Che, early 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1888

Voting in Leningrad, 1984 From Socialism: Theory and Practice, 1985, a look at elections and the exercise of people's democracy in the USSR. ELECTIONS IN THE USSR: GENERAL FACTS 1) The Soviets of People's Deputies, i.e., the USSR Supreme Soviet, Supreme Soviets of Union and autonomous republics and local Soviets constitute an integral system of bodies of state authority in the country. Deputies to all Soviets are elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by

Tarique Rehman being sworn in as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister -- image via news video screenshot By Muhammad Giasuddin Bangladesh’s recent election was not merely a procedural transfer of state power; it represented a critical moment of testing for the nation’s social psychology, historical memory, and political orientation. Before any political, scientific, or even social experiment reaches the vast arena of the public sphere, it must pass through complex processes—much l

Students at a school for the deaf sing "The East is Red", People's Republic of China, 1972 -- Daily LIFT #1887

A recent mass rally in defense of Chavismo in Caracas -- image via X By Yader Lanuza After the Trump administration illegally kidnapped the legitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3 rd , 2026, we saw two distinct and divergent responses from Venezuelans. On the one hand, the Venezuelan diaspora, especially in the United States, celebrated  President Maduro’s kidnapping and bombing of their birth country. They congregated in sma

All images by Michael Laxer Hundreds marched in solidarity with Cuba in downtown Toronto on Sunday across the street from the US consulate. The rally was organized by the Bolivarian Circle Louis Riel Toronto, Canadian Peace Congress, Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association TorontoCommunist Party of Canada, Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network, Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity and others. Protesters chanted and carried placards demanding an end to the oil

Images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish During National Defense Day, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the National Defense Council as well as President of the Republic, attended the Ministry of the Interior's Demonstration Exercise on handling high-risk situations this Friday morning. Throughout the day, which aimed to enhance and intensify the practical training of the institution's forces in carrying out their missions and

Washington’s kidnapping of Maduro was intended to demonstrate the empire’s dominance. But it also exposed its limits. Venezuelan communards march in Caracas January 7 demanding Maduro's release -- image via X By Roger D. Harris & John Perry, Common Dreams The kidnapping of a sitting head of state marks a grave escalation in US-Venezuela relations. By seizing Venezuela’s constitutional president, Washington signaled both its disregard for international law and its confidence

Revolutionary teachers and students of the Central Academy of Industrial Arts erect a massive poster in Beijing, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1886

Via the Popular Socialist Party of Mexico, translated from the Spanish FIRST: Cuba is a prime example of historical resistance and political sovereignty, given the capacity the Cuban people have demonstrated to maintain their self-determination despite more than 60 years of external harassment. This harassment has included all forms of high- and low-intensity warfare invented by American imperialism: economic, financial, and commercial blockades, both direct and through thir

Cuban and Palestinian flags outside the University of Havana, May 2024 By Biljana Vankovska Últimamente, me encuentro pensando en una personaje de la antigua película partisana yugoslava La batalla de Sutjeska . La película está dedicada a la heroica batalla y a la brillante maniobra táctica de Tito para liberar a las unidades partisanas rodeadas. Sin embargo, ese no es mi tema aquí, aunque ahora estemos hablando de un cerco mucho mayor que se cierne sobre la humanidad. En un

Family Study Group, illustration, People's Republic of China, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1885

Solidarity with the Cuban People! The Communist Party of Sweden strongly condemns the United States’ continued aggression and threats against Cuba. The Cuban people are a proud people who have the full right to choose their own path without external interference, like all other peoples. For decades, however, they have been subjected to an economic blockade, sanctions, sabotage, and political pressure, primarily from the United States. Despite this, the Cuban Revolution stands

Images via the KCNA Various Sources The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) opened on February 19, 2026 in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), bringing together thousands of delegates and observers to set policy priorities, with a key focus on improving economic activity under Kim Jong Un's leadership. The Ninth Congress represents the highest decision-making body of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), as stipulated under party rules to be

Image via the UAW on X Various Sources Volkswagen workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have made history by voting overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract, marking a significant labor milestone in the Southern United States. The United Auto Workers (UAW) contract was ratified by 96 percent of Volkswagen employees at the Tennessee plant. This first-ever union agreement at the facility includes several key benefits: 20 percent wage increases ensuring a signif

Manifesto from the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) A 15-point statement by the TKP Central Committee on the most important current issues facing working people in Turkey — and the path forward: parting ways with the bourgeois class of Turkey Poverty, the cost of living, unemployment; workplace murders, mobbing and injustice; gambling, drugs, harassment, abuse, violence, femicides, corruption—in short, a society in full decay, and a country shaken by earthquakes and fires. The

Che, photo portrait, 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1884

By Vijay Prashad En enero de 2026, el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, declaró que Cuba era una “amenaza inusual y extraordinaria” para la seguridad de los Estados Unidos, una designación que permite al Gobierno de ese país aplicar restricciones económicas radicales que tradicionalmente se reservan para los adversarios de la seguridad nacional. El bloqueo de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba comenzó en la década de 1960, justo después de la Revolución Cubana de 19

The peer-reviewed findings, according to the study’s authors, “contradict claims” that Gaza health officials have “inflated the death toll from the war in the Gaza Strip.” Israeli occupation forces operating in Gaza in 2024 -- image via Wikimedia Commons / IDF Spokesperson's Unit By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel’

Illegal Israeli West Bank settlement -- Image via news video screenshot The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the apartheid Israeli settler regime’s expansionist plans to occupy more Palestinian land in the West Bank, designating it as “state land" yet another manoeuvre to deepen its apartheid policy on the Palestinian people. The annexation is yet another violation of international law, aimed at entrenching the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. The latest