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Retirada táctica: el porqué la Revolución Bolivariana sigue en pie
Al igual que las falsas acusaciones de traición del 3 de enero se refutan ahora fácilmente, también lo son las acusaciones de traición de los dos meses posteriores. Image via Delcy Rodríguez on X By Manolo De Los Santos Las primeras horas de la mañana del 3 de enero de 2026 marcaron un punto de inflexión en la lucha centenaria de Venezuela y América Latina por la autodeterminación y la independencia. La Operación Resolución Absoluta, ordenada por la administración Trump, cons

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Mar 1020 min read


Jordanian and Greek Communists condemn arrest of Political Bureau members in Jordan
Jordanian Communist Party Political Bureau members Dr. Omar Emil Awad and Osama Abu Zein Aldin -- image via Facebook Jordanian Communist Party Strongly Condemns the Arrest of Two Members of its Political Bureau 9 March 2026 The Jordanian Communist Party strongly condemns, in the harshest terms, the actions of the security authorities in arresting the two comrades, members of the Political Bureau, Dr. Omar Awad and Comrade Osama Zain Aldin, on the evening of Sunday 8 March 202

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Mar 103 min read


From Tehran to the World: What an Iran War Reveals About Global Fragility
What happens when a regional conflict becomes a global stress test? A war with Iran could trigger cascading crises—from the Strait of Hormuz to global markets, from fragile alliances to generations shaped by instability. This essay traces the pathways through which small decisions intersect with volatile structures, showing how imagination and restraint might interrupt—or fail to stop—the momentum toward catastrophe. We are Making a New World, painting, Paul Nash 1918 -- publ

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Mar 108 min read


Imperial Oil Grab: The Abduction of Venezuela’s President as a Prelude to the Attack on Iran
Make no mistake—the ultimate goal of the empire remains regime change. A pliant nation under its thumb is all the United States craves from oil-rich nations. Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after the January 3 bombings by the US -- news video screenshot By Richard D. Harris, Common Dreams Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have been targeted for regime change by Washington . T

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Mar 95 min read


Rights, Justice, Action, For ALL Women and Girls: Statements on International Working Women’s Day
Statements from Communist and workers' parties in South Africa, Swaziland, Mexico, Sudan, Ireland and Canada. Image from a women's rally in Los Angeles, USA, 2017 -- public domain image South African Communist Party Statement on International Working Women’s Day Sunday, 8 March 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the millions of women in South Africa and around the world in celebrating the international working women’s day. We recognise that this day is an o

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Mar 921 min read


Trumpismo a lo “banana republic”: destrucción autoritaria de lo público en Ecuador
Noboa, 04 de febrero del 2026 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández El panorama que se configura en Ecuador bajo el Gobierno de Daniel Noboa es el de un autoritarismo que avanza en varios frentes simultáneos para consolidar el neoliberalismo y la sumisión total a la agenda internacional estadounidense. No se trata de medidas aisladas, sino de una estrategia articulada que combina la precarización laboral, el desmantelamiento del Estado social, la apertura irrestri

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Mar 85 min read


Imperialism's Aggressive Escalation: Portuguese Communist Party on the International Situation
The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party, meeting on March 1 and 2, 2026, analysed the evolution of the international situation as part of a larger analysis that also looked at national issues in Portugal. International situation: 1. The escalation of confrontation and aggression promoted by imperialism, inseparable from the structural crisis of capitalism and the difficulties faced by the major capitalist powers, represents the most serious threat to the peopl

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Mar 84 min read


Echoes of Justice: Liberians left in Agony as Boakai’s Troths of Mysterious Death Remain Unfulfilled
Image via author By Darius David Sumo The justice system in Liberia, particularly under the current Unity Party-led government, shows minimal progress and is solely manipulative. Daily, the system aggressions result in myriad Liberians being pulverized. Many, prior to the inception of the UP government to the zenith of power thought the system would have been effective and deliver to the foremost. Unfortunately, this has proven to be an illusion. President Boakai toppled at

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Mar 84 min read


An Ex Guerrilla Runs for the Senate
Griselda Lobo Silva -- image via news video interview screenshot By Taroa Zuñiga Silva and Vijay Prashad You must imagine what it must have been for Griselda Lobo Silva, who was born and raised in a farm in La Paz (Colombia), to have seen these young people walk through her land when she was a young girl. Her mother had fallen ill, and Griselda was the one who had to leave school to take her care of her seventeen brothers and sisters. The farm was modest and their lives were

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Mar 75 min read


Iran Has the Right to Defend Itself
Friday Prayers in Tehran, March 6, 2026 -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Ali Abutalebi On the last day of February, the United States and Israel launched a new round of military strikes against Iran. In the opening minutes of the operation, the residence of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, was targeted. The attack resulted in his assassination and the deaths of several members of his family, including his 14-month-

