The October 30 election victory of fake-leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – better known as Lula – as president of Brazil points to a sharpening of inter-imperialist rivalry and intensified fascist control over the working class. In a...
BROOKLYN, NY, November 10—“Racism means?” “WE GOT TO FIGHT BACK!” More than 30 students and staff chanted as they marched through the campus of Kingsborough Community College (KCC). Students and staff are in motion following racist...
On the anniversary month of the Bolshevik Revolution, and it’s time to debunk some anti-communist myths, again. The U.S. ruling class reviles Joseph Stalin, one of the first communist leaders of the Soviet Union (USSR), and so they lie...
LONG BEACH, CA – On Saturday, October 26 under the leadership of the Flores Family, Progressive Labor Party (PLP) members and their base held a well-attended march and rally in Long Beach to protest at the home of District Attorney (DA)...
LENNOX, CA, November 13—Working class solidarity and fightback around housing is growing in this area of Los Angeles County. With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the federal eviction moratorium, and state and local moratoriums...
NEW YORK CITY, NY, November 12—Planning for the annual Progressive Labor Party (PLP) College Conference began a couple months ago and we decided that the theme would be “Big Fascism on Campus.” We wanted to study and discuss how the Big...
The following is part three of a seven-part series reprinted and lightly edited from the communist newspaper Daily Worker in September-October, 1932, written by famous communist Mike Gold. Workers here are referred to as Black instead of...
Anti-Jewish racism and attacks are on the rise across the U.S. Most recently Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Kyrie Irving threw fuel on the fire by launching anti-Jewish racist attacks on Twitter. Both Ye and Irving are spewing a particular...
Turkey demands Sweden and Finland sell out Kurds as price for joining NATO France24, 11/4–Turkey will not formally approve Finland and Sweden's membership of NATO until the two countries take the necessary "steps" Turkish President Recep...
Profit system treats children as dispensable Several Progressive Labor Party (PLP) comrades joined a coalition of housing groups on November 3 to protest child homelessness in NYC. More than 104,000 public school children in NYC are...
Senior Communist party official jailed over Tiananmen democracy movement became one of party’s most vociferous critics Bao Tong, the most senior Chinese Communist party official jailed over the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement , has died...
Yan’an is where Mao Zedong definitively – and brutally – stamped his supreme authority on China’s Communist party. Experts explain how Xi continues to shape himself as today’s embodiment of the ‘great leader’ Xi Jinping’s next decade in...
American writer, political activist and historian who focused on the breakdown of society and urban disintegration The American writer and activist Mike Davis, who has died of cancer aged 76, was billed as an “urban historian”, but his...
Party amends constitution to enshrine Xi at its core and his political thought as its underpinning ideology China’s president, Xi Jinping, has strengthened his power as leader and elevated his status within Communist party (CCP) history,...
President says he supports peaceful reunification but will ‘never promise to renounce use of force’ Xi Jinping celebrated China’s crushing of Hong Kong’s autonomy, and warned Taiwan that the “wheels of history” are turning towards...
The Communist party will this week confirm Xi as China’s most powerful leader since Mao. What will his extended term of office mean for the country and for its neighbour Taiwan? This week in Beijing, Xi Jinping will preside over one of...
A Brexit-voting diplomat and a remainer NHS worker lock horns over social justice – but will they agree on the ills of social media? • Fancy dining across the divide? Find out how to take part Charles, 67, Bournemouth Occupation Former...
With repression at home and aggression abroad, the imperial ambitions of China’s ‘paramount leader’ should worry the world Like fearsome dictators throughout history, Xi Jinping has a tender side. He loves his mum. In a touching puff...
Newly declassified files expose the Foreign Office’s dirty tricks campaign to influence the knife-edge 1976 election result On 7 June 1976, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Panorama reported on the forthcoming Italian general...
Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1930s film gives a fascinating account of a medieval-style society about the supposed blessings of the USSR’s modernising impact In 1930, just as Luis Buñuel was releasing his classic L’Age d’Or , the Georgian...
Putin has snubbed him, but thousands have come to see the last Soviet leader lying in state in Moscow The Pillar Hall in the House of the Unions is a grand old ballroom where Soviet leaders are put on display when they die. Nearly a...
The long-delayed report from the office of the human rights commissioner puts an official stamp on the evidence of shameful abuses against Uyghurs China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang – including mass extrajudicial detentions, family...
Russia’s post-Soviet experiment in democracy failed, but the dream of its political freedom must be preserved The Kremlin has been unsure how to mark the death this week of Mikhail Gorbachev , the man who is celebrated without hesitation...
