News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Huge protests have broken out in Chile, sparked by the recent increase in public transportation fares as students and other people can no longer afford to pay the high price for public transportation on their current wages. The Chilean President, Sebastian Piñera, has responded by declaring a State of Emergency and deploying military troops to... Continue Reading →
[Here is an editorial that points out the undeniable and somewhat humorous hypocrisy of the western media. Although not satire, the title is a bit misleading. Of course, the western "journalists" who were cheer-leading for the "moderate rebels" in Syria knew that such groups were actually brutal, reactionary extremists and imperialist proxy forces for overthrowing... Continue Reading →
[Indigenous groups in Ecuador are currently staging large-scale protests against harsh austerity measures that are being implemented by the ruling Moreno government as part of a $4.2 billion IMF loan deal. These austerity measures include massive hikes in fuel prices, causing the cost of food and transportation to rise sharply. Protesters have faced harsh repression... Continue Reading →
[Here is an article explaining some basic economics of cocoa farming and its impact on the farmers and the environment in West Africa. The chocolate industry has long been recognized as one of the worst neo-colonial offenders in Africa. As this article points out, cocoa farmers are getting poorer, child labor is increasing, and the... Continue Reading →
[This article highlights the fact that imperialist military-intelligence agencies have infiltrated ostensibly leftist academic circles, media outlets, and political publications. The imperialists employ phony “leftists” to mislead the public, especially in the imperialist countries, into supporting imperialist endeavors such as “regime-change” operations aimed at overthrowing independent governments that resist the Western empire. True communists and... Continue Reading →
[Lenin reminds us in this 1913 article of the sinister, bourgeois, and reactionary nature of neo-Malthusianism which is a defeatist and anti-worker outlook that is antithetical to historical progress. In more recent years, adopting this extremely misanthropic stance with regard to the environment and climate change seems to be an increasing (and alarming) trend in... Continue Reading →
[While we hope that any new evidence uncovered in these terrorist cave networks will exonerate the Syrian government from the absurd charges that they used chemical weapons, it is more likely that the U.S. and its allies will ignore or deny any proof presented to them that counters their vicious lies and propaganda. Furthermore, any... Continue Reading →
[The latest move by the Democratic Party to announce impeachment proceedings against US President Trump demonstrates the sheer hypocrisy of American liberals and the utter moral bankruptcy of the entire American political system. The Democrats are accusing Trump of blackmailing Ukrainian president Zelensky by withholding military aid from Ukraine unless Zelensky examined the financial activities... Continue Reading →
[The world is changing rapidly. We are starting to see encouraging signs that coalitions of regional powers are willing and able to counter US global hegemony. Hopefully this trend will continue, and be successful in dislodging the US imperialists from their position of dominance. However, RT fails to mention in this article that Erdogan has... Continue Reading →
[As a result of the war against Yemen carried out by a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States, the situation in Yemen has deteriorated to an astonishing degree. The total destruction of Yemen’s economy has led to extreme poverty and desperation for vast numbers of people, leading many to offer their organs for sale... Continue Reading →
[Although Syrian forces have managed, with the help of Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, to recapture most parts of the country from extremist militants, some parts of Syria remain contested. Various group of all kinds, including Turkish-backed militants, continue to lay claim to sections of Syrian territory, prolonging the violence that has plagued the country since... Continue Reading →
[Will the US, France, or the UK pay for what they have done? We won't be holding our breath. The UN is a weapon, and it is wielded by the powerful against the weak. It is incredibly naive to believe that any of the permanent members of the Security Council would be brought to justice... Continue Reading →
