s5Z3eq0zw?feature=shared Nepal is standing at an important crossroad. Do not let the looters and rioters overshadow the groundbreaking achievement that the youth of Nepal and its supporters have achieved in the past two days. Their concerted actions have kicked one... Continue Reading →
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 →
During the early morning hours of June 13, 2025, Israel carried out a surprise attack on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities. Shortly afterwards, Iran retaliated[1] by firing hundreds of missiles, with another wave of strikes on June 14th. The United States -- obviously on the side of Israel -- further escalated the tensions between... 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 →
[The following article is a commentary on the days leading up to the parliamentary elections in Togo which took place on April 29, 2024. It highlights the contradictions of bourgeois electoral politics under the existing capitalist system where the proletariat lack a meaningful political voice. Hence the argument for an active boycott, and an emphasis... Continue Reading →