The Kremlin has hailed the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as a statesman who will go down in history but said his ‘romanticism’ about prospects for a reconciliation with the west had been misplaced. Dmitry Peskov, the...
No western leader could have predicted his progressive reforms. But war between his country and Ukraine was a devastating blow Mikhail Gorbachev was the most significant political leader globally of the second half of the 20th century...
Politicians from around the world paid have tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who has died aged 91. 'Gorbachev is one of those people who changed the world, and unquestionably changed it for...
In today’s newsletter: titanic figure of the 20th century, who had a key role in the end of the cold war, has died aged 91 Good morning. News broke last night of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev , one of the crucial figures of the late...
The last leader of the Soviet Union, he was ousted as his reforms pointing to the end of the USSR spiralled out of control Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91 , was the most important world figure of the last quarter of the 20th...
Xi Jinping expected to be given third term and be anointed as country’s most powerful leader in decades China’s ruling Communist party will begin its 20th congress on 16 October, state media has reported, a meeting at which President Xi...
In the 1970s, Clive Downs had his long hair cut at the border and Barbara Flannery was offered a trip to the Ho Chi Minh cotton factory The letter on tourism in Albania in the late 1980s ( 12 August ) reminded me of our early 70s package...
Main image: AS A colleague writes in this week’s print edition, Vladimir Putin is in certain ways more comparable to an absolute monarch than to a constitutionally elected political leader, who might be hemmed by checks and...
Print section Print Rubric: The centenary of the Russian revolution is a good time to reflect on Labour’s leadership Print Headline: Corbyn’s comrades Print Fly Title: Bagehot UK Only Article: ...
Print section Print Rubric: Tourists revel in Iron Curtain kitsch Print Headline: Palace insiders Print Fly Title: Communist nostalgia UK Only Article: standard article Issue: China’s Xi...
Print section Print Rubric: China’s leader has been good for the Communist Party but not for his country Print Headline: Life and soul of the party Print Fly Title: Xi Jinping after five years UK Only...
Print section Print Rubric: Emmanuel Macron is trying to change nothing less than France’s psychology Print Headline: Exorcising French demons Print Fly Title: Charlemagne UK Only Article: standard...
Print section Print Headline: Engels returns to Manchester Print Fly Title: Monumental propaganda UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Britain faces up to Brexit Fly Title: Monumental...
Print section Print Rubric: The Labour leadership is right—Karl Marx has a lot to teach today’s politicians Print Headline: The Marxist moment Print Fly Title: Bagehot UK Only Article: standard...
Print section Print Rubric: A 50-year-old conflict resumes Print Headline: An extra mile Print Fly Title: Communist insurgency in the Philippines UK Only Article: standard article Issue: ...
Main image: WHILE most Christians are putting away their Christmas decorations, a substantial minority of them are only now preparing to commemorate the Nativity of Jesus Christ. For some eastern Christians (those who refused...
Print section Print Rubric: Cuba’s communist leader, who outlasted ten presidents of the United States, has died at the age of 90 Print Headline: The will to power Print Fly Title: Fidel Castro UK Only...
Print section Print Rubric: Andrzej Wajda, Poland’s greatest film-maker, died on October 9th, aged 90 Print Headline: Obituary: Conscience-keeper Print Fly Title: Andrzej Wajda UK Only Article: ...
Print section Print Rubric: But Mr Putin is not setting about it in the best way Print Headline: Take care of Russia Print Fly Title: Past and future UK Only Article: standard article...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Brave new worlds Fly Title: Karl Marx Main image: 20160827_BKP003_0.jpg Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion. By Gareth Stedman Jones. ...
THE FALL of the Berlin Wall in 1989 opened the door to newfound abundance and freedom, from supermarket shelves bursting with variety to the easing of travel restrictions. Yet for millions in the former communist bloc, life did not...
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: Politics in Nepal WHEN Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli stepped down as Nepal’s prime minister on July 24th ahead of a no-confidence motion he was certain to lose, he...
ON THE face of things, the last few days have been a time of flourishing Greco-Russian amity, rooted in a common Orthodox Christian faith. As the ceremonial high point of Vladimir...
HIPSTER-STYLE Vietnamese food has become popular in Australia of late. But a Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane was forced to change its name from “Uncle Ho”, after Australian Vietnamese protested against it as an insensitive slap to the...
In just a few days, we will be unveiling the new CPUSA.org. May Day is Launch Day! Tonight, April 28th, the CPUSA is hosting an online launch party that will feature a sneak preview. We've been working on developing the new site for a...
The Brussels terror attacks: between rage and resilience Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) March 23, 2016 On Tuesday, March 22, the blind terror of Islamic State sent shock waves through Brussels, and far beyond. Terrorist bomb attacks,...