Dimitris Koutsoumbas at the protests -- image via the KKE D. Koutsoumbas: Escalating the struggle is now the only way forward On 6 and 7 December, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), visited the region of Thessaly where thousands of farmers have blocked the main highways at three points with their tractors. The GS of the CC of the KKE visited the farmers’ roadblocks in Larissa and Karditsa, where he was wel

By C. J. Atkins, People's World MONTREAL—“This is a city whose history has, to no small degree, been written by Communists,” declared Communist Party of Canada leader Liz Rowley as the 41st Central Convention of the party opened in Montreal, Quebec, on Dec. 5. It’s the hometown of the famed Dr. Norman Bethune, who first proposed a public healthcare system for Canada and died in China offering his medical expertise to the revolution there. “It’s where the Communist Party of Qu

Indigenous leaders, farmers, and environmental activists worldwide face harassment, violence, and legal threats while defending land, water, and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for stronger protections and international accountability. Banner at a protest after the murder of Honduran environmental activist Juan López -- image via X By Reynard Loki Land and environmental defenders—Indigenous leaders, farmers, conservationists, and community activists—risk their lives

Image from December 5 via X Against compulsory military service: solidarity with striking students in Germany! Young Swiss communists stand in solidarity with German students who reject the reintroduction of military conscription! The youth wing of the Communist Party (Switzerland) - the Swiss Communist Youth - expresses its strongest solidarity with the students in Germany who went on strike December 5 against compulsory military service, a struggle that we have always supp

Finnish Government, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons CP of Finland : Money for Social and Health Services – Not for War! Global military spending in 2024 amounted to approximately 2,390 billion euros – nearly 2.4 trillion euros. By far the largest spender was the United States (865.2 billion euros). Next came China (around 298.5 billion euros) and Russia (around 129.5 billion euros. The combined military expenditure of the European Union member states was about 343 billion eu

After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature. The silt filled Matilija Dam in California -- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License, via Wikimedia Commons By Tara Lohan With more than 550,000 dams in the United States, free-flowing rivers are an endangered species. We’ve dammed, diked, and diverted almost every ma

On December 3, 2025 in a profoundly anti-democratic move, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal moved to ban the KPP. Solidarity statements from parties in Algeria, Norway, the USA, Chile and Belarus. On December 3, 2025  in a profoundly anti-democratic move , Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) ruled that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) violates the country’s constitution. You can read the response to this by the party itself here: The Communist Party of Poland continues it

The West serves as the simultaneous judge and executioner, the honest researcher and the weapons manufacturer, the violator and the self-appointed defender of human rights. Lloyd Austin meets with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 18, 2023 -- public domain image By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams First, let’s dissect this puzzle. On February 29, 2024, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent shockwaves when he informed lawmakers in the House Armed Services Commit

As more and more communities criminalize homelessness, I want to share what it’s actually like to have the police take all your earthly belongings. Austin Police Car -- Josephawesome34, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carrieann Smith Police “sweeps” of homeless encampments aren’t what you think — they’re much worse. I know, because I’ve been a victim of one. The Supreme Court ruled last year that unhoused people can be punished for sleeping outside, even when no shelt

An urgent call to preserve peace Call of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power ( translated from the Spanish ) The members of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power of the Republic of Cuba call on the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean, and of the United States, to act in a timely and decisive manner in favor of preserving our region as a Zone of Peace, as approved and proclaimed b

On December 3, 2025 in a profoundly anti-democratic move , Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) has ruled that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) violates the country’s constitution. The KPP's response: The Communist Party of Poland continues its struggle Dear comrades, The Communist Party of Poland thanks all fraternal parties participating in the international campaign against the persecution of our Party. We very appreciate your support by the Joint Statement of the Com

It’s looking a lot like the run-up to the Iraq war — only this time, the allegations are even more bogus and easily disproven. Trump on December 1, 2025 -- public domain image By Farrah Hassen President Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been blowing up alleged “drug boats” near Venezuela that have killed at least 83 people. The UN has condemned these unprovoked strikes as unlawful extrajudicial exec

Image via the WPI Today, 1st December 2025, the Workers Party of Ireland, in conjunction with other member parties of the European Communist Action, held a Europe-wide mobilization with protests outside Polish embassies and consulates to oppose the Polish government’s anti-communist plans. The WP Ireland held a demonstration outside the Polish Consulate in Belfast and presented its criticisms and demands to the Consul. The Communist Party of Poland (KPP) is a legally register

The South African Communist Party on Venezuela, Palestine, Lebanon, South China provocations by the US imperialist regime, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Western Sahara and Swaziland. The South African Communist Party (SACP) convened its Augmented Central Committee (ACC) at Birchwood Hotel Boksburg from 28 – 30 November 2025. The ACC assessed the implementation of the SACP annual programme of action and resolutions of the 15th National Congress and the 5th Special National Congress. Ac

Statements for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People from the New Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Communist Party of Swaziland and the World Federation of Trade Unions. Andrew Ratto, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Statements for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People NCP of the Netherlands, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People : On 29 November, the International Day of Solidarity with the Pales

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) salutes the mass uprising of toiling farmers and condemns government repression On Sunday November 30, Greek farmers began blocking major highways with tractors and other agricultural machinery. The government responded with repression, using chemicals, riot police and arrests to suppress the farmers’ mobilization, but these efforts proved futile in the face of the toiling farmers’ mass participation, determination and org

A Brandix factory floor in Sri Lanka -- image via a Brandix corporate video screenshot By Shiran Illanperuma Sundays at Paramasivam Pushpalatha’s home used to be a much livelier affair. It was her only day off from the factory and so she would pack seven days of domesticity into one. Her husband, Govindasamy Sivakumar, would sometimes take walks to avoid the hustle and bustle of the house being turned upside down in a frenzy of cooking and cleaning. “She had the strength of t

Via the Casa de las Américas, translated from the Spanish Sixty years ago, over forty thousand U.S. Marines invaded the Dominican Republic. The pretext at the time was to prevent the nation from turning into "a second Cuba." Now, six decades later, President Luis Abinader stands alongside the Secretary of War of the invading nation, not to demand accountability for the dreadful act that claimed the lives of thousands of his fellow citizens, but to offer their national territo

José Antonio Kast campaigning in Chile in October -- Equipo Kast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic sweat that has spread across the region. It would be easy to say that this is the impact of Donald Trump’s own brand of neo-fascism, but this is not true. Th

Workers Party of Ireland Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People In 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year’s observance takes place in the context of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians. The Workers Party of Ireland, since the beginning, has taken to the streets to demonstrate against the genocidal ac