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US has a moral duty not to deport people into war zones
Congress must not let Trump revoke protections for people fleeing countries the U.S. government itself considers unsafe. Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026 -- image via X By Jordon Liz The Trump administration wants to deport hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents to dangerous countries. And the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority just gave its blessing. On June 25, the Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protect

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11 hours ago3 min read


Earthquake in Venezuela: The Struggle to Survive
Image via Venezuela Analysis on X By Guillermo Barreto On 24 June, Venezuela was celebrating two important holidays: the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the battle that sealed the country’s independence, and the feast of St. John the Baptist, declared by UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a celebration with deep spiritual significance, especially for the Afro-descendant communities of Venezuela. A day of celebration that was cut short at 6:04 and 6:

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13 hours ago4 min read


Istanbul rises against NATO: “We will not allow this country to quietly host a NATO Summit”
With reports from the Communist Party of Turkey and the Communist Party of Greece Image of the rally via the TKP on X İstanbul rises against NATO: “We will not allow this country to quietly host a NATO Summit” Hundreds gathered in İstanbul at the call of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) to protest the NATO Summit. Addressing the event, TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan said, "We will not allow this country to quietly host a NATO Summit." As opposition continues to grow ag

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2 days ago9 min read


NATO 3.0: Alliance or Military-Industrial Investment Fund?
By Biljana Vankovska These are difficult times for anyone who has consistently criticised NATO. From the era of ‘defending the Free World’ against communism, through the age of ‘humanitarian intervention’ and the ‘Global War on Terror,’ to today’s supposedly existential struggle against almost the entire non-Western world, the Alliance has repeatedly reinvented the narratives that justify its existence. The language changes; the underlying logic does not. NATO remains indispe

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2 days ago5 min read


Solidarity with the Sudanese People and Condemnation of Egyptian Military Incursions
Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties Solidarity with the Sudanese People and Condemnation of Egyptian Military Incursions The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this statement condemn the attack on Sudanese miners on 17 and 18 June 2026 and express their solidarity with their families. They hold the Egyptian state fully responsible for this aggression and for the violation of Sudan’s sovereignty. They also hol

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2 days ago2 min read


The shameful embrace of Graham Platner by the American "left"
Image via X By Orthogonian As Donald Trump’s approval rating plummets and Democrats open up a clearer lead in congressional polling as the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer, it seems increasingly likely that a democratic sweep of House and Senate races is at hand. Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee for the state of Maine, is likely to benefit from this Blue Wave, much to the jubilation of his increasingly large pool of boosters, particularly on the American “Left”

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2 days ago5 min read


On the Fifth Anniversary of the June 2021 Massacre of Swazi Protestors by the Royal Security Forces
Protests seeking justice for Thabani Nkomonye in 2021 in the lead up to the massacre -- image via People's Dispatch Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the June 2021 Massacre of Swazi Protestors by the Royal Security Forces We in Friends of Swazi Freedom reaffirm our militant solidarity with the struggling masses of Swaziland today on the hallowed fifth anniversary of the June Massacre. Five years ago today the June 2021 uprising against the bankrupt and brutal monarchical

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2 days ago2 min read


No to the ban of the Soviet and the anti-fascist symbols in Germany and the Baltic states: KKE
KKE headquarters The Europarliamentary Group of the KKE has highlighted the unacceptable ban in Germany and the Baltic states on Soviet and anti-fascist symbols, with which people around the world commemorate May 9, the day of the Great Anti-Fascist Victory, through a question submitted to the European Commission by the KKE MEP, Kostas Papadakis. Authorities in Germany, as well as in the Baltic states, banned the “display” and posting of Soviet and anti-fascist symbols during

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3 days ago2 min read


When the Children Become the Target
A girl walks amid the devastation in Gaza, August, 2024 -- Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel release done of the most devastating reports ever produced by a UN investigative body on the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Its title is almost unbearable to read: The Essence of Childhood Has Been

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3 days ago7 min read


How Public Benefit Claims Work—and Why Their Assumptions Matter
By Reynard Loki Phrases like “public benefit,” “impact,” “responsibility,” or “sustainability” are routinely used by universities, nonprofits, corporations, and public agencies to describe their work, summarizing complex activities in ways that are easy to communicate to donors, policymakers, journalists, and the public. On the surface, these statements appear straightforward, seeking to improve access to education, reduce environmental harm, or support vulnerable populations

