Communist Party of Swaziland 12 June 2026 Statement on World Day Against Child Labour: CPS opposes all forms of child exploitation The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) joins workers, trade unions, youth organisations, progressive movements, and people of conscience worldwide in commemorating World Day Against Child Labour. This year’s commemoration takes place at a time of growing uncertainty and suffering for millions of children across the globe. Wars continue to rage, in

By Rezgar Akrawi During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This is far from an isolated phenomenon. In India, the government issued emergency orders to block dozens of accounts during the farmers’ protests, while human rights organizations documented the suspension of accounts belonging to large numbe

Image via Facebook By Molly Dhlamini South Africa witnessed a historic Conference of the Left convened by the South African Communist Party (SACP) from 29–31 May 2026. The gathering brought together communist parties, socialist organisations, trade unions, community formations, women’s organisations, youth movements, progressive intellectuals and academics, progressive traditional leadership, faith based organisations and international solidarity partners in what can confiden

Image of the ship after the strike via news video screenshot The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Condemn the Killing of Three Indian Seafarers, Demand Accountability The Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the killing of three Indian seafarers in the attack on the oil tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf region. This tragic incident is yet another consequence of the reckless and aggressive military interv

Surveillance pricing is squeezing workers. Requiring transparency is the first step in fighting back. By Michael Huggins Recent reporting has confirmed what many working people already feel every day: companies are using personal data to decide the lowest wage someone will accept. What working people call exploitation, Silicon Valley calls innovation. The seven largest gig platforms in the United States — Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt, and Uber — are us

Image via X The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) wants to condemn the murder of Lahbib M. Abdelaziz —a member of the Polisario Front National Secretariat— and two other members of the organization in an operation carried out by the Moroccan Army. Furthermore, it wants to express its solidarity with the Sahrawi people and the legitimate struggle of the Polisario Front. Last Sunday, June 7, the Moroccan army carried out a drone operation against a 4WD vehicle in E

The famous wall painting from Çatalhöyük depicts tightly clustered domestic houses beneath an erupting volcano. Photo/Illustration by Asya Denk. By Erdem Denk The theme for an exhibition that opened on June 4, 2026, at Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Science (Mülkiye), World’s First City Plan/Map, as part of my Arkeopolitics initiative, was met with reservations by a group of students from the Middle East Technical University’s faculty of architecture. They questione

Donald Trump and Flávio Bolsonaro in the White House's Oval Office on May 2026 -- public domain image Stop the Imperialist Offensive Against Brazil Political Note from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The recent actions of the Trump administration against Brazil definitively dismantle the illusions of those who believed it was possible to establish a relationship of trust with U.S. imperialism. Once again, a historical truth is confirmed: as the PCB has been warning for qu

Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the commemoration of the 95th birthday of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of the Interior, at the Karl Marx Theater, June 5, 2026 Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Presid

Protestors in Nanyuki, Kenya, June 2026 -- image via news video screenshot By Busani Ngcaweni The main news item in African media this past week has been the controversy surrounding a proposed U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya. What began as a public health initiative has rapidly evolved into a politically charged national dispute. The project has triggered protests and legal action. Two people have reportedly died during demonstrations. The High Court, according

Statement of Solidarity with Cuba We in the Sudanese Communist Party express our unwavering solidarity with the people of Cuba and with Cuban communists. We unequivocally reject the continued economic blockade imposed on Cuba and strongly condemn all attempts by the United States to interfere in Cuba’s internal affairs or to pursue regime change through economic pressure, political coercion, or covert destabilization. For more than six decades, the blockade has caused severe

Images via X The New Communist Party of the Netherland (NCPN) condemns the appalling police violence that occurred on May 19 during an arrest at an refugee center in Zeist, where a heavily pregnant woman was violently thrown to the floor and subsequently dragged across it by her hair. This incident is not an isolated event, but is indicative of both increasing police violence and the dehumanization of refugees and migrants. The footage of this mistreatment, which has been wid

Friday, 5 June 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) overtly rejects and opposes the xenophobic violence and threats of violence against immigrants. There is no justification for the abuse of any migrant, regardless of their legal status. As the SACP, we call for unity, not division of the working class and poor. We call for peace and not violence or vengeance. We need more working-class solidarity and not mutual elimination of workers, not destruction. We also call

From vaccine hesitancy to conflict-zone rumors, false information is making it harder for humanitarian organizations to build trust, protect civilians, and save lives. mikemacmarketing, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Chloe Bruce In today’s post-truth era, where “objective truth” has lost influence in the public sphere, it is becoming increasingly difficult for humanitarians, who seek to preserve human life, to carry out their work. “The post-truth era has dramatic reper­

Each leap in human communication—from vocal anatomy to writing to digital networks—followed the same pattern: faster, more complex, less individual. By Deborah Barsky Many people are overwhelmed by the fast-paced evolution of mass communication in a world increasingly shaped by the internet and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet ideas have not always circulated across the globe at lightning speed. Looking into deep time allows us to view our current mode of existence from a br

Cuba’s approach to providing healthcare is indicative of the nature of the revolution: to serve Cubans and the oppressed across the world. Doctors of the internationalist Henry Reeve Brigade By Nuvpreet Kalra, Common Dreams Last week, the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology, or CIM, announced a major health breakthrough with VAXIRA, a vaccine treatment for lung cancer. This is a remarkable achievement, made only more impressive by the fact that this is Cuba’s second lung ca

With a statement by Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party: Marchers during the General Strike -- image via the PCP On June 3, 2026, Portugal experienced a nationwide general strike led by the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) union, disrupting flights, public transport, and key services across the country. The strike was organized by CGTP, Portugal’s largest trade union confederation, in opposition to the government’s “Trabal

The Trump Administration as the Latest Stage of 128 Years of US Imperialism toward Cuba By Thomas Tews At a meeting of US President Trump’s cabinet on May 27, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated: Cuba’s in a lot of trouble because, unfortunately for them, it’s run by a bunch of incompetent communists. [...] It’s 90 miles from our shores, and having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States. Cuba—a country strangl

Israeli forces operating around Beaufort Castle in Lebanon on May 31 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Vijay Prashad There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described. The word ceasefire has increasingly acquired this desolate quality when used by Israeli and US officials. What was once understood to mean the suspens

Research suggests that human consciousness evolved as a cognitive filter, privileging and amplifying human-communicative inputs as a foundation for transmissive teaching and learning, language development, and, ultimately, cultural evolution and culture itself. The Thinker, Musée Rodin, Paris -- Tammy Lo from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Josh Fisher This piece explores human consciousness as the foundational engine of culture, tracing its evolution from e