News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[We have long maintained that the regime in Venezuela is not truly a socialist one. Rather it is a regime of the patriotic bourgeoisie that has played a progressive and anti-imperial role. What this means in the case of Venezuela is that it is a regime that aims at national development and social democracy, but... Continue Reading →
[Recently, there was another "left" split in the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), CPN(M), is said to have formed as a response to reformism and electoralism of the UCPN(M). However, it is unclear that the political line of the CPN(M) is any less reformist. Recent statements by the... Continue Reading →
Maoists in Nepal are rumored to be on the verge of another split (new-power.org) The UCPN(Maoist) led a people’s war in Nepal. The people’s war ended in 2006 with negotiated settlement with the imperialists and their agents. The New Power that was built was exchanged for a seat at the table with the Old Power.... Continue Reading →
Chinese state quashes leftist websites (new-power.org) China abandoned its revolutionary principles in the 1970s. China has long since reverted back to capitalism. Recently, the Chinese state has attacked several leftist and Maoist websites in order to quash political dissent. There has been a growing revival of revolutionary ideas in China. This is yet more evidence... Continue Reading →
Kim Jong-il dies. Kim Jong-un is designated "great sucessor" (new-power.org) December 19, 2011, northern Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il is reportedly dead at age 69. Kim Jong-il had ruled northern Korea since 1994. He was the third son of Kim Il-sung, the leader of the Korean independence movement, who died at age 82. Just as... Continue Reading →
Uphold the united front from attacks by fake leftists by cherokeetears (new-power.org) There are those who say that it is acceptable to support imperialism on some occasions. This opportunism has plagued revolutionary politics since their inception. From the anarchists of Marx, to the social-imperialists of Lenin, and through the capitalist roaders of Mao’s China, every... Continue Reading →
Prachanda says New Democracy isn’t possible (new-power.org) It is being reported that chairman Prachanda of the UCPN(Maoist) has now stated that New Democracy is not possible in Nepal. He justified this by stating: “Things have undergone a sea change since the launch of the people´s war in 1996. We therefore have to adopt the policy... Continue Reading →
More revisionism: Much Ado About Nothing in Nepal (new-power.org) According to recent reports, the UCPN (Maoist) has formally handed over its arms. It has handed over the keys to the containers that contain the weapons near the camps where the remaining UCPN(Maoist) fighters are detained. Keys at the PLA cantonment sites were given to special... Continue Reading →
Clarity on Libya: MI6 is not part of the United Front (new-power.org) As the Gaddafi regime is slowly dislodged in Tripoli, more and more information is being revealed about the the extensive NATO support for the so-called rebels. With all the bad press received about botched intelligence operations and the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan,... Continue Reading →
Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi’s son, exposes psy-war lie (new-power.org) For the last week, there have been several reports that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, had been captured. This was reported by across the mainstream media worldwide. Again and again, the media reported the words of NATO-backed “rebel” Mustafa Abd El Jalil: “We have confirmed... Continue Reading →
First Worldism is Social Fascism by ModernMarxist There is a reason why Third Worldists refer to First Worldists as "social fascists". We are living in a day and age where imperialism has advanced capitalist centralization of wealth on a global level. The rich countries rape, plunder, pillage, impoverish and enslave the poor countries, coercing and... Continue Reading →
