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The Controversy Over Cannibalism
A panoramic view of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, UK - Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 By Brenna R. Hassett A recent...
Michael Laxer
Dec 26, 20245 min read


Remembering Fidel's Christmas Eve dinner with the charcoal burners
Images via the Communist Party of Cuba On the evening of December 24, 1959, the residents of the hamlet of Soplillar, in the Ciénaga de...
Michael Laxer
Dec 25, 20241 min read


One Genius Worked Alongside Another: Marx & Engels
Manfred Brückels, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A look at the remarkable partnership and friendship of Marx and Engels from the Soviet Magazine Socialism: Theory and Practice, December 1985. It follows it from Paris, 1844 to after Marx's death as Engels worked to ensure that volumes two and three of Capital were finished and published. Preface: The 19th century produced an extraordinary number of giants of the human spirit in all areas – great writers, composers, scien
Michael Laxer
Dec 17, 202410 min read


Not as Simple as 1, 2, 3: Humanity Has a Surprisingly Diverse Understanding of Numbers
Language plays an important role in understanding the concept of numbers. Image via Jeuwre, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By...
Michael Laxer
Dec 10, 20246 min read


Frank País García: The history of the Cuban Revolution could not be written without him
By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Frank País García was born on December 7, 1934 in Santiago de Cuba. His life was...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20243 min read


The start of a difficult path to victory: The Red Army defends Moscow, 1941
Red Army forces marching through Moscow to the front, December, 1941 - RIA Novosti archive, image #429 / Oleg Ignatovich / CC-BY-SA 3.0...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20247 min read


In memory of the four US nuns murdered in El Salvador, December 2, 1980
On December 2, 1980, four American Catholic missionaries — Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel,...
Michael Laxer
Dec 2, 20242 min read


The Communist Manifesto (Dr. Seuss Style)
A Comrade in Canada asked ChatGPT: Can you rewrite the Communist Manifesto in the style of Dr Seuss? The results are actually pretty...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20242 min read


Digging Up the Roots of Human Culture
Display of prehistoric stone tools at Melka Kunture Prehistoric Site -- Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Deborah...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20247 min read


The Hunter-Gatherer Guide to Keeping Society Equal
By Brenna R. Hassett There is a great deal of attention in modern societies to inequality and the social problems it causes. Often...
Michael Laxer
Nov 27, 20245 min read


Leftist Yamandu Orsi wins presidential election in Uruguay
Image via X Various Sources In a win that the Communist Party of Chile (CPC) is hailing as a "victory for the peoples of Latin America...
Michael Laxer
Nov 26, 20241 min read


"The Revolution is not over. The Revolution is underway." -- Fidel and the Communist Party: Pillars of the Revolution
Image via the PCC By Xenia Balón de la Cuesta, Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish This November 25, 2024, marks the...
Michael Laxer
Nov 25, 20244 min read


"An Act of Solidarity in Angola" - Fidel Castro, 1975
Fidel Castro during his historic visit to Angola, March 1977 An historic speech given by Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in 1975...
Michael Laxer
Nov 24, 202412 min read


Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
We know from history that there are many ways we can live together—let’s explore the idea. Aerroscape & Lino Zeddies, CC BY-SA 4.0 By...
Michael Laxer
Nov 23, 20246 min read


Book Review: Family Ties: How a Ukrainian Nazi and a living witness link Canada to Ukraine today
Reviewed by Daniel McClelland On September 22nd, 2023, I was watching ‘The National’, Canada’s nightly news show on CBC. The first news...
Michael Laxer
Nov 21, 20245 min read


The 17th Chess Olympiad, Havana 1966
The International Chess Federation's (FIDE) 17th Chess Olympiad was held in Havana, Cuba between October 23 and November 20, 1966. 52 teams participated in the event which was a huge success for the socialist host nation just 7 years after the Revolution, 5 years after the Bay of Pigs and 4 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. As was expected at the time, the Soviet team won the gold medal at the tournament with the US winning silver and the Hungarian People's Republic bronz
Michael Laxer
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Study the ‘Three Old Articles’ Forever
From the Shanghai People’s Fine Art Press 1967: Study the ‘Three Old Articles’ Forever, poster, People's Republic of China. The "Three...
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20242 min read


Remembering Norman Bethune - Nie Rongzhen
Meeting between Dr. Norman Bethune (left) and Nie Rongzhen (centre), Commander-in-Chief of the Chin-Ch'a-Chi Border Region, 1938, China...
Michael Laxer
Nov 12, 20244 min read


The Great Russian Revolution: Its Lessons for the World and India Today
Marzan Sharav, Lenin, tempera on cotton, 1922 By D. Rama, General Secretary, Communist Party of India The current geopolitical landscape...
Michael Laxer
Nov 7, 20245 min read


A short history of the Soviet Komsomol founded October 29, 1918
Mass rally in Red Square for the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol, October 29, 1968 -- RIA Novosti archive, image #569464 / Vladimir...
Michael Laxer
Oct 29, 202445 min read
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