News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The struggle continues for Myanmar's oppressed Rohingya people. More concerns are raised following the recent electoral victory of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, an election in which 1 million Rohingya were not allowed to participate. Earlier this year we re-posted an interesting article on this topic from New Eastern Outlook that demonstrates a... Continue Reading →
[The Defense Secretary of the only country guilty of using atomic weapons on people is pointing the finger at Russia for "nuclear saber-rattling." In fact all of the statements by Carter cited in this article are laughable, especially coming from a spokesman for the world's top imperialist offender. It is almost like an extreme case... Continue Reading →
[Although boycotts aren't a good tool for social change, this article contains important truth behind imperialist corporations and First World lifestyles. Sweet tooths are based on slavery. -LL] Beware of These 10 Popular Chocolate Brands that Exploit Child Slaves by Nathan Wellman (http://usuncut.com/) Americans spend over a billion dollars every Halloween on chocolate, accounting for... Continue Reading →
[The madness continues in Bangladesh as attacks against secular and progressive forces are now becoming commonplace. While we condemn these attacks and mourn the death of our friends and allies, let us also remember the words of Chairman Mao: "I hold that it is bad as far as we are concerned if a person, a... Continue Reading →
[It is no coincidence that the United States is stepping up its involvement in Syria now that Russia has entered into the fold. The US seems to believe that Syria's problems can be solved by flooding the region with more weapons with the hope they will stay in the hands of their "moderate" allies. The... Continue Reading →
[As long as capitalism remains the global system, climate change will be discussed ad nausem with no results. Hollande and the rest of the imperialists can invoke "finance" until they are blue in the face and it won't change the grim reality facing the Earth and its people. Capitalism is incompatible with preserving the environment... Continue Reading →
[This is a compilation of recent events that are shaping the current situation in Turkey and Kurdistan. -Uziel] Istanbul (AFP) - Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack on Wednesday and militants in Istanbul launched an attack on the palace housing the prime minister's offices. Here are the main developments since a huge attack... Continue Reading →
[The situation in Bangladesh gets more dire by the day. Niloy Neel, or Niladri Chatterjee, as he was known by his friends within the LLCO was the fourth progressive blogger to be slain by religious extremists in a matter of months. When he sought protection from police, Niloy Neel was denied help and instead told... Continue Reading →
[Once again we see evidence of how severe weather patterns, which could be linked to global climate change, are disproportionately punishing the poor in the 3rd world. What would amount to simple property damage in most 1st world countries, becomes a large death toll in the poorer areas of the world which lack the proper... Continue Reading →
[This is an interesting development concerning both the fight against ISIS and the Kurdish struggle. Up until this point Turkey has largely left ISIS alone, most likely because the group was serving a strategic purpose against Ankara's regional enemies, primarily the Assad regime in Syria and the Kurdish people. The bombing of both ISIS and... Continue Reading →
[Following the announcement of the nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's head war-monger is livid. Of course this news comes as no surprise to most people. It is also a very real possibility that the United States is counting on Israel's "loose cannon" behavior to keep Iran in check while maintaining a sort of plausible deniability.... Continue Reading →
[Yet more tragedy caused by the interference of the imperialists in Yemen. "We must oppose foreign intervention in Yemen, especially by Empire. We must denounce the militarist policies of Empire, especially the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia and its Islamic State and Al Qaeda allies who are using genocide and sectarianism to destroy the... Continue Reading →
