News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The US imperialists and their Gulf allies complain about Syria, but they support the suppression of dissent in Bahrain. This just goes to show that the imperialists are not about human rights in Syria or anywhere else, they are about their own interests. -- NP] Amnesty says jailing of Bahrain Shiites appalling Dubai (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism continues to oppress the African peoples. The Third World and its allies must unite for revolution against the First World. --NP] 'Shame, shame, shame' Mugabe tells U.S. and Britain By Lesley Wroughton UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Thursday berated the United States and former colonial power Britain and its allies... Continue Reading →
Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous first step toward fracturing a global network built with minimal interference by governments. President Dilma Rousseff ordered a... Continue Reading →
[Such disasters are not natural. Avoiding such disasters can be easily done with modern technology. The real culprit here is centuries of underdevelopment and neglect have left poor people venerable. Capitalism is an unnatural disaster. --NP] Death toll from earthquake in Pakistan rises to 327 By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll... Continue Reading →
[Notice that the vast majority of the life-threatening pollution is in the Third World. This is today's capitalism. The First World reaps the benefits of global capitalism, the Third World suffers. Third World people toil for long hours breathing toxic air while First World people consume and live in safer environments. Class struggle is global.... Continue Reading →
[Israel's genocidal crimes continue. Israel breaks international law with no consequences. Israel commits human rights violations and war crimes with no consequences. This just shows how so-called international law is just a cover for imperialism. They use its rhetoric to condemn Syria, but are silent on Israel. -- NP] HRW urges Israel to stop displacing... Continue Reading →
[Qatar is a country with a wealthy domestic population. Qatar imports much of its labor force from impoverished Third World countries like Nepal. It is interesting to note that the Nepalese official who pointed out the oppressive nature of the Qatar was removed from his post. -- NP] Nepal envoy recalled after Qatar 'open jail'... Continue Reading →
[As usual, the United States proves itself to be a rouge nation that violates international law and civil liberties. --NP] At U.N., Brazil's Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as 'meddling' By Daniel Trotta UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday criticized the United States for spying, using the opening speech at the U.N.... Continue Reading →
[Another day in Palestine.. more land theft by a racist society supported by the USA -- NP] Hebron settlers pitch hut, claim contested house HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers have pitched a hut outside a contested house in the West Bank city of Hebron in a new claim to ownership. Several hundred settlers... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism destroys cultural treasures and replaces them with its stupidity. -- NP] Ancient Pyramid Destroyed in Peru as Developers Eye Land (globalvoices) This post, written by Jessica Mota, was originally published [pt] on 21 August 2013 by Brazilian investigative news organization Agência Pública as part of the series on #PatrimônioAmeaçado (Threatened Heritage, in Portuguese). It was four o'clock in... Continue Reading →
Bangladesh garment workers stage biggest wage hike protest DHAKA (Reuters) - About 50,000 garment industry workers held their largest protest so far in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to demand an increase of more than 1-1/2 times in the minimum wage, police and labor officials said on Saturday. "Our backs are against the wall, so... Continue Reading →
[More repression of the poor. -- NP] Colombia troops to patrol Bogota after protests (BBCNEWS) Colombia is deploying troops in the capital, Bogota, following violent protests in support of a strike by small-scale farmers. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said the troops were needed "to assure normality". Clashes with police broke out after thousands of... Continue Reading →
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