News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
["The majority of the global social product is consumed by First World peoples. The current system serves those in the First World, not those in the Third. Almost all First World peoples have lavish lifestyles by global standards, yet Third World peoples make enough only to survive, if that. Yet the First World often expects... Continue Reading →
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel by Harriet Sherwood and Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem The Guardian, Tuesday 7 May 2013 Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71,... Continue Reading →
["Capitalism, in its quest for profits, had led us to a point where there are several global environmental catastrophes on the horizon: global warming, dead zones in the oceans, mass extinctions, etc. Capitalism is the problem, not the solution to environmental problems. Capitalism is pushing the planet’s ecosystem to the brink of destruction. Capitalism has... Continue Reading →
[Under socialism, under the New Power, under Leading Light Communism, such a food crisis would not exist. Food production would be organized scientifically to serve the people, not to serve profit. Under the New Power, diverse food reserves would be stockpiled to avoid such disasters. In addition, populations would not be so dependent on one... Continue Reading →
[The former head of the regime in Guatemala deserves to face the people's justice. He headed a CIA-backed death-squad state that ruled through terror. Anyone who opposed the regime risked joining the tens of thousands of "disappeared." Under his rule, Guatemala's countryside, ghettos, and campuses became graveyards. He now faces what is, at his age, life... Continue Reading →
[This is the real price of capitalism, consumer culture, etc. -- NP] Bangladesh fire kills 8 as collapse toll hits 950 By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a sweater manufacturer killed eight people — including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician and a top clothing industry official — barely two... Continue Reading →
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia By BARBARA SURK BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militia said defiantly on Thursday, just days after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted shipments of advanced Iranian weapons possibly bound for the group. "Syria will give the resistance special weapons... Continue Reading →
Bobby Sands MP was martyred on May 5th, 1981. http://youtu.be/Z8D_uN-73S0 He was also a great poet. The Rhythm of Time by Bobby Sands: http://youtu.be/mxk4IKvZAE8 The Rhythm Of Time There’s an inner thing in every man, Do you know this thing my friend? It has withstood the blows of a million years, And will do so... Continue Reading →
Over Three Decades On The Death Of Bobby Sands Still Resonates by John Wright (Huffpost) "I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul." With these words, written 31 years ago, Bobby Sands began the hunger strike which culminated in his death after 66 days on May... Continue Reading →
[Israel can bomb its neighbors with impunity. Israel is known to have far more weapons of mass destruction than Syria. What would the international reaction be in Syria bombed Israeli nuclear weapons facilities? -- NP] Syria news agency: Israel strikes near Damascus By KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMAN BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli missiles struck a... Continue Reading →
Capitalism is destroying our world. There is a better way. Forward to Leading Light Communism! Liberate the Earth!
[The true cost of capitalist fashion... -- NP] Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise By FARID HOSSAIN DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on... Continue Reading →
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