Psychology and neuroscience help explain why stories shape how we think, feel, remember, and connect with others. Public domain image By Katherine Dolan Story, a spoken or written account of connected events, is one of the main ways we communicate with other people. Whether it’s reading a picture book with a child, watching a movie, listening to a podcast, gossiping over a cup of coffee, or daydreaming about a vacation, we participate in storytelling in some way every day. Al

Humanitarian organizations invest in education to promote safety, resilience, and social cohesion, but researchers continue to debate its long-term impact on conflict and human well-being. By Chloe Bruce Humanitarian education refers to educational initiatives developed or supported by humanitarian organizations to reduce suffering, protect vulnerable populations, and help communities recover from conflict and disaster. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees define

Ho Chi Minh portrait photograph, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #2019

Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Pak Thae Song in Beijing, China, July 10, 2026 -- image via X Various Sources Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak Thae Song in Beijing to commemorate 65 years of the China–DPRK Treaty of Friendship and to discuss strengthening bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping received Premier Pak Thae Song at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of July 10. This meet

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at how Con Man Carney's BS about "Elbows Up" is a total farce as the Canadian government capitulates to Trump. Con Man Carney's cowardice has never been more on display than in recent days as he backed Trump's renewed attacks on Iran and, even more shamefully, abstained in the vote at the UN to allow a debate around the intensified, genocidal blockade of Cuba.

Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt in 1992 South African Communist Party message of heartfelt condolences on the death of South African struggle stalwart Comrade Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt Friday, 10 July 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) conveys its message of heartfelt condolences to the family of Comrade Deiter Gerhardt, 90, codename “Felix”, who served the South African liberation struggle with great dignity. We send our deepest condolences to his wife, children and his gr

Member of the Cuban workers militia, the National Revolutionary Militia, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #2018

Image via Cubaminrex Speech by Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the United Nations General Assembly debate under agenda item 38, “The need to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba”: Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Permanent Representatives, distinguished delegates: The government of the United States is carrying out against Cuba a multi-dimensional, non-conventional warfare that has

2026 Ankara summit -- Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska ‘I think when it comes to nuclear, we are really in a good place.’ With these words, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described the state of the Alliance’s nuclear strategy at the pre-Summit press conference in Ankara on 6 July 2026. The phrase was intended to project stability, confidence, and reassurance. Yet, to anyone familiar with the history of the nuclear age, it rev

As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics. Sign displaying "Excessive Heat Warning In Effect" during triple-digit heat along northbound Interstate 295 just south of Exit 72 in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, July 2, 2026 -- Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Emma Buretta Temperatures have soared globally this summer. And far from simply being uncomfortable, it’s killing people. This past July 4th was

Statements from Communist and workers' parties in Jordan, Ireland, the USA, the Netherlands and Poland. Image via the TKP ​In solidarity with The Turkish Communist Party and in opposition to the NATO summit and policies of repression ​The Jordanian Communist Party condemns in the strongest possible terms the campaign of arrests and repression directed against members and supporters of The Turkish Communist Party following their participation in popular demonstrations and prot

Kim Il Sung attending a New Year celebration by schoolchildren in Pyongyang, January 1967 -- Daily LIFT #2017 The great Korean revolutionary leader died on July 8, 1994

Images via Estudios Revolución By Claudia Díaz Pérez, translated from the Spanish President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed the Cuban delegation that On June 6 visited the Venezuelan embassy in Havana to sign the condolence book for the devastating earthquakes on June 24, which resulted in over 3,300 fatalities, 16,700 injuries, and thousands left homeless. Díaz-Canel expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the victims and reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to help support V

Image via the TKP Stop the Repression Against TKP and Anti-NATO Protesters in Turkey We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties, strongly condemn the repression carried out by the Turkish authorities against the demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in Ankara in protest of the NATO Summit. The violent police intervention, the injuries inflicted on demonstrators, and the detention of 145 communists including one member of the Central Committ

Images via the TKP At the International Anti-NATO Summit organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on July 4 in İstanbul, communist and workers' parties from NATO member states and the European Communist Action, together with international peace and youth organizations, came together ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara. Participants called for a common struggle against imperialist war policies, the arms race, and NATO military bases. In the meeting, organized under the

Cuban Heroes: "We will win!", illustration, Artemio Iglesio Roberto, 1977 -- Daily LIFT #2016

Images via the Communist Party (Switzerland) Hands Off Minimum Wages!: Communist Party (Switzerland) The Swiss Parliament has recently approved the Ettlin motion, which grants generally binding Collective Labour Agreements (CLA) precedence over cantonal minimum wages. The Communist Party strongly opposes this reform and therefore supports the referendum launched by the Swiss Trade Union Federation, calling on to sign it. This reform is not only yet another attack by the bourg

Image via KKE video screenshot The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the activities of the 35th Anti-Imperialist Camp of Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) concluded with a large, militant march through the main streets of Florina. This year’s camp took place from July 1 to 5 on Mount Vitsi. The events took place under the slogan “80 Years Since the Founding of the Democratic Army of Greece: With the KKE at the forefront and the people as the protagonists, history is

Masthead of "Moscow", official organ newspaper of the III Congress of the Communist International, 1921 -- Daily LIFT #2015

Image via the TKP Solidarity With the TKP and the Comrades Arrested and Injured in the Struggle Against NATO: Communist Party of the Workers of Spain A new NATO Summit will be held on July 7-8, in Ankara (Turkey). The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has organized an anti-NATO Summit in the country, with hundreds of activities, public events, exhibitions, demonstrations, and even an international event, running from July 4 to 12. The imperialist NATO event is marked by the rei