News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[One big happy Empire.. for the First World and its allies. The reason there is little inter-imperialist conflict is because all the economies are so integrated today through transnational capital. -- NP] BEIJING (AP) — Costa Rica's foreign minister said Friday he sees no conflict between the U.S.'s longstanding ties with Latin America and China's... Continue Reading →
(PressTV) Volunteer forces fighting against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists say US military aircrafts have dropped weapons in areas held by the terrorist group in Iraq. American helicopters dropped boxes of weapons in Yathrib and Balad districts in Iraq’s Salahuddin Province, according to the fighters. The report comes as the Iraqi army and volunteer fighters appear... Continue Reading →
(theguardian.com) Consider the curse of cheap oil. When energy prices are high, consumers want fuel-efficient autos, and interest in alternative energy from all sources runs hot. When energy prices fall, it’s not so easy being green. Nationwide, gas prices averaged $2.67 a gallon as of Monday, according to AAA – the lowest they’ve been in... Continue Reading →
[The USA ends its embargo. This is a mixed blessing. It will allow people in Cuba a higher standard of living, but it will also increase US influence in Cuba. Obama certainly justified his move by saying it will allow the US to better influence Cuba's development. On the good side, the Cuban 5 prisoners,... Continue Reading →
Haha. Hackers hack reactionary Sony war mongers (New-Power.org) It is reported that: "The Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy "The Interview" would never be confused with high art or classic film drama. But just days before its release in theaters around the country, the tale of a pair of TV journalists involved in a CIA... Continue Reading →
(http://www.theguardian.com/) A Canadian electro-industrial band is asking for thousands of dollars in royalties after learning that the US military used their music to torture prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. Skinny Puppy claim they filed a $666,000 (£368,000) bill with America'd defence department. "We sent them an invoice for our musical services considering they had gone ahead... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism kills and keeps on killing -- NP] By Nita Bhalla BHOPAL, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of protesters gathered on Wednesday outside the abandoned factory which caused the world's deadliest industrial disaster in the Indian city of Bhopal, burning effigies and demanding justice for survivors suffering 30 years later. Elderly women and men,... Continue Reading →
[Wayne was a fascist, so this is a point in Stalin's favor. -NP] (bbc) Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was so angered by John Wayne's anti-communism that he plotted to have him murdered, according to a new biography of the Hollywood legend. John Wayne: The Man behind the Myth, by British writer Michael Munn, says there... Continue Reading →
Good stuff: http://youtu.be/2VbYZDohsHk
The graphic has some political errors, but it still makes an important point. First Worldism takes many forms: identity politics, bourgeois feminism, bourgeois gender activism, lifestyle politics, etc. Don't be fooled by opportunists and liberals. Serve the people. Serve the land. Stand with the truly oppressed. Stand with the Proletarian World. - New Power
(aljeezera) In a recent op-ed in The Washington Post, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a review of Henry Kissinger’s latest book, “World Order,” to lay out her vision for “sustaining America’s leadership in the world.” In the midst of numerous global crises, she called for return to a foreign policy with purpose, strategy... Continue Reading →
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