Xi Jinping & Kim Jong Un during the Chinese president's visit to the DPRK in 2019 Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, is scheduled to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a two-day state visit from June 8 to 9, 2026. This visit is made at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. While specific agendas for the vis

Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, and his wife Naly Sisoulith with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing, June 5, 2026 -- image via X Various Sources In a significant diplomatic gesture aimed at deepening bilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a formal welcome ceremony on Friday,

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez visited the Hermanos Martínez Tamayo Vocational Pre-University Institute of the Ministry of the Interior on Thursday, accompanied by the Minister of the Interior and member of the Political Bureau of the PCC, Army Corps General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas. Images via Estudios Revolución By Leticia Martínez Hernández, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President

Over 300 workers at Nestlé’s plant in kuGompo City are protesting wage disparities and grading inequalities. The union says the difference in salaries of workers doing the same job is indefensibly huge. Photos by Anele Mbi By Anele Mbi, Elitsha, South Africa More than 300 workers at Nestlé’s kuGompo City plant have been on a protected strike since Friday, against what they describe as unfair wage disparities and grading inconsistencies in the workplace. Organised by the Agric

Statue of Lenin at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1985

Lenin working in his Kremlin office, October 16, 1918, Moscow -- An iconic Otsup photograph. Written by Pyotr Otsup, a famed Soviet photographer, in 1969, this is a look at his attempts to photograph Lenin over the years, including taking the iconic photo of Lenin reading Pravda at his desk. See the end of the piece for a brief biography of Otsup. Text: I SAW Vladimir Ilyich for the first time on October 28 (November 10) 1917. He was walking fast down the corridor of the Smol

Each leap in human communication—from vocal anatomy to writing to digital networks—followed the same pattern: faster, more complex, less individual. By Deborah Barsky Many people are overwhelmed by the fast-paced evolution of mass communication in a world increasingly shaped by the internet and artificial intelligence (AI). Yet ideas have not always circulated across the globe at lightning speed. Looking into deep time allows us to view our current mode of existence from a br

Malcolm X speaks in Selma, Alabama, February 1965 -- Daily LIFT #1984

Cuba’s approach to providing healthcare is indicative of the nature of the revolution: to serve Cubans and the oppressed across the world. Doctors of the internationalist Henry Reeve Brigade By Nuvpreet Kalra, Common Dreams Last week, the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology, or CIM, announced a major health breakthrough with VAXIRA, a vaccine treatment for lung cancer. This is a remarkable achievement, made only more impressive by the fact that this is Cuba’s second lung ca

With a statement by Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party: Marchers during the General Strike -- image via the PCP On June 3, 2026, Portugal experienced a nationwide general strike led by the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) union, disrupting flights, public transport, and key services across the country. The strike was organized by CGTP, Portugal’s largest trade union confederation, in opposition to the government’s “Trabal

The Trump Administration as the Latest Stage of 128 Years of US Imperialism toward Cuba By Thomas Tews At a meeting of US President Trump’s cabinet on May 27, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated: Cuba’s in a lot of trouble because, unfortunately for them, it’s run by a bunch of incompetent communists. [...] It’s 90 miles from our shores, and having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States. Cuba—a country strangl

Mao Zedong at the beach at Beidaihe in 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1983

Israeli forces operating around Beaufort Castle in Lebanon on May 31 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Vijay Prashad There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described. The word ceasefire has increasingly acquired this desolate quality when used by Israeli and US officials. What was once understood to mean the suspens

Research suggests that human consciousness evolved as a cognitive filter, privileging and amplifying human-communicative inputs as a foundation for transmissive teaching and learning, language development, and, ultimately, cultural evolution and culture itself. The Thinker, Musée Rodin, Paris -- Tammy Lo from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Josh Fisher This piece explores human consciousness as the foundational engine of culture, tracing its evolution from e

Group photo at the conference -- image via Dr Fred M'membe on Facebook Conference of the Left Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power Declaration of the Conference of the Left Adopted on Sunday, 31 May 2026, by the participating organisations of the Conference of the Left at Birchwood Conference Centre, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy forma

June 3rd is the 95th birthday of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, a guerrilla fighter who has dedicated and dedicates his life to fighting for the Cuban Revolution. May this serve as a sincere and grateful tribute to him. Photo: Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish Twenty-five years have gone by, and as time keeps layering itself one moment over another, I find myself wondering how that conversation in the province of Ciego de Ávila with Army G

Mao Family Portrait, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #1982

Statement of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The United States government has once again acted with premeditated intent in its eagerness to create pretexts to discredit the Cuban Revolution, its historical leadership, and its leaders, thereby confusing both our people and international public opinion. Everything is part of a roadmap designed by far-right Cuban-American ideologues, who pride themselves on being creative and unpredictable. Thei

Cities across the country are considering permanently affordable housing. That’s good — but we’ll keep more people off the streets if we also invest in supportive services. Representational image -- Pedro Ribeiro Simões CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Tony Carter, Sandra Scott & Marianne Dolan Between the three of us, we’ve experienced homelessness in Kentucky, Texas, and New York — different places, same crisis. We’ve all cycled through jails, emergency rooms, and shelte

We condemn the indictment of Raúl Castro, the military pressure against Cuba and the continued exacerbating criminal blockade imposed on the Cuban people International Commission of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands On 26 May 2026, the United States announced the indictment of Raúl Castro, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and former President of Cuba, in relation to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue incident. This comes in the context of renewed U.S. military pr