News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Psywar and culture war are very real. The imperialists are seeking to dominate the web, which is more and more important in terms of public opinion. There will be more and more of these imperialist online media outlets in the future. -- New Power] US military behind Africa news websites By JASON STRAZIUSO (AP) NAIROBI,... Continue Reading →
Hamas says now in 'open war' with Israel, promises 'gates of hell' (RT) Hamas says that it is now in a state of "open war" indefinitely with Israel after the killing of the Hamas commander Ahmed Jabari by an Israeli airstrike. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES The assassination has "opened the gates of hell," the Ezzedine al-Qassam... Continue Reading →
[Not long ago, there was a big internet campaign to “Get (Joseph) Kony,” a mostly inactive Ugandan warlord. The campaign was slick and hip, utilizing many symbols of counter-culture and rebellion. A non-transparent, for-profit entity called “Invisible Children, Inc.” was the main face of the organized effort. The real intention of the effort was not... Continue Reading →
[Capitalist China filed with corruption. Surprise!. --NEW POWER] Plague of office-buying wears at China's image By DIDI TANG (AP) XILINHOT, China (AP) — In a small town in northern China's Inner Mongolia where sheep and cattle easily outnumber humans, Fan Chen paid a party boss three times an average urban resident's annual salary to become... Continue Reading →
[Marx, Engels, Lenin, and other classic authors all began to write about the bourgeoisification of segments of the workers. The Leading Light with its global class analysis reached new scientific heights. Even after years of rule by African politicians, Africans are still suffering gross inequalities. Even tough apartheid has been technically eliminated, it still casts... Continue Reading →
[There is a long history of the Guinea state attacking its people. This is all too common. The US funds Guinea's military. The US sends millions so that the regime there could control its people. The US claims to represent democracy, but supports dictatorships around the world. -- New Power] Guinea police fire tear gas... Continue Reading →
[Trigger-happy pigs kill migrants. Typical. -- New Power] Trooper fired from chopper to stop truck, kills 2 By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and JUAN CARLOS LLORCA (AP) LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who fired on a pickup truck from a helicopter and killed two illegal immigrants during a chase through the desert was... Continue Reading →
[As the masses are able to access the internet, it means that state and corporate monopolies on information breakdown. Marx long ago observed that those very forces that capitalism requires to exist end up bringing about its own downfall. For example, the capitalist mode of production requires a greater socialization of production that early modes... Continue Reading →
[The "Free Syrian Army," which is armed and financed by the Gulf states and indirectly by the West, is now attacking Palestinians and Palestinian liberation groups base in Syria. Syrian conflict is not merely about Syria. The conflict represents a regional civil war between Iran, its allies, Baathists, and some pan-Arabists versus the West, Gulf... Continue Reading →
Recently, our writers covered the recent protests in Panama. Here is some background on imperialist aggression against the people of Panama. This is a must see.
[Israel wages wars and instigates acts of war all over the region. Israel's genocide against the Palestinians is almost completely ignored in the Western media. Israel acts with almost total impunity because it has absolute backing by the United States and Europe. Israel is a racist, apartheid state. There can be no peace with such... Continue Reading →
Keep Corporate Hands Off Panama (new-power.org) Violent protests have been sparked by recent decisions by the Panamanian government to sell land in part of the duty-free Colon area of the Panama Canal. The protests were sparked by a new law that was passed, but then as pressure from the street mounted, it is now reported... Continue Reading →
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