News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
On Friday, August 15, the United Nations global convention on plastic pollution has come to a laughable and unsurprising end. It neither managed to produce any binding treaty on how to deal with the ever growing issue of global plastic pollution, nor did its UN member states come any closer to understanding that the profit... Continue Reading →
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 →
There is a growing problem of persecution of religious minorities in the areas occupied by Israel. The fact that Israeli police deny Palestinian Muslims access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islamic Holy days is well-documented. However, Israel also denies Palestinian Christians access to their Holy Sites. Israel has announced that they will close East Jerusalem... Continue Reading →
[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 →
[A group of Israeli State assassins disguised themselves as civilians and medical workers and attacked a hospital in the West Bank, killing three individuals. One of these undercover operatives even carried their weapon in a baby carrier! This an absolutely depraved war crime! This is a blatant act of state- terrorism against civilians. Further, this... 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 →
[Recently Israel has made regular pogroms against Palestinians a weekend pastime. Murder, assault and arson have been carried out on a regular basis by Israeli settlers under the protection of the IDF. Dozens of Palestinians have been injured or killed, and hundreds of properties destroyed without punishment for the perpetrators. This violence has been encouraged... 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 →
[ Predicated on settler-colonialism, the government of Israel has always been far-right in practice. With that said, it appears that the new Netanyahu administration will be especially intent on furthering the oppression of Palestinians. It is the duty of Leading Lights everywhere to support Palestinian liberation; no one is free until everyone is free. —... 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 →
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