News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Older article, but worth reposting. This guy Sokal hoaxed himself. Shows just how bad the standards are in French pop philosophy, postmodernism, poststructuralism, etc. - NP] By Henry Samuel in Paris (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Mr Lévy, who in France goes simply by his initials BHL, has been doing the media rounds to promote his new work, On... Continue Reading →
(The New Arab) Since the start of Syria's war in 2011, $26 million worth of antiquities have been imported to the United States from the war-torn country, according to Live Science. The news website gathered its information from US Census Bureau documents, which listed many unidentified and undated items, marked only as "over 100 years old." The documents did not reveal, however, whether... Continue Reading →
[LOL-NP] EXCLUSIVE: Pictured, the pick-up artist at center of storm over 'pro-rape' blog - in sweat-stained T-shirt at the door of his mother's home (where he lives in the BASEMENT!) Daryush 'Roosh' Valizadeh, 36, calls himself the 'King of Masculinity' but has faced anger from around the world for his views on rape He... Continue Reading →
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war by Murtaza Hussain Murtaza Hussain is a Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics. @@MazMHussain (http://www.aljazeera.com/) During the period of European rule over Rwanda, the Belgian colonial administrators of the territory accomplished an extraordinary feat in their subjugation of the local population... Continue Reading →
[Whatever one may think of Steve Jobs, it is important to remind people of the many contributions migrants have made to human society. It is important oppose the xenophobia and racism of people like Donald Trump. - NP] Banksy reminds the world that Steve Jobs was a son of a Syrian migrant (http://qz.com/) World-famous street... Continue Reading →
[Although boycotts aren't a good tool for social change, this article contains important truth behind imperialist corporations and First World lifestyles. Sweet tooths are based on slavery. -LL] Beware of These 10 Popular Chocolate Brands that Exploit Child Slaves by Nathan Wellman (http://usuncut.com/) Americans spend over a billion dollars every Halloween on chocolate, accounting for... Continue Reading →
(http://www.telesurtv.net/) Published 9 April 2015 (22 hours 33 minutes ago) We Recommend One of the greatest protest musicians in American history took his life exactly 39 years ago. Driven into a deep depression by both his own demons and the demoralization that faced radical leftists in the mid-70’s, Phil Ochs in many ways died with... Continue Reading →
[Yet more evidence suggesting that the current regime in Ukraine is largely comprised of fascists. -Uziel] Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine on Thursday outlawed Communist names, symbols and even songs in a fresh break with the country's Soviet past as its soldiers fight pro-Russian separatists in the east. The legislation, which also targets Nazi propaganda was... Continue Reading →
[Once again ISIS shows its ignorance and blatant disregard for history and culture. If these crimes weren't so damaging to our shared human history, they would almost be comical in their stupidity, akin to book burnings. -Uziel] Baghdad (AFP) - Condemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group's bulldozing of the ancient city of... Continue Reading →
The Nerfed World A spoken word (new-power.org) The First Worldists want a safe, comfortable world. They want a world where they have driven everything real away. They want coffee without caffeine. They want near beer. They want revolution without revolution, without violence. They want pads, cushions on everything, even the human soul. No sharp edges,... Continue Reading →
by By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. agency's secret infiltration of Cuba's underground hip-hop groups scene to spark a youth movement against the government was "reckless" and "stupid," Sen. Patrick Leahy said Thursday after The Associated Press revealed the operation. On at least six occasions, Cuban... Continue Reading →
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