Fidel Castro at the Ciudad Escolar Libertad, Havana, January 8, 1989 -- Daily LIFT #2058

Trump on August 14, 2026 -- public domain image By Dae-Han Song Trump offered to scale down the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise (carried out annually by the US Forces in Korea (USFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) military). In Trumpian style, the decision was framed as everything all at once: punishment against South Korea for its tepid response on Iran; and as a conciliatory gesture to North Korea. And, the decision, in Trumpian fashion, fell flat on its face. Rather than feelin

Joint statement of the Communist parties of Australia, Britain and the USA COMMUNISTS CALL ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE MOVEMENT TO MOBILISE TO STOP AUKUS The Communist Party of Australia, Communist Party of Britain and Communist Party USA held a trilateral meeting during the 24th International Meeting of Communist & Workers Parties which convened in Havana, Cuba from 7-8 August 2026.This was the second trilateral meeting held between our parties to discuss the AUKUS pact between t

Fidel Castro greeting farm workers during a tour in 1968 Defending and honouring the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel's birth; deepening solidarity with socialist Cuba; strengthening our joint actions and uniting our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression Contribution of the Workers Party of Ireland to the 24 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, 7-9 August 2026, Havana, Cuba The Workers Party of Ireland conveys comrade

Fidel Castro cutting sugar cane during the Zafra de los Diez Millones campaign, 1970 -- Daily LIFT #2057

Images from one of the fights via news video screenshot By R. L. Richards, People's World On July 16, China changed the face of combat sports forever with the launch of the Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend, or URKL, the world’s first robot fighting tournament. In Shenzhen, Guangdong province, machines powered by servos, steel armor, and combat algorithms squared off in bouts that quickly went viral. Footage of the robots Matador and White Eagle trading blows spread fast across

Tech companies should be bringing their own renewable energy to power data centers, not burning fossil fuels or driving up costs for consumers. Anti-data-center sentiment in rural Kansas neighborhood, May, 2024 -- Catboy69, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Todd Larsen Data centers are notorious energy hogs. With each hyperscale data center using as much energy as an entire city, they’re polluting surrounding areas, straining grids, and raising electric rates nationwide. Th

Here we take a look at the Soviet city of Gomel via 12 postcards from 1966. With text in Belorussian the postcard packet was aimed at a domestic audience. We have translated the text into English. (We previously looked at Soviet Gomel in: Soviet Gomel 1976: 13 Soviet Postcards) During the Soviet era, Gomel was rebuilt from wartime devastation and transformed into a major industrial, cultural, and educational center of the Byelorussian SSR. Gomel suffered extreme destruction d

Fidel Castro illustration, USSR -- Daily LIFT #2056

Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish A valuable tool for the study of revolutionary thought and the history of Cuba is now available to everyone. The full digital edition of the Selected Works of Fidel Castro Ruz in Spanish is available for free download through a link provided by the Fidel Castro Center. According to an announcement from the prestigious institution, this 23-volume collection – carefully annotated and introduced by the Leader of the Re

Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) Contribution to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, Havana, August 7-9, 2026 Dear comrades, We would like to thank the Communist Party of Cuba for organising the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties during this challenging and difficult time for the Cuban people.The Party of Labour of Austria stands in solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle against the threats and attacks of monopoly

Crop from The sleep of reason produces monsters (No. 43), from Los Caprichos -- public domain image By Jorge Coulon In 1799, Francisco de Goya published Los Caprichos. Among his engravings was one destined to stand the test of time: a man sleeps, leaning over a table, whilst owls, bats and creatures of the night emerge from behind him. At the bottom, a phrase: ‘The sleep of reason produces monsters’. More than a century later, from a fascist prison, Antonio Gramsci wrote abou

A corner in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia c. 1956 -- Daily LIFT #2055

Ukrainian revisionism: Fascist leader Konovalets is exhumed, reburied and welcomed as a hero by Azov nationalists. President Zelenskyy paying tribute to fascist leader Konovalets -- image via Marta Havryshko on X By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 18 August 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen. With exuberant pomp and nationalist pathos, the 3rd Corps of the Ukrainian Army celebrated the “homecoming” of Yevhen Konovalets. Late on Friday evening, the coffin contai

Abelardo de la Espriella being interviewed while campaigning for the Colombian presidential elections May, 2026 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad In August, right-wing billionaire Abelardo de la Espriella took office as Colombia’s president and vowed to move an agenda of the far right even though he won by less than a percentage point over the left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda. It is characteristic of the far right of a special type to adopt any mandate and pretend that t

Via the Political Council of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan In Uzbekistan, the well known blogger and left wing activist Aziz Khakimov was given a harsh sentence of 4 years and 2 months in prison for speaking out against the rehabilitation of the leaders of the Basmachi movement of 1918-1944. His only “crime” was that he called them murderers and executioners of the people! Officially, Aziz was charged with “inciting hatred,” as he allegedly insulted the “heroes of the

Mswati at the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government -- image via X Tuesday, 18 August 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) condemns the appointment of Africa’s last absolute monarch, Mswati III, as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, known as the Troika. Mswati’s appointment as chairperson of the Troika, an organ whose stated objectives include the promotion of p

Fidel Castro speaks to a crowd of over 100,000 people at the Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, January 2, 1969, for the tenth anniversary of the Revolution By Dayan Jayatilleka The month he turned 50, my father, Mervyn de Silva, and my mother, Lakshmi, were in Havana watching Fidel Castro take over the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement at its 6th Summit. After my father died, I discovered in his briefcase the embossed invitation on stiff parchment. He had treasured it fo

The Spinning Instructor, woodcut, Li Chuin, People's Republic of China, 1950 -- Daily LIFT #2054

Image via Estudios Revolución and the Communist Party of Cuba The Communist and Workers' Parties participating in the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP), organized by the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana, declare their will and determination to undertake joint and convergent actions on the following main issues until the next meeting: Oppose imperialist wars, the arms race, including nuclear weapons and foreign military bases, and reject all