Trump on November 25 -- public domain image By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Policy experts and advocates on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump’s claim that he had ordered the airspace above and around Venezuela “to be closed in its entirety”—an authority the US president does not have but that one analyst said signaled a “scorched earth” policy in the South American country and that others warned could portend imminent airstrikes. Francisco Rodriguez, a senior researc

Workers Party of Ireland Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People In 1977, the General Assembly of the United Nations called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year’s observance takes place in the context of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians. The Workers Party of Ireland, since the beginning, has taken to the streets to demonstrate against the genocidal ac

Engels and Marx at Hague Congress, illustration -- Daily LIFT #1808 Friedrich Engels was born November 28, 1820

Solidarity with the Communist Party of Poland Dear comrades! Within a few months, another attempt has been made to ban your party through the Constitutional Court. On 14 November 2025, the Polish President submitted a request to ban the Communist Party of Poland. Your party is to be declared unconstitutional and thus banned. This follows numerous repressive measures that have been taken against your party and its members for several years due to their use of communist symbols

Image via India Today on X, November 28, 2025 By Srujana Bodapati It is that time of year again when India’s national capital Delhi’s air quality turned acutely hazardous. Official Indian air quality indicators hit their maximum adverse readings of 500, while indices based on international norms shoot past 1,000 or even 2,000 —a level that effectively turned the city into a gas chamber. The thick smog, loaded with toxic gases, seeps into every corner of the city, including in

Milososki, Mizrahi and Bytyqi at a meeting with the Taiwanese delegation / Photo: RSM Assembly / Facebook By Biljana Vankovska A familiar drama has resurfaced in Skopje. While I was still in Beijing attending the CASS academic conference on the Belt and Road Initiative, news broke that the Vice Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, accompanied by two MPs, formally received a Taiwanese parliamentary delegation. The visit came less than two weeks after the new Ambassador of

The Workers Armed, Spanish Civil War illustration, Raphael Soyer, first published in the US Leftists magazine New Masses, December, 1936 -- Daily LIFT #1807

Rachel Reeves on her way to deliver the budget, November 26 -- UK Government, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In his initial response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26, Communist Party of Britain general secretary Robert Griffiths commented: "Desperate to appease Britain's super-wealthy capitalist class and the bond markets, Chancellor Reeves has missed an historic opportunity to invest in public services, productive industry, low-cost Green energy and to la

Images via the PCC and the State Duma of Russia By Yuniel Labaceno Romero, translated from the Spanish MOSCOW, Russian Federation - On Wednesday, Ivan Melnikov, who exemplifies the unbreakable bond between Cuba and Russia like few others, and is affectionately known as a "friend, comrade, and brother" of the Cuban people, was awarded the Order of Solidarity. Melnikov serves as the first vice president of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Simón Bolívar International Airport By Ricardo Vaz Multiple international airlines have suspended flights to and from Caracas amidst a heightened US military presence in the Caribbean, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Friday. Iberia (Spain), TAP (Portugal), LATAM (Chile), Avianca (Colombia) and Turkish Airlines (Turkey) were among the companies to cancel upcoming flights connecting the Venezuelan capital to internation

Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Politburo and secretary of organization for the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee, held discussions on Wednesday with Dmitry Medvedev, who is the chairman of the United Russia party and vice president of the country's Security Council. Image via the PCC By Yuniel Labaceno Romero, translated from the Spanish MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the

Baristas have launched the largest strike in their company’s history and are standing firm until their demands are met. New York First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan with striking Starbucks workers -- image via video screenshot on X By Sonali Kolhatkar Thousands of baristas at nearly 100 Starbucks locations are on strike this holiday season, picketing outside the iconic cafes for a contract. While the corporate coffee chain has claimed little to no disruption to its bottom line

Statement by Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) Central Committee addressing the escalating imperialist aggression against Venezuela A new phase of imperialist aggression against Latin America is unfolding through the U.S.-orchestrated threats directed at Venezuela—military escalation, attempts at economic strangulation, and preparations for direct intervention. For years, the imperialist actors have targeted the Venezuelan people’s independence and sovereignty, employing every

The Moscow Restaurant Cafe, East Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1806

Kamla Persad-Bissessar with Marco Rubio, September 30, 2025 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad US President Donald Trump has authorised the USS Gerald R. Ford to enter the Caribbean. It now floats north of Puerto Rico, joining the USS Iwo Jima and other US navy assets to threaten Venezuela with an attack. Tensions are high in the Caribbean, with various theories floating about regarding the possibility of what seems to be an inevitable assault by the US and regarding

When the infamous neocon warns about “criminal regimes,” I don’t think of Venezuela. I think of the mass graves, the scorched villages, the secret prisons, and the tens of thousands of Latin American lives shattered under the policies he championed. Abrams in 2019 -- public domain image By Michelle Ellner, Common Dreams Elliott Abrams has resurfaced with familiar instructions on how to “fix” Venezuela , a country he neither understands nor respects, yet feels entitled to rear

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties against the persecution of the Communist Party of Poland Our parties strongly condemn the recent unacceptable action by Polish President Nawrocki, who has filed a motion with the Constitutional Court claiming that “the aims and activities of the Communist Party of Poland are unconstitutional”. This is an unfounded motion and largely echoes similar attempts by bourgeois forces in the country five years ago to ban the CP of Pola

Organized by the UJC at the Alma Mater, where Fidel embarked on his revolutionary journey, Cubans gathered once more on November 25 to commemorate the 9th Anniversary of the passing of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz. Photos via Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish The Evening for the 9th Anniversary of the physical passing of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz took place on the night of November 25, featuring songs and dances that highlig

Political Bureau member Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, commenced a working visit to the Russian Federation on Tuesday. The visit aims to strengthen the strong bonds of friendship between the parties, governments, and peoples of both countries. Photos by Odette Diaz Fumero By Yuniel Labaceno Romero, translated from the Spanish MOSCOW, Russian Federation - On a day full of symbolism and remembrance, wh

May Day rally and celebration in a Beijing park, People's Republic of China, 1976 -- Daily LIFT #1805