News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[This week a young US Airman, Aaron Bushnell, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy to protest the Zionist genocide in Gaza. There have been Americans and others from privileged backgrounds who have sacrificed their lives in the struggle for human liberation. Rachel Corrie was another American who was murdered by the... Continue Reading →
["If fighting genocide is terrorism, only terrorists will fight genocide!" After attacking Yemen with hundreds of missile sorties in the last few weeks, the US has declared Ansarallah (Houthis) a terrorist organization. This comes after nearly a decade of a Saudi executed, US supported genocidal war in Yemen. The US argues this renewed aggression against... Continue Reading →
[The world's greatest Black-pilled Death Worshiper has finally passed peacefully at 100 years old. If all people are to be free, monsters like Henry Kissinger must be made to face their crimes while they still live. Allowing this vampire to live his life peacefully without justice is a yet another failure of the liberal international... Continue Reading →
Although the struggle for Palestinian Liberation is currently led by religious organizations, historically secular-leftist organizations -- such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist-Leninist party; and other members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) -- have been at the forefront of the struggle. In this period of resistance, it is... 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 →
[ After years of bombing and ongoing blockades of their country by Saudi Arabia with backing from the United States, Yemenis continue to mobilize in resistance against imperialism. — Isaac ] Yemenis stage mass rallies across country to decry Saudi aggression 06 January 2023 PressTV Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Yemen’s... Continue Reading →
[ After years of failing to topple the progressive Chavista government, the US-backed Venezuelan opposition has given up on their so-called “president,” Juan Guaido. — Isaac ] U.S. no longer recognizes Guaidó as Venezuela’s president, Biden official confirms 04 January 2023 Axios By Dave Lawler The U.S. is following the lead of Venezuela's opposition lawmakers and... Continue Reading →
[ After a year of returning to power, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has unsurprisingly renewed its crackdown on the rights of women. Most recently, it banned all levels of education for girls. Imperialist media is up in arms, painting the US as a "fierce defender of women’s rights," as the following article tries to do as... 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 →
By Janelle Velina "Comrades, it is impossible to imagine the dreadful situation in the typhus regions, where the population is broken, weakened, without material resources, where all life, all public life ceases. To this we say, “Comrades, we must concentrate everything on this problem. Either the lice will defeat socialism, or socialism will defeat the... Continue Reading →
While there are some legitimate criticisms that can be made of the CCP, this article linked from The Grayzone points out that the allegations of genocide are dubious at best. The person responsible for the data used to advance the US claim of genocide has highly questionable motives, and not surprisingly, there is clear evidence... 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 →
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