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New solar power initiatives in Cuba launched with China's cooperation
Image via the PCC By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish GUANAJAY, Artemisa.- "China's collaboration with Cuba in the energy sector continues to be strong and consistent. This includes ongoing projects like providing equipment and spare parts for distributed generation, supplying five thousand photovoltaic systems for isolated homes, and setting up additional photovoltaic solar parks (PSFV) with a combined capacity of 85 MW. Future plans involve installing another 2

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Nov 144 min read


‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions
As its workers fight for a living wage and for the company to address hundreds of labor violation complaints, Starbucks Workers United says it’s prepared for the “biggest and longest” strike in the company’s history. Starbucks workers striking in Long Beach, CA, November 12, 2025 -- image via Starbucks Workers United on X By Stephen Prager, Common Dreams As hundreds of Starbucks workers go on strike across the US to protest the company’s unfair labor practices, its union is

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Nov 134 min read


CELAC-EU Summit urges peace amid US escalation in the Caribbean
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed opposition to growing US militarism in the hemisphere. Screenshot image via X By Ricardo Vaz, People's Dispatch Latin American and European nations issued a call for peace and dialogue following a high-level summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). “We reiterate our opposition to the threat or use of force and to any action that is

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Nov 113 min read


Fourth CELAC-EU Summit begins in Colombia with Cuba in attendance
Images via the PCC By Hector Martinez, translated from the Spanish Santa Marta, Colombia.– The Fourth Summit Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union commenced on Sunday morning in this South American city, transforming it into a hub of international diplomacy. Over the course of two days, delegations from countries on both sides of the Atlantic will explore methods to rejuvenate bi-regional relations. Salvador Valdés Mesa

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Nov 112 min read


Cuba participates in the Hongting Forum on the proposed 15th Five-Year Plan in China
Images via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish "The successes of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and the endorsement of the CPC Central Committee's proposal for drafting the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) confirm the unity and effective governance of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by General Secretary Xi Jinping." Alberto Blanco Silva, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to China, said this durin

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Nov 94 min read


Fidel and Raul Castro Awarded Medals of Honor by Angola
Images via the PCC Via cubaminrex.cu , translated from the Spanish During a ceremony presided over by João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the president of the sister African nation of Angola, "Honor" class medals, the nation's highest distinction, were conferred upon Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, the historical and current leaders of the Cuban Revolution. Amidst standing ovations from the attendees, the Cuban ambassador in Angola received t

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Nov 92 min read


Communist Councilwoman from Ithaca: Hannah Shvets defeats landlord candidate
Image via X By Jason Villarruel, People's World ITHACA, N.Y.— In a stunning victory, local Ithacan, student organizer, and member of the Communist Party USA, Hannah Shvets decisively defeated Gepe Zurenda in a hotly contested race for the Fifth Ward Common Council seat. Shvets was propelled to her seat by a growing coalition composed of labor unions, community organizations, and the numerous local formations of the progressive left. Ithaca, a Democratic stronghold, has long d

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Nov 97 min read


50 years after Operation "Carlota", Cuba remembers an epic struggle in defense of human dignity
Image via the PCC By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish LIMONAR, Matanzas - On Thursday morning, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, laid two bouquets of red roses at the base of the lists of internationalist fighters who fell in Angola. The ribbon, which unites the names in the Museo del Esclavo Rebelde — formerly the site of the Triumvirato Sugar Mill — reads "Beloved sons of the Homeland." In the enclosure, beside those who cho

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Nov 74 min read


Large school and university student rallies held across Greece
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that thousands of school and university students flooded the center of Athens and demonstrated in more than 40 cities across the country on November 6, escalating the struggle against policies that underfund education in order to pour billions of euros into military equipment and NATO. They demanded an end to the country's participation in wars and its shameful support for the murderous state of Israel, which con

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Nov 72 min read


General Secretary To Lam visits the grave of Karl Marx
Images via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, along with his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, visited Karl Marx’s grave at Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28, 2025, as part of their official three-day visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Upon arrival, the delegation observed a minute of silence and laid a wreath in tribute to the great philosopher, theorist,

