President Ho Chi Minh, poster image, late 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1843

Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith was re-elected as General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) during its 12th National Congress on Thursday, reflecting strong domestic support and international recognition of his leadership. Thongloun Sisoulith’s re-election came during the 12th National Congress of the LPRP, a three-day event that concluded with the announcement of the new Central Committee and politburo of the party. The 12th Central Committee consists of 7

An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world. Elephant Seals -- Ecohotel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Claudio Campagna, Valeria Falabella and Julieta Campagna In the spring of 2023, we returned to Península Valdés, a rugged coastal region in Argentine Patagonia, expecting to witness the familiar sights and sounds of southern el

Image via video screenshot on X Various Sources After a broad coalition of South African trade unions, political formations, civil society organisations and solidarity movements including the South African Communist Party (SACP) called for an emergency protest, protestors rallied en masse outside the US embassy in Pretoria to condemn the US military invasion of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Acc

The agents who shot Renee Nicole Good shot her because they knew they could; they shot her because the Trump administration has specifically and purposely empowered law enforcement to act without impunity or care. Image via X By Jordan Liz, Common Dreams On January 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Immediately, the Trump administration sprang into action to propagandize the incident. Homeland Security spokesperson Tr

The Workers' Cultural Palace, woodcut, Ku Yuan, People's Republic of China, 1952 -- Daily LIFT #1842

Demonstration in solidarity with Venezuela outside the US embassy in Greece -- image via X The government and bourgeois parties in Greece have taken a despicable and dangerous stance on developments in Venezuela The government’s position and the prime minister’s statements on developments in Venezuela, together with the reactions of other bourgeois parties and their sham quarrel over who best defends “international law”, constitute a monument to shame, promoting military invo

Delcy Rodriquez sworn in as acting Venezuelan president with Maduro's son as part of the ceremony -- image via video screenshot on X By Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with exceptional ferocity. Amongst these aircraft were EA-18 Growlers equipped with the most advanced electronic warfar

Kapustin at left. By Marc Bebenroth, junge Welt, January 7, 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen.     Secret services lie and deceive. They sometimes do so to get their people out of the line of fire. This was likely the intention behind the apparently feigned drone death of the fascist paramilitary Denis “White Rex” Kapustin. Kapustin's unit announced to the public last week that he had died in a Russian drone attack in the Zaporizhzhya region. If we are to bel

Canadian PM Mark Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand meet with Trump at the White House in October, 2025 (Anand is in the row on the left) -- public domain image The Communist Party of Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the criminal military attack launched by the United States against the sovereign nation of Venezuela. While many details remain unclear, what is unequivocally clear is that the bombing of Caracas and the kidnapping of the country’s

Harris, Biden and Bill Clinton in 2023 -- public domain image By Norman Solomon Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe. Here’s actual history that corporate Democr

Via the South African Communist Party Wednesday, 7 January 2026 :- A broad coalition of South African trade unions, political formations, civil society organisations and solidarity movements are holding an emergency picket tomorrow, Thursday 8 January 2026, outside the US embassy in Pretoria to condemn the US military invasion of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. This emergency action marks the fir

Soong Ching-Ling, renowned fighter for peace and democracy in China and the world, is Chairman of the China Welfare Institute and the People's Relief Administration of China. She was awarded the Stalin International Peace Prize in 1951: from the PRC press, January, 1952 -- Daily LIFT #1841

Image via X By Gennady Zyuganov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation The world has seen yet another monstrous act of imperialist aggression. In the small hours of January 3, 2026 the US Air Force delivered massive strikes on Caracas and other cities in Venezuela. The targets included the President’s residence, the National Assembly building, the Hugo Chavez Mausoleum, military facilities and transportation hubs. The barbarous act claimed lives,

Total repudiation of the U.S. terrorist attack against Venezuela! Organize the anti-imperialist resistance! Political Statement from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) publicly condemns the U.S. aggression against Venezuela, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, January 3rd, in various cities across the country, particularly in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, as well as the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and

Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Victims of a new criminal act of aggression and state terrorism, perpetrated against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the United States, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat and after fierce resistance, carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in the South American country. Here we honour their heroism and n

Number 10, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons Britain’s Communist Party has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to demand that the “trumped up” charges against Nicolas Maduro be dropped and the Venezuelan president released from US captivity. “It beggars belief that Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, refuses to condemn US state terrorism against Venezuela and the Trump administration’s blatant violations of the UN Charter and international law”, general secretary Robert Grif

Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties Joint Statement by Communist and Workers’ Parties The undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties strongly condemn the criminal bombings carried out by the United States against the city of Caracas and other areas of Venezuela in the early hours of 3 January. This military imperialist attack constitutes a serious violation of the sovereignty of an independent state and is directed against the interests of the people of Venezuel

Various Sources The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) 12th National Congress is convening from January 6-8, 2026, in Vientiane, gathering party delegates to elect new leadership and outline strategic directions for Laos’ political, economic, and social development over 2026–2030. The 12th National Congress of the LPRP is taking place over three days, from January 6–8, 2026, at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. It will be atte

Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro at a Soviet-Cuban Friendship Rally in Moscow, May, 1963 -- Daily LIFT #1840