USSR postage stamp, 1965, "Marxism-Leninism - an eternally living revolutionary doctrine." -- Daily LIFT #1932

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish "Attention, Cubans! This is the July 26th Movement calling for the Revolutionary General Strike! Today is the day of freedom... Workers, students, professionals, employers, join the revolutionary general strike from this moment on!" With these words, broadcast from Radio Rebelde and other clandestine stations at 11 am, it began. April 9, 1958, marked one of the most intense days in the insurrection and f

Signs at a protest in Minneapolis on January 23, 2026 -- Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carmen Navas Reyes From the raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at U.S. airports to the approval of the controversial Return Regulation in the European Union, the world is witnessing an ‘ ICE-ization ‘ of migration policies. This ‘ICE-ization’ is characterized by the externalization of borders, prolonged detention, and the criminalization of undocumente

Gathering in Tehran on April 7 in memory of the Minab students killed on the first day of the war -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carlos Ron and Vijay Prashad The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal US and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the deal. Just before the ceasefire was announced, the Iranian authorities released a ten-p

ICE Raid, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 14, 2025 -- public domain image By Carmen Navas Reyes Desde las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en los aeropuertos estadounidenses, hasta la aprobación del polémico Reglamento de Retorno en la Unión Europea, el mundo asiste a una “ ICE-ización ” de las políticas migratorias. La lCE-ización está caracterizada por la externalización de fronteras, la detención prolong

Trump on March 5 -- public domain image The Communist Party USA condemns in the strongest possible terms the genocidal and explicitly racist statements made by President Donald Trump about the Iranian peoples. Trump’s open threats to obliterate Iranian civilization, paired with his dehumanizing characterization of the Iranian people as “animals”, clearly exposes the fascistic character of United States imperialism in West Asia. These are not simply the reckless words of an e

Fidel Castro Bust, V. Telishev artist, USSR 1962 -- Daily LIFT #1931

Vilma Espín Guillois and Fidel Castro during the formation of the Federation of Cuban Women, August 1960 Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On April 7, dozens of young women were presented with their membership cards for the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC). The presentation event took place in front of the monolith containing the ashes of Vilma Espín Guillois, located in the Mausoleum of the Second Frank Pais Eastern Front, as part of the

Image via Granma, April 3, 2026 7 April 2026 We, the undersigned communist, workers’, and left-wing parties of South Asia, issue this collective call in firm and unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Cuba. The United States government has imposed an inhuman naval blockade on Cuba. No oil has been able to reach the country over three months, since 9 January 2026. As a result, Cuba has faced at least two nationwide blackouts. This blockade has brought economic

Trump and Vance at a ceremony for US soldiers killed in the war on Iran, March 7 -- public domain image By Pallab Sengupta, Communist Party of India The recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran is not a diplomatic breakthrough born of mutual respect. It is a strategic retreat forced upon Washington by the very real limits of its military power. After weeks of escalating threats, the movement of carrier strike groups, and explicit warnings of “devastating bombardmen

V. I. Lenin meets with members of the Executive Committee of the IV Congress of the Comintern (Marcel Cachin, Clara Zetkin, Bela Kun, Sen Katayama), painting, E. Shirokov, USSR 1976 -- Daily LIFT #1930

To Lam takes the oath of office -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources On April 7, 2026, during the first session of the 16th National Assembly, To Lam, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), was unanimously elected by all 495 deputies present as the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a five-year term from 2026 to 2031. Following the election, he took the oath of office, pledging absolute loyalty to the Fatherland, the peopl

In the face of increasing economic pressure from Washington, Havana has chosen to formalize a provision that has been part of the Constitution since 2019, aiming to revitalize the economy. Image via Granma on X By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch Last week, Cuba’s Decree-Law 114/2025, which regulates partnerships between private and public companies, came into effect. The Cuban government announced the law in early March and emphasized the urgency of the legislation amid the

Image via the KKE Nationwide Conference of the All Workers’ Militant Front (PAME) 720 trade unions responded to the call: “No sacrifices for war and their profits—Organization and struggle on the path to overthrow” The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the largest all-workers’ conference ever organized in Greece took place successfully on Saturday, April 4 in Athens. The event brought together more than 2,000 trade unionists, representing 720 trade union organizat

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer examines the latest, shocking, genocidal outburst from Donald Trump saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" in the horrifying context of the endless holocausts the United States has visited upon the world. "In “Endless Holocausts: Mass Death in the History of the United States Empire”, David Michael Smith estimates the US has been directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of at least 54 million people in its wars abroad f

Trump with Pete Hegseth on March 23 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad US President Donald Trump has increasingly become unhinged as the war on Iran has not gone as he imagined. Both the United States and Israel felt that a series of domination strikes against Iran would decapitate the leadership of the country and force the remaining mid-level leaders into surrender. The miscalculation of the Trump-Netanyahu agenda has been total: a depth of wartime leadership has emerg

Image via the KKE Via the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Young conscripts at the forefront of the struggle Many young conscripts made a distinct, symbolic, and meaningful presence felt at the recent workers’ rally in Athens against the imperialist war and for Greece’s withdrawal from it. By taking part in the mass rally organized by the trade unions, they stood side by side with their colleagues, fellow students, and parents. Together they chanted the slogan: “Conscripts are

Street barricades in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising -- public domain image Easter Oration: Workers Party of Ireland, 5 th April 2026 Comrades and friends, The ideals of Easter 1916 Every year our Party, the Workers Party, commemorates the Easter Rising of 1916. This is far more than simply tradition. Today, we gather not only to remember the past. It is also about looking forward. The Easter Rising of 1916 occupies a unique place in our history: a moment whose politi

Crossing the Yangtze River, colour woodcut Ding Yan, People's Republic of China, 1955 -- Daily LIFT #1929 Artistic representation of the Communist soldiers making the critical crossing under intense fire during final months of the revolutionary civil war.

Images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish April 4 has a special symbolism for Cuba. This year, it was a day to celebrate the 64th anniversaries of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), and the 65th of the José Martí Pioneers Organization (OPJM). On Sunday, April 5, starting early in the morning, Cuban youth marked the anniversaries by engaging in a day of volunteer work across the island, focusing on both agricultural efforts and the co