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Nov 71 min read


13th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concludes its 14th plenum
To Lam speaks at the conclusion of the 14th plenum -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee concluded its 14th plenum on November 6 with major resolutions to finalize preparations for the 14th National Party Congress, direct national development strategies, and streamline the political system and administrative apparatus. In his concluding statements at the plenum, To Lam, the General Secretary of the CPV C

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Nov 72 min read


Unity: Cuba's Response to Hurricane Melissa
Images via the PCC By Dayán González Ramírez. translated from the Spanish A week has passed since Hurricane Melissa struck the eastern region of Cuba. For thousands of Cubans, these have been seven lengthy days since nature demonstrated much of its power. During this time, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee and president of the Republic, along with Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and secre

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Nov 52 min read


25th Congress of the Communist Party (Switzerland) to be held November 8-9
Communist Party of Switzerland march on March 15, 2025 25th Congress of the Communist Party to Open with a Greeting from Artist Moni Ovadia. Focus on Bilateral Agreements III and Neutrality The 25th Congress of the Communist Party (Switzerland) will take place next weekend (8–9 November 2025) in Arbedo-Castione. The Congress will be divided into two sessions: an initial public session (attended also by some international guests) and a second session reserved for delegates onl

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Nov 53 min read


Greek labour leader prosecuted for showing solidarity with the Palestinian people
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the Greek state and bourgeois justice system are attempting to send a clear message: that the struggle against genocide in Gaza constitutes a “criminal offence”, marking a new stage in the ongoing effort to criminalize solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people. Markos Bekris, president of the Piraeus Labour Centre, cadre of the KKE and president of the Container Handling Workers’ Union at the COSCO docks

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Nov 52 min read


New hope for the Georg Lukács Archive in Budapest and the legacy of the Marxist philosopher
The young Georg Lukács in 1913 By Rüdiger Dannemann. Neues Deutschland / ND Online, October 30, 2025. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Georg Lukács died in 1971. In the same year, the archive of the Hungarian philosopher and founder of Western Marxism was established in his apartment in Budapest. For decades, it served as a gateway and resource to his work and thus to fundamental questions of Marxist theory. This institution has now been closed for over 2,700 days. Its decl

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Nov 45 min read


Left-ruled Kerala becomes the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) government achieves a unique feat in India which, according to the World Bank, has the world’s largest number of extremely poor. Housing built as part of the poverty eradication program -- video screenshot image via the CPI(M) on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch On Saturday, November 1, India’s southern state of Kerala officially declared itself free of extreme poverty. This makes the left-ru

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Nov 33 min read


Mass Anti-Fascist rally held in Athens
Image via KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on November 1, dozens of labour unions and mass organizations from the north-west Athens neighbourhoods of Nea Ionia, Neo Heraklio, Nea Filadelfia and Metamorfosi organized a dynamic and massive anti-fascist rally in Neo Heraklio. Student associations also participated. Shouting loudly “You are the world’s decay; block the fascists in every neighbourhood”, the protesters made it clear that fascists and their poiso

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Nov 31 min read


Seven communist parties in Nepal sign unification agreement
former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Various Sources Seven communist parties in Nepal, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) led by former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (also known as Prachanda), signed an 18-point agreement to form a unified party ahead of the March 2026 elections, aiming to consolidate left-wing forces and strengthen their political position. The agreement was signed late on Sunday evening in Kathmandu. "The party's guiding ideology will be Marxism-Leni

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Nov 22 min read


‘There Is No Ceasefire’ Say Gazans as Israeli Strikes Kill, Wound Hundreds
“The occupation targets whoever it wants, stopping and resuming the genocide every few days as if playing with our lives,” said one young woman from Gaza. An IDF helicopter in Gaza, October 13, 2025 -- / IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams More than 800 Palestinians have been killed or wounded since the October 10 truce between Israel and Hamas , leaving many residents of the still-embattled, still-starved strip to question whether there is actually any

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Oct 313 min read


Healthcare workers in Greece mobilizing for 48-hour strike
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that employees in Greece’s public health system are preparing for a 48-hour strike on November 6-7, demanding mass recruitment in the sector, increased state budget funding, the abolition of all patient fees, substantial wage increases and the protection of their rights. The explosive combination of staff shortages and declining wages, which fuels further commercialization, is now being compounded by new plans to

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Oct 312 min read
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