News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[ 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 →
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 →
[ 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 →
[The following article discusses the recent devastating floods in Pakistan. Many have noted the global injustice of this disaster. Pakistan produces far fewer carbon emissions per capita than rich countries [1], yet it bears the brunt of climate catastrophes. There is more to the story, though. As the article shows, imperialism and its collaborators, both... Continue Reading →
[The following is a translation of an article that was originally published in German on Rote Fahne News, a media outlet of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany. The situation in Sri Lanka is one that communists must watch closely, and hopefully lead into a revolutionary, anti-capitalist direction. -NP] For weeks, the masses in Sri Lanka... Continue Reading →
Editor's Note: There has been a poverty of real Marxist analysis in the world of politics. Whether it be tailing and pandering to far-right movements, spreading COVID-19 disinformation, or championing "socialist" Chinese billionaires, it seems that there are some very confused sections of the left. In the following article, Stephen Gowans refers to these confused... Continue Reading →
[This article was written and translated from its original German by our Comrade Klaus Markstein. While it is mostly relevant to our comrades and allies in Germany, it still highlights some of the dangers communists must face within the legal systems of the entire imperialist core.] “When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained... 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 →
[While it is not complete withdrawal -- which would be morally necessary -- the Trump administration's move to reduce imperialist troops in Afghanistan and Iraq should be viewed as a positive, if minuscule, step in the right direction. Instead, the imperialist war-machine and its paid propagandists in the media are decrying the decision as a... Continue Reading →
[There is no reason to believe that a Joe Biden presidency will improve US foreign policy. As it should be obvious to anyone paying attention, the US Democratic Party is just as imperialist and dangerous to the world as the Republican Party. History has proven time and again that both major US political parties serve... Continue Reading →
[The sins of empire still abound, though they have changed their flavor in the neoliberal landscape. England continues its thieving legacy today by denying the state of Venezuela gold held in English vaults. Not only is this criminal in its own right, but this refusal comes amidst the covid-19 pandemic, and the funds demanded would... Continue Reading →
[The early part of May saw multiple attempts by right wing forces to enter Venezuela and act against the Bolivarian government. US mercenaries involved in the plot were captured on May 3rd by the fishers from the Bolivarian Militia, with more being captured in later days. Mercenary Corporations, such as Silvercorp which employed the captured... Continue Reading →
