We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties which have supported the struggle of Iranian people for peace, sovereignty, human and democratic rights, social justice, and against threats of imperialist attack are watching with grave concern the current developments in the country. We have received detailed reports, published by the fraternal Tudeh Party of Iran, regarding the circumstances surrounding the protest demonstrations that began on 28 December in Tehran. Acco

The "Horrors" of Bolshevism, from Avanti!, published in the USA in January, 1920 -- Daily LIFT#1860

Syrian troops engaged in machine gun training in June, 2025 -- public domain image via the US military Yet another chapter in the imperialist bloodbath that has plagued the Syrian people over the past 15 years is now unfolding. After the jihadist terror regime, backed by Turkey, the Gulf States, the EU, and the US, and in tacit cooperation with Israel, massacred hundreds of Druze and thousands of Alawites in the country’s southern and western regions in 2025, they are now car

Mark Carney with Trump in October 2025 -- public domain image Via the Communist Party of Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos has been noted for its blunt talk about a “rupture” with the “old order” of U.S. hegemony. This has been seen as a breath of fresh air for some in Canada who are rightly concerned with escalating threats to our sovereignty and the U.S.’s descent into war and reaction. However, Carney’s newly articulated vision

Green Bay residents protest the shooting of Alex Pretti | Photo by Andrew Kennard/Wisconsin Examiner By Andrew Kennard, Wisconsin Examiner Green Bay protesters took to the streets Sunday afternoon in temperatures well below freezing to protest the killing of Alex Pretti , a graduate of Green Bay Preble High School who worked as an ICU nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis and was shot and killed Saturday by Border Patrol agents. As they crossed the Fox River, marchers formed

The house where the Communist Party of Albania was founded during the Anti-Fascist Resistance War, November 8, 1941 -- Daily LIFT #1859

From the British Communist publication The Workers' Dreadnought, this article by Lenin was published for the first time in English at the end of January, 1921. The German “Lefts” (Communistiche Arbeiter Partei), after having considered this question, have definitely rejected the proposition of participation in reactionary Trade Union activities. They consider that mere denunciation and declamation against the reactionary, counter-revolutionary unions is sufficient. The barre

A woman kneels and prays as hundreds gather around a growing memorial site at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue, where federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Alex Pretti Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 earlier in the day. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) By Alyssa Chen, Minnesota Reformer More than 1,000 people gathered for a vigil and rally Saturday night at Whittier Park in Minneapolis to mourn Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents . Afte

The General Staff of the National Liberation Army is Formed 1943, painting, G. Madhi, People's Socialist Republic of Albania -- Daily LIFT #1858 The Communist led National Liberation Army, with Enver Hoxha as its Commander-in-Chief, played the major role in liberating Albania from the fascist forces of Italy and Germany.

Michael Parenti, the iconic Marxist and anti-imperialist scholar has died at age 92. According to multiple sources, he passed away peacefully this morning (January 24), surrounded by his family. A renowned American political scientist, academic historian, cultural critic, and activist, widely recognized for his penetrating analyses of politics, history, and society, Parenti was born on September 30, 1933, in New York City. He grew up in a working-class family and has recounte

Aleida Guevara in 2023 -- image via junge Welt By Nick Brauns, junge Welt, 24 January 2026. Translation by Helmut-Harry Loewen. At the 31st International Rosa Luxemburg Conference on January 10 in Berlin, it was announced to enthusiastic applause that this year's Rosa Luxemburg Prize will be awarded to Cuban physician and internationalist Aleida Guevara. Aleida Guevara has been an important international voice for socialist Cuba for many decades. In her practical work — not l

The people of Venezuela, Greenland and Ukraine are so "lucky" to have resources that have put them in imperialism's crosshairs. Image via Venezuela Analysis on X Via the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) The people of Venezuela are “lucky”. Their country has the largest oil reserves in the world and sits on a veritable gold mine —one that could ensure energy self-sufficiency, and more, while providing cheap fuel and electricity for its people. The people of Greenland are also “

With a full report from the Congress itself. Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, conveyed "the most sincere congratulations to dear comrade To Lam for his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and we wish him new successes in the leadership of that sister political organi

Image via Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped) The Workers Party has long supported the struggle of the Iranian people for peace, sovereignty, human and democratic rights and social justice. We have received detailed reports, published by our fraternal party, the Tudeh Party of Iran, setting out the circumstances surrounding the protest demonstrations that began on 28 December in Tehran which describe the brutal mass crackdown waged by the authoriti

A Dry-Point Sketch of Lenin done during a meeting in Moscow first published in the UK in January, 1921 -- Daily LIFT #1857

In the fantasy being pushed by Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner, Palestinians appear only as an absence, buried beneath the rubble of the real Gaza. Trump at the Board of Peace announcement and signing ceremony on January 22 -- public domain image By Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies, Common Dreams At the opening ceremony for Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace in Davos , Jared Kushner unveiled glossy images of his vision for a “new Gaza”: shining apart

To Lam and other officials at a press conference after the Congress concluded -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources To Lam has been unanimously re-elected as Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary at the party's 14th National Congress and will continue to lead the country forward until 2030, pledging significant economic growth. At an international press conference to announce the outcomes of the 14th National Party Congress, he called it a resounding succe

Video screenshot image from a Hands Off Greenland rally in Copenhagen in January via X The Communist Party of Norway condemns U.S. aggression and threats against Greenland Donald Trump’s repeated statements about annexing Greenland are imperialism in its purest form. The claim that taking over the island is necessary for U.S. security has no credibility. Neither Russia nor China threatens Greenland; the threat comes exclusively from the United States. In this situation, the C

Image via the CPB The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Comrade Alex Gordon as our new General Secretary, following a decision of the Party's Executive Committee on 17 January 2026. Alex Gordon brings decades of experience in the trade union, peace and international solidarity movements. He is a long-standing member of the Communist Party's Executive and Political Committees and has played a prominent role in trade union, anti-fascist

Scores of protesters picketed outside the US Consulate General in Cape Town. The protesters demanded that the US end its sponsorship of the Palestinian genocide. All photos by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa Waving Palestinian and Iranian flags and chanting ‘Hands off Venezuela’, protesters lined the road outside the United States of America Consulate General in Cape Town as part of ‘intensified protests’ against ‘American Imperialism’ on Thursday. Led by the