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Students in Athens demonstrate against Panteion University's war seminar
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that students at Panteion University in Athens, Greece organized a protest, declaring their refusal to adapt their studies to facilitate the Greek government's preparations for war. At the rally they chanted slogans like: “Panteion University must not become a training ground for war – no one must be complicit in crime”. The catalyst was the war seminar organized by the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) o

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Feb 121 min read


Cuban President meets with delegation of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez conveyed Cuba's deep appreciation for the efforts of the Bureau of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. His Excellency Mr. Coly Seck, the Committee's President and Senegal's Permanent Representative to the UN, expressed gratitude to the President for his welcome. Images via Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of

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Feb 122 min read


Daily LIFT #1876
All Power Belongs to the People!, poster, USSR 1978 -- Daily LIFT #1876

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Feb 111 min read


The Algorithms of Collapse
Capitalism has elected AI as the next tool to distribute and dismantle labor, create a new power structure in the world, and repress social and political movements. Elon Musk in September, 2025 -- Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By João Camargo, Common Dreams AI is being diffused throughout society under chatbots, models, and agents which are explicitly reactionary and create communicative and physical walls to defend the status quo. Capitalism has elected

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Feb 116 min read


India is gearing up for a historic worker-farmer’s strike on February 12
Millions will stop work on Thursday demanding the withdrawal of the new anti-worker labor codes, restoration of the rural employment guarantee act, and the protection of the country’s sovereignty and the secular-democratic constitution. Rally in preparation for the nationwide strike scheduled for February 12 -- image via the CITU on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch India will witness the largest ever national strike in its history on Thursday, February 12, in oppos

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Feb 113 min read


KKE demands Greece reject Trump's invitation to "Board of Peace"
Image via the KKE Statement by the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) On the Greek government’s invitation to Trump’s “Board of Peace” The Greek government must, without hesitation, reject Trump’s invitation to the upcoming meeting of the so-called “Board of Peace”, whose aim is to implement the plan to turn Gaza into a US–Israeli protectorate and an “El Dorado” for investments, in which there will be no place for the homeland of the

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Feb 111 min read


SWAPO condemns US fuel blockade of Cuba
Office of the Secretary-General South West Africa People's Organisation ( SWAPO) PARTY STATEMENT ON THE FUEL BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA (translated from the Spanish ) The SWAPO party expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the United States of America for imposing a complete blockade on fuel supplies to the Republic of Cuba. This action has significant humanitarian consequences for the Cuban people and extends a long-standing policy of unilateral economic restrictions. The

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Feb 112 min read


Daily LIFT #1875
Victory Day, poster, USSR c.1980 -- Daily LIFT #1875

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Feb 101 min read


An Amnesty is Neither Weakness nor Oblivion
Venezuela's legislature advancing an amnesty bill proposed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez -- image via news video screenshot By Guillermo Barreto On 20 May 2017, during a violent protest planned by sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, 21-year-old Orlando Figuera was attacked by a mob that accused him of being a Chavista. After being stabbed, he was doused with gasoline and set on fire in front of everyone present. Young Orlando was admitted to a hospital with multiple

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Feb 105 min read


Stop the escalation of aggression against Cuba!: Joint Statement of Communist and Workers' Parties
Joint Statement «Stop the escalation of aggression against Cuba!» We firmly condemn US imperialism’s new escalation of aggression against the sovereignty and independence of Cuba and against the rights of the Cuban people. The US President’s Executive Order calling Cuba an «unusual and extraordinary threat» against its security is merely creating, based on a pack of falsehoods, a cynical pretext by US imperialism to try and prevent the supply of fuel to Cuba and to step up th

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Feb 103 min read


Let Cuba Live! : A Call to Conscience demanding an end to Donald Trump’s cruel assault on the Cuban people
On Monday 9th, an open letter under the name "Let Cuba Live!" was released denouncing Donald Trump´s new Executive Order that seeks to cut off Cuba’s access to oil as an intentional attempt to induce famine and mass suffering for the Cuban people. Influential public figures, elected officials, artists, and organizations—including 22 Members of the New York City Council, Mark Ruffalo, Kal Penn, Susan Sarandon, Alice Walker, Alexa Avilés, 50501, Movement for Black Lives, The P

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Feb 103 min read


Mexico dispatches over 800 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba
Image via X Various Sources Mexico has announced it is sending two Navy vessels, the Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, from the port of Veracruz carrying more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The cargo includes liquid milk, meat products, beans, rice, canned tuna, sardines, vegetable oil, and personal hygiene items. The ships are expected to arrive in Cuba within several days. The shipment does not, however, include any oil. In a press release the Mexican government sai

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Feb 91 min read


Díaz-Canel speaks with Russia Today about Venezuela and international solidarity
Images via Estudios Revolución Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke to the press on Thursday, February 5, in Havana about the situation facing the island in the wake of the latest criminal measures imposed by Washington and the Trump regime. This very long press conference that involved exchanges with several reporters is of real importance in understanding the situation from a perspective not generally reflected in the western media. We are translating the questions and a

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Feb 97 min read


The story of Ti Top/Titov Island and its monument
Ti Top Island, located in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, is renowned for its stunning crescent-shaped beach, panoramic views, and rich history, making it a must-visit destination for travelers. The monument to Titov on the island, 2025 -- Andre Hospers, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ti Top or Titov Island gained new historical prominence in 1962 when Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov visited the spectacularly beautiful Ha Long Bay with Democratic Republic of Vietnam President Ho Chi M

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Feb 92 min read


Daily LIFT #1874
Hammer and Sickle, illustration/poster, USSR c. 1986 -- Daily LIFT #1874

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Feb 91 min read


Turkish Communists demand justice, accountability for earthquake victims
Image via the TKP We will neither forget nor forgive. We will hold them accountable! - Communist Party of Turkey Three years have passed… According to official figures, which are indeed unreliable, we lost exactly 53,537 citizens in the February 6 (2023) earthquakes; and over 107,000 people were injured. And this happened right before our very eyes. There were so many comprehensive scientific reports prepared; the destruction, losses, and crisis we experienced had all been pr

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Feb 92 min read


Daily LIFT #1873
Viva Cuba, Territorio Libre de America, poster, 1968 -- Daily LIFT #1873

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Feb 81 min read


Record Detentions: More Than 70,000 People in ICE Custody for the First Time in History
New official data show an unprecedented expansion of the immigrant detention system and electronic monitoring. Ice agents in Minneapolis after the murder of Renee Good -- Chad Davis, [1], CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nicolas Baintrub, Enlace Latino NC The U.S. immigrant detention system has reached a new historic high. On Jan. 24, 2026, 70,766 people were being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 225 immigrant detention centers across the country

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Feb 83 min read


For the Cuban people, surrender is not an option
Claims by officials in Washington that “Cuba’s collapse is imminent” usually coincide with a tightening of the blockade. Yet, once again, Cubans have reaffirmed their commitment to the revolution and their creative resistance in the face of the latest US attacks. Cuba's leaders head a traditional Torchlight March of tens-of-thousands in Havana in homage to National Hero José Martí, on the 173rd anniversary of his birth, January 27, 2026 -- image via X By Manolo De Los Santos,

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Feb 87 min read


Daily LIFT #1872
Soviet stamp for the 100th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto -- Daily LIFT #1872

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Feb 81 min read
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