News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
During the early morning hours of June 13, 2025, Israel carried out a surprise attack on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities. Shortly afterwards, Iran retaliated[1] by firing hundreds of missiles, with another wave of strikes on June 14th. The United States -- obviously on the side of Israel -- further escalated the tensions between... Continue Reading →
[ Despite its pledges of pacifism following World War II, Japan has been re-arming itself in recent years. While its government claims that it is responding to the supposed "threat" of China and North Korea, Japan acts as an extension of US imperialism in the region. As communists, we should see this rearmament for what... Continue Reading →
Editor's note: The following article by Stephen Gowans was originally published on August 9, 2010 during a time when there was talk about a potential Taliban revival in Afghanistan. Although 11 years old, the article remains relevant today. Recently, the Taliban has been seeing yet another potential revival and appears to be gaining ground, seizing... Continue Reading →
[Under capitalism, most if not all facets of society are dictated by capital and profits; people are subordinated to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie through the exploitation of human labour in order to generate value. Yet, liberal postmodernist buzzwords such as "totalitarian" and "authoritarian" are rarely if ever used to describe the system of capitalism.... Continue Reading →
(Above) President Jair Bolsonaro, by the School of Samba Vigário Geral in the parade of Carnival 2020, in allusion to the Brazilian clown ‘Bozo’. Very appropriate. By Rivaldo Cardoso Melo Fifty-six years ago, on April 1, 1964 a coup d'état in Brazil installed a fascist regime that pledged to combat corruption and the “Red Threat”... Continue Reading →
[The war of information is not just being waged over current events. This article highlights that our history is also an active front in the battle for the soul of the people. Without access to the ubiquitous corporate media machine, the international communist movement must adapt and use alternative methods to broadcast our message, ideology,... Continue Reading →
[It is becoming more clear that the neoliberal globalist phase of capitalism -- with the American Empire as the world-dominating force that holds a monopoly over global markets -- is entering a new phase of competition between rival power blocs. Namely, in the field of advanced wireless technology, this power struggle is between the United... Continue Reading →
[Professor Michel Chossudovsky details how the United States made business deals with and collaborated with Nazi Germany in an attempt to destroy the Soviet Union, prior to (and in some cases during) its significantly late agreement to join the Allies in combat during World War II. As stated below, Nazi Germany relied heavily on U.S.... Continue Reading →
[We are posting this article to give the reader an idea of the complexity of the situation the Soviet Union faced at the end of the Second World War, with the advent of the Cold War. Although this article does not delve into the liberalization of the economy that began under Khruschev, it does examine... Continue Reading →
[The Soviet Operation Bagration which began on June 22, 1944 was one of the largest offenses in scale and one of the most decisive operations in all of World War II. It dwarfed the D-Day landings in terms of scale and the significant amount of damage it inflicted upon the Wehrmacht, which helped pave the... Continue Reading →
[Despite having no evidence, the conspiratorial notion that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. elections continues to be pushed by the Democratic Party which refuses to accept the fact that Hillary Clinton legitimately lost. Now, there are some new developments in the “Russian bot” debacle which involve two firms: one of them is New Knowledge,... Continue Reading →
By Janelle Velina Stephen Gowans is an independent writer and political analyst from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada whose main focus is on U.S. foreign policy. He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, Washington’s Long War on Syria (2017). His latest book is titled, Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom (2018). He also has... Continue Reading →
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