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Mar 75 min read


Tactical Retreats: Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands
Just as the false claims of betrayal on January 3 are now easily disproved, so too are the claims of betrayal in the two months since. Delcy Rodríguez at a ceremony for the signing of the Hydrocarbon reform law in January -- image via X By Manolo De Los Santos The early morning hours of January 3, 2026, marked an inflection point in Venezuela and Latin America’s centuries-long struggle for self-determination and independence. Operation Absolute Resolve, ordered by the Trump a

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Mar 718 min read


Trumpism à la Banana Republic: Authoritarian Destruction of the Public Sphere in Ecuador
Marco Rubio and Noboa in September, 2025 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández The situation in Ecuador under Daniel Noboa’s government is one of authoritarianism advancing on several fronts simultaneously to consolidate neoliberalism and total submission to the US international agenda. These are not isolated measures, but rather a coordinated strategy that combines job insecurity, the dismantling of the welfare state, unrestricted access to mining, the continuatio

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Mar 75 min read


Cuba -- struggling but not collapsing
Marti statue in Cienfuegos -- Vgenecr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Daniel Delgado and Ellen Von Zur Muehlrn This article originally appeared in People’s World . Trump’s recent escalation against Cuba, threatening to tariff nations that trade oil with Cuba, is compounding hardships in the island nation and motivating the international solidarity community to help. Since the kidnapping of Venezuela’s sitting President, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3, the MAGA administrat

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Mar 611 min read


CPI(M) condemns deplorable attitude of Indian government to Iran War
Netanyahu and Modi embrace, February 25 -- image via Modi on X The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the deplorable attitude of the Union government towards the illegal war unleashed by the United States-Israel combine against Iran. The Union government's silence and inaction undermine India's independent foreign policy and weaken the country's

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Mar 62 min read


Stop Bombing Iran!: Finnish Communists
The Finnish Communist Party strongly condemns the military attack by the United States and Israel against Iran. This is a criminal act and violation of international law that threatens to push the entire Middle East into an expanding spiral of war. Israel and the United States have once again put forward unfounded accusations about the supposed danger posed by Iran. These accusations are as baseless as all the others these countries have used to justify their imperialist am

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Mar 62 min read


Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm
In Caracas, the situation is tangled, contradictory, and volatile. But amid the uncertainty, one thing felt clear: the Venezuelan left is not collapsing. It is recalibrating. Venezuelans stage a major march in Caracas to mark 2 months since the US' January 3 attacks -- image via Venezuela Analysis on X By Medea Benjamin, Common Dreams On our recent delegation to Venezuela , one quote echoed again and again — a warning written nearly two centuries ago by Simón Bolívar in 1829:

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Mar 66 min read


Joint statement of the Communist Parties of Iran (TUDEH), Israel (CPI) and the United States (CPUSA) against the War of Aggression on Iran
Joint Statement of the Communist Parties of Iran (TUDEH), Israel (CPI) and the United States (CPUSA) The war of aggression launched by the Netanyahu criminal government and the United States Imperialism in the early hours of Saturday morning against Iran has ignited a full-scale war and dragged the region and its peoples towards more disasters and civilian casualties – all in the service of imperialist interests, against the interests of peoples, their independence and their

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Mar 62 min read


War as far as the eye can see: the US-led imperialist bloc is a threat to humanity
The US war on Iran is a decisive moment for humanity, signaling the end of the “rules-based order” and international law and a policy of endless war. A funeral for a victim of the Minab Elementary School attack by the United States and Israel -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Eduardo Rodríguez, People's Dispatch On February 28, the US and Israel attacked Iran . This came at a time when the US and Iran were in the middle of negotiations regarding the

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Mar 55 min read


CPI Condemns Attack on the Iranian Naval Ship IRIS Dena
IRIS Dena in 2021 -- image via Wikimedia Commons CPI Condemns the Attack on the Iranian Naval Ship IRIS Dena by US-Israeli Forces Close to India-Sri Lankan Coasts The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (March 5, 2026): The Communist Party of India expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the reported sinking of the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena barely 40 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, allegedly b

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Mar 52 min read


Understanding the US-Israel Aggression against Iran
Netanyahu and Trump, December 29, 2025 -- public domain image Via the LALIT Party, Mauritius If a 4-year-old’s mother asks where he got a hundred Rupee note, she knows he is lying when one moment he says, “I found it by the steps to my pre-school”, the next moment, “An uncle gave it to me as he was going by”, and when you roll your eyes, he says, “I opened my bwat kondane and there it was,” and then when his mother is at her wit’s end, he tries, “God gave it to me.” Soon, the

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Mar 511 min read
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