Clara Zetkin (3rd from left) and Friedrich Engels (4th from left) at the International Socialist Workers Congress, Zürich 1893 -- Daily LIFT #1940 Remarkable photo of two giants. At the Congress Zetkin's demands for protective rights for female workers, such as the nine-hour work day and maternity leave, had been endorsed by Engels in the meetings with shouts of "Bravo, Clara!".

Image via the PCC Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, at the ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution, at 23rd and 12th Streets, Plaza de la Revolución municipality, on April 16, 2026, “Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz” Translated from the Spanish Long liv

Sixty-five years since the heroic victory of the Cuban Revolution at the Bay of Pigs Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) In April 1961, the armed people of Cuba, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, crushed the attempted landing of US mercenary forces, inflicting a humiliating defeat on North American imperialism. The revolutionaries, led by the communists, delivered a decisive response to imperialist plans, halting the United States’..

General Võ Nguyên Giáp presented Cuban leader Fidel Castro with the "Dien Bien Phu Warrior" medal during his visit to Vietnam in September 1973 -- Daily LIFT #1939

Keiko Fujimori speaking on April 13 -- news video screenshot By José Carlos Llerena Robles On Sunday, 12 April 2026, Peru held presidential and parliamentary elections for the 2026–2031 term. The deepening political crisis in which Peru has been mired since 2017, the social and economic crisis—recently characterized by issues of public safety and rising fuel prices, respectively—and the return to a bicameral legislature (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) signaled that we were i

After failing to secure victory through overwhelming violence, Israel is increasingly relying on coercive diplomacy to impose political outcomes. IDF 162nd Division on the Israeli–Lebanese border, March 21, 2026 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit / CC BY-SA 3.0 By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump , but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israel

Socialist Party of Zambia leader Dr. Fred M’membe shared reflections on a recent solidarity mission to Cuba and Venezuela and the urgent need for people’s movements in Africa to express concrete solidarity Image from a rally in Havana in early April via Granma on X By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch Organizers and members of popular movements across Africa convened on April 12 in a public webinar to reflect on the outcomes of the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) soli

By Lissel Pino Ceballos, Communist Party of Cuba On April 16, 1961, at the bustling intersection of 23rd and 12th in Havana, the Cuban Revolution was defined in words that would forever shape the nation’s destiny. Fidel Castro, the Commander in Chief, stood before a crowd mourning the victims of the bombings that took place before the mercenary invasion at the Bay of Pigs and declared that the Revolution would be socialist. With rifles held high and the people's anger raging,

Fidel! -- Daily LIFT #1938

Image via X Various Sources Vietnamese General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm is in the People's Republic of China on an official visit from April 14 to 17, 2026, engaging in state-level meetings and a forum on higher education, science, and innovation at Tsinghua University. During this state visit, Tô Lâm is aiming to strengthen bilateral ties between Vietnam and China, with a strong focus on education, technology, and scientific cooperation. The visit reflects Vietna

Tax the Rich placard -- Yuri Keegstra from Milwaukee, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Gary M. Feinman Political debates about democracy often focus on culture, leadership, or polarization. But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver of political outcomes: how governments raise revenue. Across thousands of years of human history, the strongest predictor of whether power is shared or concentrated is not population size, technological sophistication

Photo: A wreath from the Russian Embassy was laid at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial on the anniversary of the liberation. IMAGO/ZUMA Press / jW screenshot Junge Welt, April 15, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. On Monday evening, the Embassy of the Russian Federation reported on X that on Sunday, the Buchenwald Memorial had attempted to prevent Russian diplomats, including the ambassador, from participating in a German Communist Party (DKP) commemoration ce

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at the neo-liberal ideological assault on public services like Canada Post within the context of the broader right-wing, corporate ideological assault on the very idea of government and public services. An ideological assault that it is essential for the Left to counter and fightback against. Further reading: The so-called “crisis” facing Canada Post is entirely ideological CUPW petition: CUPW - 2000-03-31 - Take Action: Stop Cana

Images via Favio Vergara, JR By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish It was an emotional morning on April 14 at the Fidel Castro Ruz Center, during a talk with Cienfuegos fighter Ramón González Suco, who, at just 22 years old, took part in the historic Battle of Playa Girón. With emotional words and a determination that the events of April 1961 be remembered, González Suco captured the spirit that drove hundreds of young Cubans during that remarkable feat. Spea

A scene from Beirut after Israeli bombing, April 8, 2026 -- Megaphone, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad Mientras los Estados Unidos abandona de manera ridícula las negociaciones con Irán en Pakistán, siempre fue motivo de preocupación si Israel acataría cualquier acuerdo de este tipo. Este fue particularmente el caso del Líbano y los territorios palestinos, donde Israel parecía absolutamente empeñado en crear nuevos “hechos sobre el terreno”, incluyendo la

Ho Chi Minh and Zhou Enlai at a banquet in Beijing, 1954 -- Daily LIFT #1937

Lenin Reading Pravda, oil on canvas Vsevolod Medvedev (1912-1985), USSR 1965 From The Workers Monthly Magazine in April, 1926 this is a translation of an article by V. I. Lenin from 1905. The translation is interesting as it is somewhat different from other translations of the same article and it has a different title as it is elsewhere often called something along the lines of Party Organisation and Party Literature: THE socialist proletariat must consider the basic principl

CPS stands firm in rejecting Taiwan Separatist leadership and Mswati's 40 banquet scheduled for 24th April 2026 13 April 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) stands firm in its position against the invitation extended to the so-called president of Taiwan, whom we recognize as a separatist leader. We assert that such a figure is not welcome in Swaziland and that their presence undermines the principles of sovereignty and international diplomacy. As we approach the 40th

Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Sixty-five years after that April of courage under fire, the Fidel Castro Ruz Center will hold the workshop "Girón, 65 Years After the Great Victory Against Imperialism" on April 14 and 15. As part of the Centennial of the Commander in Chief, the event aims to analyze the significance of the April 19, 1961 victory, which showed the world the Cuban people's determination to defend the Revolution with arms.

Postal worker braves the elements, People's Republic of China, 1974 -- Daily LIFT #1936