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

Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish U.S. actions against Venezuela have been marked by a steady escalation of economic and diplomatic sanctions dating back to Obama and including the first Trump Administration and the Biden Administration, all of which laid the groundwork for US military aggression. 2015 March: Then-U.S. President Barack Obama declared a national emergency against Venezuela, after considering that the political situation in

COMMUNIST PARTY OF SWAZILAND STATEMENT ON THE US TERRORIST BOMBING OF VENEZUELA 03 January 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the barbaric bombing of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the US military. This heinous act of imperialist aggression is a direct attack on the sovereignty, dignity, and independence of the Venezuelan people. It forms part of the ongoing campaign by US imperialism to destroy progressive government

Various Sources After being kidnapped by US forces, Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to the trumped up charges of drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and other related alleged offenses in a US federal court in New York today. After judge Alvin Hellerstein read the charges against Maduro, including “narco-terrorism conspiracy” and asked for his plea, Maduro replied: “I am innocent. I am not guilty of anything that is mentioned here.” Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flore

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Condemn BJP Government's Disgraceful Position on Venezuela The Modi led BJP government's response to the blatant aggression against Venezuela and the abduction of its President and wife by the United States armed forces, is craven and unworthy of India's long held position of defence of independence and sovereignty of nations. The statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs

By Shadab Murtaza In contemporary left-wing political discourse, particularly in debates surrounding anti-imperialist struggle, two distinct liberal tendencies have become increasingly evident. The first is an openly bourgeois liberal current that accepts the imperialist system as natural, inevitable, and structurally permanent. The second, and more theoretically problematic, tendency presents itself as Marxist or communist while remaining confined—both analytically and polit

Via the Communist Party of Cuba Editorial Team, translated from the Spanish As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early hours of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat. They were carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of counterpart organizations in that country. Faith

Castro and Chavez, Comrades -- Daily LIFT #1839