News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Capitalism is destroying our planet. Capitalism is depleting the planet's resources quicker than Earth can replenish them. Capitalism is a system based on greater and greater expansion. Capitalism cares nothing about the suffering of the masses nor the slow death of the Earth. Capitalism is about profit. It is about sacrificing humanity's long term interest... Continue Reading →
On Venezuela and Ukraine (llco.org) Recently, both Venezuela and Ukraine have experienced substantial protests seeking regime change. In both cases it is important to recognize that protests are not always progressive nor are they deserving of support. In these two cases, neither movement is progressive. In Venezuela, the protesters are seeking a regime change that... Continue Reading →
Brazilian nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize (AP) BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian senator has nominated National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Sen. Vanessa Grazziotin heads the Senate panel investigating U.S. espionage in Brazil. She says in a Tuesday statement that Snowden's revelations contribute to a more "stable and... Continue Reading →
[The FARC's attempted, negotiated entry into parliamentary politics did not arise spontaneously. It is part of a long history that includes numerous political errors stemming from revisionism. It cannot be stressed more that revolution does not happen through negotiation and participation within the confines of Old Power, the old state and institutions of reactionary society.... Continue Reading →
High prospects for Uruguay's legal marijuana business (new-power.org) MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's pioneering move to legalize the planting and sale of marijuana opens the door for a clandestine cottage industry of pot growers to transform into a legitimate business that could even export medical cannabis, a commodity in short supply. More and more countries are... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed military deposed the previously elected social-democratic president who was close to Chavez. It is no surprise that they aim to steal the election, preventing even mild reform of the pro-US military-police dictatorship there. -- NP] Leftist in Honduras presidential race says she is winner Tegucigalpa (AFP) - The leftist who believes she was... Continue Reading →
[There was a US-backed military coup against the previous president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. The military regime of Honduras is one that serves imperialism. -- NP] Honduras leftist disputes Sunday vote count, supporters march on streets By Gabriel Stargardter and Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Leftist Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro refused on Monday to... Continue Reading →
[Death squads are still active in El Salvador. During the civil war there, the United States created a death squad state that butchered the masses there -- NP] Armed Men Burn Records of War Missing in El Salvador (AP) SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Armed men broke into a non-profit agency that works to locate... Continue Reading →
[Peru still needs revolution. --NP] A tough life on Lima's rough edges (view photos here) LIMA, Peru (AP) — A little more than a half hour by car from the touristy Lima of fine cuisine and breezy seaside promenades is the soup kitchen where Juan Barrueta, an 84-year-old candy vendor, pays less than a dollar... Continue Reading →
[The United States continues to wage its economic war against Cuba. Even though world opinion is overwhelmingly against the United States, the United States maintains its economic embargo. One of the most powerful economies in the world seeks to strangle one of the smallest. Even in the face of this bullying, Cuba continues to survive... Continue Reading →
[O Canada! Imperialist cyber-attacks against Latin America. --NP] Brazil leader slams alleged Canadian spying Brasília (AFP) - President Dilma Rousseff on Monday hit out at alleged Canadian spying on Brazil's Mining and Energy Ministry, demanding that the United States and its allies stop such practices. She said on her Twitter account that revelations aired by... Continue Reading →
Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous first step toward fracturing a global network built with minimal interference by governments. President Dilma Rousseff ordered a... Continue Reading →
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