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5 days ago7 min read


How Russia Is Upending the West’s Attempt to Control Technology With Intellectual Property
Russia’s challenge to prevailing IP and copyright norms is central to its pursuit of technological sovereignty. Global fragmentation and Western divisions have given Moscow space to test the system’s limits without fully abandoning it. General view of Red Square, 2025 -- Юрий Д.К., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By John P. Ruehl Taking an invention and claiming it as yours is called intellectual property, based on practices followed by US and European businesses. But what h

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6 days ago10 min read


Communists in Greece, Ireland and South Africa stand in solidarity with Venezuela
Workers Party of Ireland Solidarity with the People and the Communist Party of Venezuela Following the back-to-back earthquakes and the resultant destruction and loss of life in Venezuela, the Workers Party of Ireland expresses its deepest sympathy and solidarity to those who have lost family and friends and sustained damage to their homes and communities. The Workers Party of Ireland also sends its internationalist solidarity to our comrades in the Communist Party of Venezue

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6 days ago3 min read


Communist Party of Mexico honours the memory of Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
We bow the red flag of the Communist Party of Mexico in memory of Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (translated from the Spanish) We pay tribute to the Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez who died on June 20. He was an unwavering fighter for the freedom of the Cuban people and for the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and its socialist character. From a young age, as a rebellious worker from Artemis, he took on the commitment to stand against injustice and exploit

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7 days ago2 min read


The Cruelty and Futility of Criminalizing Homelessness
Two years since the Supreme Court greenlit crackdowns on homelessness, it’s clearer than ever: “The solution isn’t a cell. It’s a front door.” Representational image -- Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Farrah Hassen Two years ago this summer, the Supreme Court paved the way for more states and cities to fine or jail people for the “crime” of not having a roof over their head. In their June 28, 2024 Grants Pass v.

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Jun 243 min read


La izquierda y la conquista de la fortaleza digital del capitalismo
Slippery slope302, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Rezgar Akrawi La batalla por la liberación socialista en el siglo XXI no puede librarse con las armas del siglo pasado. En una era en la que los algoritmos dominan, en la que la influencia de la inteligencia artificial sobre los medios de comunicación, la cultura, la educación y el trabajo sigue expandiéndose, y en la que las políticas y estrategias económicas se formulan sobre la base de los macrodatos y el análisis algo

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Jun 247 min read


Ceasefire but Not a Grand Bargain Between the United States and Iran
Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States on June 17 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad The Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) emerged not from reconciliation, but from exhaustion and strategic failure by the United States and its allies. It was the product of a war that had reached its political limits. Washington and Tel Aviv presented their illegal war of aggression as a necessary response to Iran’s nuc

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Jun 237 min read


The Left and Breaching Capitalism’s Digital Fortress
Slippery slope302, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Rezgar Akrawi The battle for socialist liberation in the twenty-first century cannot be fought with the weapons of the last century. In an era in which algorithms hold sway, in which the influence of artificial intelligence over media, culture, education, and labor continues to expand, and in which economic policies and strategies are formulated on the basis of big data and algorithmic analysis, the left finds itself conf

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Jun 236 min read


El costo oculto del ejército estadounidense: el presupuesto real es mucho mayor de lo que se informa
Infantes de Marina de EE. UU. desembarcan de un MV-22B Osprey, mayo de 2026. -- public domain image By Gisela Cernadas, David Vine and John Bellamy Foster El presidente de los EE. UU., Donald Trump, ha propuesto un presupuesto militar de 1,5 billones de dólares para el año fiscal 2027, lo que representaría un aumento del 44% respecto al presupuesto aprobado para 2026. Si bien un aumento de aproximadamente 500 mil millones de dólares no tendría precedentes en la historia moder

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Jun 235 min read


Communist Party of Ireland condemns European Parliament Cuba sanctions resolution
Statement from the Communist Party of Ireland on the “European Parliament” Resolution calling on the EU to impose sanctions on Cuba The Communist Party of Ireland condemns the resolution passed by the “European Parliament” calling on the EU to impose sanctions on Cuba. In particular we condemn the support given to this resolution by a number of Irish MEPs. The proposed sanctions have no basis in international law and are in fact aggressive illegal acts of hybrid warfare. In

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Jun 221 min read


AI Billionaires Are Gearing Up to Demand a Bailout
They say they want the public to "share in the upside" of AI. But what about the downside? A gathering of technology moguls at the White House, September, 2025. Sam Altman is one the far right. -- public domain image By Jim Hightower Step right up folks! Please don’t crowd! No need to shove, plenty here for everyone! Welcome to the AI boom! Silicon Valley billionaires are now proposing a scheme to deliver an unbelievable windfall to “every citizen.” Tech titans like Sam Altma

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Jun 222 min read
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