News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Imperialist forces have sought to use the Venezuela's military against the nationalist regime of Chavez. The CIA sought to overthrow the Chavez regime in a coup in 2002. It is no secret that the US seeks to create chaos and overthrow the current regime there. The US has voiced its support for the opposition many... Continue Reading →
[We must oppose all attempts by the imperialists to expand their abilities to threaten the world with nuclear destruction. --NP] Argentine leader claims Falklands a NATO nuclear base Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine President Cristina Kirchner claimed Wednesday that the Falkland Islands serve as a nuclear base for the NATO alliance in the South Atlantic.... Continue Reading →
[Israel's genocide against the Palestinians continues. As usual, little or no action from the international community to oppose the genocide of the Palestinian people. It is a genocide bankrolled by the USA and other Western powers. -- NP] Group: Israel moving forward with settlement homes JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pushing forward with plans to... Continue Reading →
["Good riddance!" to unhealthy bad food.. -- NP] McDonald's to go: US fast food chain shuts doors in Crimea Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Crimeans discovered to their chagrin Friday that they would have to live without Big Macs for a while after McDonald's suspended operations on the Ukrainian peninsula due to its annexation by Russia.... Continue Reading →
[The war on drugs is used by the imperialists to attack revolutionary movements. Drug laws are used to control poor populations. The state and pharmaceutical corporations try to control drugs in order to maximize profits and control populations. Important, needed drugs are denied to people, especially poor peoples by the capitalists. Decriminalization of drugs is a... Continue Reading →
Cuba demands US cease 'covert actions' Havana (AFP) - Cuba demanded Friday that the United States cease its "illegal and covert actions" against the communist country following disclosures Washington set up a Twitter-style application there. The White House on Thursday acknowledged the existence of the social media scheme but denied it was secret or intended... Continue Reading →
[Neoliberalist attacks on the public sector continue worldwide. The solution to the corporatization of the state and its functions is not reformism. Revolution is the real solution to neoliberal crimes against the people. -- NP] Paraguay paralyzed by anti-privatization strike ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Public life in Paraguay was largely paralyzed on Wednesday by a... Continue Reading →
Clashes over mining in Peru lead to 23 arrests Lima (AFP) - Police clashed with independent miners in the Peruvian capital Wednesday, spraying them with tear gas and arresting 23 after marchers who want in to a government mining plan hurled stones. Peru, where mining is the biggest growth industry, has an estimated 70,000 informal... Continue Reading →
[Imperialists and their agents acting in bad faith, typical. --NP] Philippines refuses to free 2 top communist rebels MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Sunday that they would not release two leaders of a violent rebel group fighting to overthrow the government, whose arrests were a serious blow to one of Asia's longest-running communist... Continue Reading →
[The Zionist genocide of Palestine continues. Israel continues to solidify and expand its presence on Palestinian land. As Palestine is carved up, its population killed and displaced, the so-called "Western democracies" and the UN do nothing. In fact, the so-called "democratic" West has been bankrolling and supporting the genocide. Once again we see that the... Continue Reading →
[More hypocrisy. The Western imperialists and their allies are directly and indirectly intervening in Syria. They have spread chaos across Syria, displacing and killing hundreds of thousands. Turkey has become a de facto base area for those seeking to spread chaos in Syria. -- NP] Syria condemns Turkey 'aggression' after jet downed Damascus (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[Latin America continues to elect regimes that are social-democratic and more independent of imperialism. Even so, we must understand that revolution is not simply a reform of current institutions. Revolution means a total break with the Old Power. It means rebuilding all of society, replacing Old Power with New Power. New Socialism and Leading Light... Continue Reading →
