Chairman Mao says: All our literature and art are for the masses of the people, and in the first place for the workers, peasants and soldiers; they are created for the workers, peasants and soldiers and are for their use. —.Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art, poster for the 25th anniversary of the famed talks, People's Republic of China, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #1977

Javier Milei, December 2025 -- Ministerio de Defensa, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Lucia Converti Javier Milei’s government took office in December 2023 with a strong rhetoric about the need to expand freedom. However, rather than expanding it, his economic policy reduces it. Neoliberal policy advocates a model of free enterprise, free trade, and free movement of capital that favors the extraction of national surplus toward core countries, limiting the possibilities fo

Cubans rally in support of Raul Castro -- image via Roberto Morales Ojeda on X The Communist Party of Denmark condemns the ridiculous and cynical accusations fabricated by the United States against General Raúl Castro. The so-called “charges” constitute a farce aimed at laying the groundwork to justify a military aggression against Cuba. This political act contributes to the intensification of the economic and energy blockade that has existed since 1962, with the addition of

Image via the PCC By Arnel Medina Cuenca, translated from the Spanish The recent move by the United States Department of Justice against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, calls for a careful look through the lens of International Law, revealing the complete absence of any legal foundation for this action. This isn’t a legitimate judicial process at all, but rather an unacceptable case of extraterritorial overreach, a blatant breach of international

Statement on Africa Day 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) joins progressive forces, workers, peasants, youth, women, students and revolutionary organisations across the African continent and the world in commemorating Africa Day 2026 – a day which symbolises the historic aspirations of African people for liberation, unity, dignity and total emancipation from colonialism, imperialism and capitalist exploitation. Africa Day comes at a time when the world is undergoing

Conference of the Left Conference of the Left Steering Committee Statement Monday, 25 May 2026: From 29 to 31 May 2026, South African organisations of the left will converge at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg for a national Conference of the Left, convened under the theme “Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power”. The established steering committee of the Conference of the Left is responsible for the overall coordination of all processes towards the confe

Raul Castro and Che -- Daily LIFT #1976

Joe Slovo with Nelson Mandela SACP pays tribute to Comrade Joe Slovo on his centennial birth anniversary Saturday, 23 May 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) takes this moment to honour the revolutionary life and enduring contribution of Comrade Joe Slovo on his centennial birth anniversary. From Joe Slovo’s contribution to the liberation struggle, we draw lessons and courage for the struggles that confront us in the present. Joe Slovo was a communist, a commander

African Liberation Day 2026 Statement: Friends of Swazi Freedom May 25, 1963 marked the formation of the Organization of African Unity which was a transnational organization aimed to foster unity in action among the independent African nations and coordinate to support national liberation organizations who aimed to liberate Africa completely from colonialism. Today, millions of Africans and revolutionaries celebrate this anniversary as African Liberation Day, a day of celebra

Image from the mass rally in Havana, May 22, 2026 Statement of the Communist Party of Pakistan Against US Imperialist Threats, Blockade, and Adventurism in Cuba The Communist Party of Pakistan proudly reaffirms its absolute solidarity with socialist Cuba, its brave revolutionary people and all anti-imperialist forces worldwide. We strongly condemn the cowardly threats, political blackmail and detention/ kidnap plots by US imperialism against Cuba’s revolutionary leaders espec

Stefanos Stefanou, General Secretary of AKEL Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 24 May 2026 to elect the 56 members of the House of Representatives. The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) saw its vote increase by 1.4 points to 23.9%, keeping its 15 seats. This result put them in second behind the Democratic Rally (DISY) in terms of both seats and vote percentage. Stefanos Stefanou, General Secretary of AKEL, released a statement celebrating the election re

Juan Orlando Hernández and Trump in 2019 By John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before US President Donald Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-t

Image from the mass rally in Havana, May 22 Declaration by the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) on the arrest warrant issued by the corrupt US judiciary against the former Cuban President. Vienna, 22 May 2026. At the behest of US President Donald Trump, the judiciary of the United States of America has issued a fabricated arrest warrant against the former President and, to this day, a significant leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro. The US has

Images via the KKE The people of Athens demand: Hands off Cuba! The Communist Party of Greece reports that a militant solidarity march in support of the heroic Cuban people took place on the afternoon of May 23 following a call by the Organizations of the KKE and the Communist Youth (KNE) in Athens. Those gathered sent a clear message: “Hands off Cuba! The US imperialists must not dare to attack the Island of the Revolution!”. The people of Athens expressed their solidarity w

Raúl Castro, Vilma Espín Guillois, Jorge Risquet and José Nivaldo Causse in Tumba Siete, 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1975

Soviet LAZ-697 bus, manufactured by the Lvov Bus Factory, 1970 The LAZ-697 “Tourist” was a Soviet two-axle middle-class intercity coach produced in Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, from 1959 to 1985, designed for enhanced passenger comfort on long-distance and tourist routes. The LAZ-697 was developed as a more comfortable variant of the LAZ-695 city bus series, using the same mechanical base but optimized for intercity travel and tourism. Initial prototypes were created in 1958 in colla

Photos via Estudios Revolución By Angélica Paredes López, translated from the Spanish When Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, announced he was bringing a message from Raúl, his words stirred the crowd gathered at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana. The Army General, according to the anti-terrorist fighter, said how thankful he was for the solidarity of the people and friends around the world, assuring them that as long as he lives, he will

Vilma Espín, Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro and Celia Sánchez on the Second Eastern Front, Cuba 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1974

Tens of thousands rally in Havana in support of Raul and the Revolution, May 22 -- Image via news video screenshot The Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia (SRP) expresses full and unreserved solidarity with the Revolutionary Government, the Communist Party of Cuba and the brave Cuban people, and strongly condemns the escalation of the imperialist aggression of the United States of America against the Republic of Cuba, which reached a new, particularly dangerous level in May 2

An aerial view of the West Point area of Monrovia -- Mark Fischer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Darius David Sumo For decades, the manacles of entrenched poverty have continued to engulf West Point, Liberia and its people. Government after government, the material conditions of the people of West Point remain essentially unchanged: limited access to quality education, a awful healthcare delivery system, inadequate safe drinking water, poor sanitation, and a general