Public domain image. By Vijay Prashad On 2 September, fragments from a US missile tore through the roof of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern county of Sirik. Four people were killed, including a child, and sixty-eight were wounded. The United States has made a custom of bombing weddings – in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and now Iran. When US Vice-President J. D. Vance was asked about the dead, he shrugged: ‘Things happen’. The sentence should be entered into

By Bert De Belder, Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) Contribution of the Contribution by the Workers' Party of Belgium to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties held in Havana, August 7-9, 2026. Released in English September 3, 2026. Dear comrades, It is an honor to participate in this 24th IMCWP in Havana, coinciding with the celebration of the centenary of Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz. It is a pleasure to extend our warm solidarity to the courage

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 5, 2017. By Rezgar Akrawi The People’s Palace Scene: The End of an Experiment and the Beginning of a Question On 25 August 2026, Mazloum Abdi announced from the People’s Palace in Damascus the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their dissolution as an independent military force, alongside the dissolution of the Autonomous Administration and its affilia

Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar -- image via Timcho Mucunski on Instagram By Biljana Vankovska A few days ago, when I landed at Budapest Airport on my way to an international conference devoted to serious questions of international politics, the first thing I saw was a huge civilian aircraft bearing a name unfamiliar to me: Isair. It was not difficult to guess, but I checked anyway. It was an Israeli air carrier. At this

Brazilian artists protest the military dictatorship -- public domain image By Urariano Mota I was reflecting earlier and saw that the admirer reflects his character in the people he admires. The character of the idols is in the admirer. Even if he doesn't accomplish the great deeds of his idols, this admiration reveals the man who admires them. Thus, whoever elevates Mussolini to the rank of a great man is a fascist or a sympathizer of fascism. In his admiration he reveals hi

We face an unprecedented fascist and imperialist threat from the Trump administration; mealy-mouthed centrist imperialism just won’t do the trick. Tim Kaine at a press conference in February, 2026 -- public domain image By Joseph Bouchard, Common Dreams On Friday, the Trump administration announced a “deal” handing the United States 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, roughly a fifth of the country’s total reserves (the largest on Earth), on leases running up to 100 y

Communist Party of Swaziland supports the March for Democracy in Swaziland as part of the Global Week of Action for Democracy in Swaziland Wednesday, 2 September 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) supports and will take part in the march for democracy in Swaziland as part of the Global Week of Action for Democracy in Swaziland. The march will be held on Friday, 4 September, in the City of Tshwane and will lead to the Swazi High Commission, wherein a memorandum of de

A Free Maduro / Free Cilia billboard in Barcelona, Venezuela -- Guaiquerí, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Via Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), September 2, 2026 In light of the complete surrender of Venezuela’s natural resources to the USA through the agreement signed by the social democratic government of Interim President Delcy Rodríguez —who served as vice president under Nicolás Maduro, who is being held in the US followi

Sarah J Malerich, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jeffrey H. Altschul Cultural heritage is under attack in the United States. The National Historic Preservation Act’s Section 106 regulation, which balances economic development and historic preservation, has been rewritten to leave historic places in the path of the wrecking ball at the federal government’s whim. Developers contend that a new regulation is required because the Section 106 process is too slow, too unpred

Image of the signing ceremony via the Israeli Ministry of Defense on X KKE: “Achilles Shield” is yet another dangerous decision concerning military preparedness and the deepening of military involvement In a statement on the signing of the Greece–Israel Agreement on the “Achilles Shield”, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE states the following: “The Greece–Israel Agreement on the so-called ‘Achilles Shield’ is yet another dangerous decision by the New Democr

While Simon Bolivar has been right for 200 years, the US is not doomed to act this way forever. Trump and allied leaders at the Shield of the Americas summit in March, 2026 -- public domain image By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, Common Dreams Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, famously observed, “The United States appear(s) to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” For 200 years, US leaders have never prov

Carney with Trump at the White House in May, 2025 -- public domain image Via the Communist Party of Canada The trade war with the United States is already causing devastation for workers across Canada. Despite doing the right thing and walking away from a bad deal on tariff negotiations, the response from the Carney government has been to make working people pay for the deepening trade war and to show a willingness to make profound concessions that will hurt working people. T

The South African Communist Party on US imperialism, Cuba, African solidarity, Venezuela, Swaziland, Bishop Trevor Mwamba, Russia, the Ukraine War, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon and other issues. An excerpt on the international situation from the South African Communist Party's Central Committee statement following its 13th Plenary of the 15th Congress held 28 to 30 August 2026. For the full statement on the party's activities and South African domestic politics see: South Africa

In the early 1950s, he held a security clearance for “Top Secret” documents at the U.S. State Department: Herbert Marcuse during an appearance in Frankfurt am Main (June 6, 1972) By Leo Schwarz, junge Welt, 31 August 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Book Review: Gabriel Rockhill, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? New York: Monthly Review Press, 2025, 416 pages. Shortly before his death, Herbert Marcuse wrote an essay on Rudolf Bahro’s book The Alternative in Eas

USS Abraham Lincoln, May 29, 2026 -- public domain image By Benyasiri Eimviriyapong The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for a ‘leisure trip’ in Thailand before returning to its campaign of destruction against the people of West Asia demands immediate interrogation and opposition. For us Thai people, and those in sites of American plunder across the globe, this a rattling of the US’ cold war colonial chains on its most loyal lap dog, while conducting a war of aggre

Flood devastation -- image via news video screenshot By Madhab Pant At roughly 8:30 AM on 26 August 2026, a wall of water, mud, ice, and massive boulders roared down the Lhende Khola into the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems. The surge struck without local rainfall or warning sirens, catching border communities like Timure, mid-morning. Initial reports mistook the ground tremors for an earthquake, but satellite and seismic data later confirmed the real trigger: a high-al

Image via X By Vijay Prashad In Minaçu, in the northern part of the Brazilian state of Goiás, the landscape bears the scars of an earlier mineral rush. For decades, the town depended on the Cana Brava asbestos mine, whose prosperity was inseparable from lethal illnesses and a long history of environmental damage. Now Minaçu has been recruited into another promised future. At the Pela Ema mine, Serra Verde extracts rare-earth elements required for electric motors, wind turbine

As students head back to school in the US, more districts should consider disciplinary policies built around restorative justice, not retribution. Representational image via X By Kennith RaShaun Woods II Many kids returning to school this year aren’t looking forward to reconnecting with teachers or students. Instead, they’re dreading new encounters with school resource officers, zero tolerance policies, and state laws that criminalize youthful misbehavior. This punitive infra

By Sabina Cveček, Timothy Earle, Carol R. Ember, Gary M. Feinman, and William A. Parkinson Why Residential Burial? Through burial practice, it is believed that the living create, affirm, and transform social relationships with those who have passed. Interring the dead in settlements, sometimes even below house floors, makes ancestors enduring participants in daily life. Residential burial practices establish continuity between generations, anchor memory in place, and inscribe

By Urariano Mota On Thursday, August 27, during TV Globo’s attempt to “execute” President Lula, the first thing to note is the disparity between the President and his interrogators. On one side of the table sat the greatest president in Brazilian history, one of the foremost leaders of our time, respected around the world as a new Pelé—this time, a genius for his achievements and his fight against hunger. On the other side of the table were two interviewers—for lack of a bett