News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Marx wrote that part of why capitalism was so revolutionary is that it unleashed the productive forces, technology. However, there comes a point where the capitalist system of economic, social, power relations begins to hinder further advance. It is easily within our ability to provide a decent, creative, fun, dignified life for everyone on the... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist society that has waged a genocide against the Palestine people for over half a century. As a proxy state of US imperialism, Israel has waged nonstop war against its neighbors since it was founded. The genocide of the Palestinians is bought for and paid by Uncle Sam. --NP] Israel Arabs rekindle... Continue Reading →
[Private spooks illegally spying using social networking.. NP] US contractors profiled 'Cuban Twitter' responses As part of a program shrouded in secrecy to build a "Cuban Twitter" on the Communist-governed island, Cambronero profiled Cuban cellphone users, categorizing them as "pro-revolution," ''apolitical" or "anti-revolutionary." The social media network, paid for by the U.S. Agency for International... Continue Reading →
[Don't agree with 100% on the part on Stalin. The video falls into liberal Trotskyist cliches without much evidence. If Stalin were put on trial, he too would be found not guilty. Leading Lights like Lenin and Stalin lived through very difficult times. They had to face challenges that few leaders ever do. They led... Continue Reading →
[Imperialist forces have sought to use the Venezuela's military against the nationalist regime of Chavez. The CIA sought to overthrow the Chavez regime in a coup in 2002. It is no secret that the US seeks to create chaos and overthrow the current regime there. The US has voiced its support for the opposition many... Continue Reading →
[We must oppose all attempts by the imperialists to expand their abilities to threaten the world with nuclear destruction. --NP] Argentine leader claims Falklands a NATO nuclear base Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine President Cristina Kirchner claimed Wednesday that the Falkland Islands serve as a nuclear base for the NATO alliance in the South Atlantic.... Continue Reading →
[Israel's genocide against the Palestinians continues. As usual, little or no action from the international community to oppose the genocide of the Palestinian people. It is a genocide bankrolled by the USA and other Western powers. -- NP] Group: Israel moving forward with settlement homes JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pushing forward with plans to... Continue Reading →
["Good riddance!" to unhealthy bad food.. -- NP] McDonald's to go: US fast food chain shuts doors in Crimea Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Crimeans discovered to their chagrin Friday that they would have to live without Big Macs for a while after McDonald's suspended operations on the Ukrainian peninsula due to its annexation by Russia.... Continue Reading →
[The war on drugs is used by the imperialists to attack revolutionary movements. Drug laws are used to control poor populations. The state and pharmaceutical corporations try to control drugs in order to maximize profits and control populations. Important, needed drugs are denied to people, especially poor peoples by the capitalists. Decriminalization of drugs is a... Continue Reading →
Cuba demands US cease 'covert actions' Havana (AFP) - Cuba demanded Friday that the United States cease its "illegal and covert actions" against the communist country following disclosures Washington set up a Twitter-style application there. The White House on Thursday acknowledged the existence of the social media scheme but denied it was secret or intended... Continue Reading →
[Neoliberalist attacks on the public sector continue worldwide. The solution to the corporatization of the state and its functions is not reformism. Revolution is the real solution to neoliberal crimes against the people. -- NP] Paraguay paralyzed by anti-privatization strike ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Public life in Paraguay was largely paralyzed on Wednesday by a... Continue Reading →
Clashes over mining in Peru lead to 23 arrests Lima (AFP) - Police clashed with independent miners in the Peruvian capital Wednesday, spraying them with tear gas and arresting 23 after marchers who want in to a government mining plan hurled stones. Peru, where mining is the biggest growth industry, has an estimated 70,000 informal... Continue Reading →
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