former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Various Sources Seven communist parties in Nepal, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) led by former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (also known as Prachanda), signed an 18-point agreement to form a unified party ahead of the March 2026 elections, aiming to consolidate left-wing forces and strengthen their political position. The agreement was signed late on Sunday evening in Kathmandu. "The party's guiding ideology will be Marxism-Leni

From the original Soviet card (translated): Moskvich-400v (1947-1954): A compact car produced at MZMA. This model and its modernized version, the Moskvich-401v, were manufactured in quantities of 250,000 units. Engine displacement is 1074 cm9, power is 23 hp, length is 3.86 m, curb weight is 855 kg, speed is 90 km/h, seats - 4/5 Additional research information: The Moskvich-400v, introduced in 1946–1947, was a compact Soviet car based on the German Opel Kadett K38, designed f

Netanyahu surrounded by US officials at the White House, September 29, 2025 By Vijay Prashad No dia 26 de outubro, Caroline Willemen, do Médicos Sem Fronteiras, afirmou que Israel continua usando a necessidade de ajuda humanitária em Gaza como “meio de exercer pressão”. “A situação humanitária em Gaza não melhorou de forma significativa”, disse Caroline à imprensa, “já que a escassez de água e abrigo persiste e centenas de milhares de pessoas continuam vivendo em tendas à me

Soviet schoolchildren visit the Museum of the Revolution, USSR 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1784

KKE HQ International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) International solidarity with the people of Sudan must be strengthened! The KKE expresses its unreserved solidarity with the working class, the people of Sudan, and the Sudanese Communist Party, and condemns the recent atrocities committed in the city of Al-Fasher, as the war in Sudan enters its third year, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and creating millions of re

The USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements, 1959 Part II The second in a new series looking at the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow from the Soviet Press, 1959. By Vladimir Novakovsky, Deputy Director, USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements FIVE hundred and twenty acres in the northwest of Moscow have been converted into a mammoth fairground for the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements. The broad avenues are lined with 71 strikingly designed pavilion

The Trump administration continues to escalate its threats of war against Venezuela, as millions in the US are set to lose essential benefits US Marines engaged in an amphibious training exercise, October 18, 2025 -- image via Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan on X By Manolo De Los Santos The United States government is in the grips of one of its longest-running funding gaps in history. The ongoing government shutdown has already stretched beyond 30 days and now, the food

For the power of the Soviets, drawing by N. Kochergin, USSR -- Daily LIFT #1783

“The occupation targets whoever it wants, stopping and resuming the genocide every few days as if playing with our lives,” said one young woman from Gaza. An IDF helicopter in Gaza, October 13, 2025 -- / IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams More than 800 Palestinians have been killed or wounded since the October 10 truce between Israel and Hamas , leaving many residents of the still-embattled, still-starved strip to question whether there is actually any

A mural painted on the rubble of a destroyed building in Al Thawra Street in Rimal, Gaza. The mural was created by Mostafa Mehna with 25 children from Gaza. The Arabic text reads "There is hope" -- photo, February 2025 via Hla.bashbash, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska As a professor who has spent more than forty years studying questions of war and peace, international law and relations  —and above all, the human consequences of armed conflict— I once bel

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that employees in Greece’s public health system are preparing for a 48-hour strike on November 6-7, demanding mass recruitment in the sector, increased state budget funding, the abolition of all patient fees, substantial wage increases and the protection of their rights. The explosive combination of staff shortages and declining wages, which fuels further commercialization, is now being compounded by new plans to

Che Guevara on a mule in Las Villas, Cuba during the revolutionary war, 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1782

Trump on October 30, 2025 -- public domain image South African Communist Party statement on the continued United States aggression against Venezuela Thursday, 30 October 2025 : - The South African Communist Party (SACP) unequivocally condemns the persistent aggression of the Trump regime against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The United States government has for the past two months at the very least openly threatened war against Venezuela and further escalated its aggr

Statement on the Massacres by Rapid Support Forces in Bara and El Fasher Our Party stands clearly and decisively against the horrifying massacres being committed against civilians in the cities of El Fasher and Bara, as well as in other areas of Kordofan and Darfur; a stance that does not accept ambiguity or justification. The Rapid Support Forces continue to perpetrate systematic violence against unarmed civilians: field executions, arbitrary arrests, looting and destruction

On Tuesday afternoon, a crowd in Havana honoured Camilo Cienfuegos with a traditional tribute. Flowers were cast into the sea, marking 66 years since his physical disappearance. The event was led by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. Image via the PCC By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "Camilo Cienfuegos was not just the hero of Yaguajay; he was the hero of every place he went." This idea, once expressed by Army General Raúl Ca

Catherine Connolly -- image via X By Vijay Prashad Catherine Connolly (nascida em 1957) só se envolveu ativamente na política em 1999. Michael D. Higgins, o presidente anterior da Irlanda (2011-2025), a incentivou a se filiar ao Partido Trabalhista e se candidatar às eleições. Tanto Connolly quanto Higgins (conhecido na Irlanda como Michael D) são naturais de Galway, uma cidade na costa oeste da Irlanda. Connolly nasceu lá, a nona de 14 filhos — sete meninas e sete meninos —

UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese is in the country at the invitation of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Francesca Albanese at the Groot Kerk event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. All photos by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, has urged South Africans to use their consumer power to intensify their actions in support of the broader campaign for boycotting

Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) Statement on the UN Vote to End the US Embargo Against Cuba   The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) warmly congratulates the Republic of Cuba and the Cuban people for yet another resounding victory at the United Nations General Assembly, where the resolution titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” was adopted by 165 votes in favour, seven against, and

Fred Hampton speaks outside a courthouse, October 29, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1781 He would be murdered by the FBI and Chicago police just over a month later. We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity. We say you don't fight capitalism with no black capitalism; you fight capitalism with socialism. - Fred Hampton on s

Trump’s ICE forces are facing militant and organized opposition everywhere they turn. Screenshot via X By Sonali Kolhatkar A New York City woman wearing a navy blue polka-dot dress has gone viral for her defiant resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a raid in lower Manhattan on October 21, 2025. Appearing as though she was on her way from work—the woman wore a navy blue blazer and brown shoes and carried a large handbag—the “polka-dot dress wo