News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The US-backed genocide against the Palestinian people continues. -- NP] Palestinians mark their 1948 displacement By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed dictatorship in Bahrain has brutally attacked protesters. The United States claims to stand for democracy in Syria, but supports the brutal attacks on the masses in Bahrain. Just goes to show that so-called "human rights" and "democracy" are just rhetoric. What matters to the imperialists is advancing the interests of imperialists. -- NP]... Continue Reading →
[What has emerged in the United States is a multinational empire. Not only do Whites receive the benefits of empire, but so too do other national groups and minorities. Soon Whites will not be the majority in the United States. The face of empire in North America will not only be White, but Black, Latino,... Continue Reading →
[Only after multiple, high-profile disasters in the industry, only after the deaths of over 1,000, are unions allowed to form. Only after so much blood, is the industry wage improved. While these reforms are fine, they are simply reforms. They are mere crumbs. Too little, too late. Exposing reformist ploys to quash more radical trends... Continue Reading →
["The majority of the global social product is consumed by First World peoples. The current system serves those in the First World, not those in the Third. Almost all First World peoples have lavish lifestyles by global standards, yet Third World peoples make enough only to survive, if that. Yet the First World often expects... Continue Reading →
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel by Harriet Sherwood and Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem The Guardian, Tuesday 7 May 2013 Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71,... Continue Reading →
["Capitalism, in its quest for profits, had led us to a point where there are several global environmental catastrophes on the horizon: global warming, dead zones in the oceans, mass extinctions, etc. Capitalism is the problem, not the solution to environmental problems. Capitalism is pushing the planet’s ecosystem to the brink of destruction. Capitalism has... Continue Reading →
[Under socialism, under the New Power, under Leading Light Communism, such a food crisis would not exist. Food production would be organized scientifically to serve the people, not to serve profit. Under the New Power, diverse food reserves would be stockpiled to avoid such disasters. In addition, populations would not be so dependent on one... Continue Reading →
[The former head of the regime in Guatemala deserves to face the people's justice. He headed a CIA-backed death-squad state that ruled through terror. Anyone who opposed the regime risked joining the tens of thousands of "disappeared." Under his rule, Guatemala's countryside, ghettos, and campuses became graveyards. He now faces what is, at his age, life... Continue Reading →
[This is the real price of capitalism, consumer culture, etc. -- NP] Bangladesh fire kills 8 as collapse toll hits 950 By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a sweater manufacturer killed eight people — including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician and a top clothing industry official — barely two... Continue Reading →
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia By BARBARA SURK BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militia said defiantly on Thursday, just days after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted shipments of advanced Iranian weapons possibly bound for the group. "Syria will give the resistance special weapons... Continue Reading →
Bobby Sands MP was martyred on May 5th, 1981. http://youtu.be/Z8D_uN-73S0 He was also a great poet. The Rhythm of Time by Bobby Sands: http://youtu.be/mxk4IKvZAE8 The Rhythm Of Time There’s an inner thing in every man, Do you know this thing my friend? It has withstood the blows of a million years, And will do so... Continue Reading →
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