News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. The poor peoples of Bangladesh have nothing to lose but their chains. Bangladesh's garment industry has recently been in the spotlight due to disasters caused by unsafe and poor working conditions. Here is some background information on Bangladesh's garment industry. -- NP] Special Report: How... Continue Reading →
[USAID is an instrument of US foreign policy. It is the carrot side of the carrot and stick foreign policy. USAID has long-standing ties to US intelligence agencies. It is a kind of front for US intelligence. USAID should be kicked off the planet. -- NP] Bolivia president expels US government aid agency By CARLOS... Continue Reading →
Guatemala cracks down on anti-mine protests GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings Thursday in four townships east of the capital following several days of violent clashes between police and anti-mining protesters. The confrontations, which included mine security guards, have left one policeman dead, six residents... Continue Reading →
As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger By AHMED AL-HAJ and AYA BATRAWY SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring... Continue Reading →
We are not sure how accurate this image is, but it seems roughly correct. It should be pointed out that what counts for "housing" varies greatly between the First and Third Worlds:
[The struggle against the capitalists and the inhumane working conditions in Bangladesh is part of a bigger struggle to liberate poor peoples everywhere. Fight back! Execute capitalism! All Power to the people! Poor people of the world unite! Build New Power! Global People's War! Follow the Leading Light! Be the Leading Light! -- NP] Thousands... Continue Reading →
[Hundreds die in a Bangladesh factory disaster. More victims are found. This is the price that is paid in human blood to satisfy capitalist consumerism. Third World people pay the price to keep First World people comfortable. This disaster is simply a symptom of a much larger problem. Billions suffer under inhumane conditions. The entire... Continue Reading →
[The death toll in the Bangladesh building disaster continue to rise. Poor working conditions and cheap labor in the East produce the fashions to be consumed in the West. The masses in Bangladesh pay the price so that people in the West can look good. Now, those in power arrest two owners as part of... Continue Reading →
[Typical. The majority of North Americans think that maintaining their comfort is more important than saving the planet. This poll reflects the mindset of individualist, capitalist culture that puts one person's comfort above humanity's. -- NP] Majority Say Pipeline More Important Than Climate Change By Susan Graybeal | Yahoo! Contributor Network A new poll released... Continue Reading →
[The Assad regime has recently been winning ground against the opposition. Syria is being torn apart by imperialists and their regional proxies. The war in Syria is a proxy war between the Gulf states, Turkey, Israel, and the West against Iran, Hezbollah, and to a lesser extent Russia. Recently, the West has been accusing the... Continue Reading →
[Where is due process for the political prisoners in Guantanamo prison? -- NP] Guantanamo prison hunger strike notches up to 94 MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military says a couple more prisoners have been designated as hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay. Lt. Col. Samuel House says 94 men are on the hunger strike, up two... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists continue to carve up Africa. They do so under the banners of so-called "peace keeping" and "democracy." The imperialists are the reason Africa has the problems of poverty and instability. To invite the imperialists in is allowing the fox into the hen house. -- NP] French defense minister visits northern Mali By BABA... Continue Reading →
