Prayer for rain, water rations: Catalonia struggles with drought

["Are you there God? It's me, your Comrade." As the climate crisis begins to catch up with us, is the Divine the only thing that can save us? There is no political program currently in power with the ability or willingness to stop the destruction of our Mother Earth. The Imperialist-Capitalist system has been handed... Continue Reading →

Mexico’s president slams calls for US military to target cartels

["For the man with the hammer, every problem looks like a nail." American politicians have decided that the US military should directly intervene in Mexico to counter the drug cartels against the wishes of the Mexican government. US politicians have decided that the Fentanyl crisis in the US is not a result of a lack... Continue Reading →

A ‘New Pink Tide’ in Latin America

[ Recently, many social-democratic politicians have been elected across Latin America. As the article below discusses, some are calling this the return of a “Pink Tide” in the region, signaling a popular rejection of US influence and dissatisfaction with the neoliberal status quo. The new leaders are a mixed bag. Some are more progressive, with... Continue Reading →

OP-ed | Climate Change and Capitalism

By Klaus Markstein The environment and climate change have always been of great interest to the LLCO. We serve the planet and the natural environment just as much as we serve the people of this earth. In doing so, we look critically at the theory of productive forces brought forward by previous socialist experiments that... Continue Reading →

Yemen’s future conflicts will be over water

[ The following article examines water shortages in Yemen in light of climate change and the ongoing war there. As is typical in capitalist media, the article pins blame on Yemen’s anti-imperialist rebel forces known as the “Houthis” as the main source of conflict in the country, ignoring the role of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition,... Continue Reading →

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