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Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility!
Feng Jing of China at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility (POI) January 25, 2020 -- Image via Twitter In an amazing story that got far...
Michael Laxer
Feb 10, 20222 min read


Red Review #41 -- International Left and Labour News
The forty-first edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from France, India, the DPRK, China, the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 23, 20229 min read


Red Review #40: International Left and Labour News
The fortieth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the USA, China, Venezuela, India and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 16, 20228 min read


Red Review #39: International Left and Labour News
The thirty-ninth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the USA, South Africa, Kazakhstan,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 9, 20229 min read


"Let us all work together for a shared future": Xi Jinping's New Year address, highlights and video
Highlights from the address: - At the historical convergence of the Two Centenary Goals, we have set out on a new journey of building a...
Michael Laxer
Jan 2, 20221 min read


Red Review #38: International Left and Labour News
The thirty-eighth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from China, Nicaragua, India, the DPRK,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 2, 20229 min read


2021: The year in review on The Left Chapter
2021 is done and what a year it was. Along the way we saw momentous victories for the left in Kerala, Chile, Peru, Honduras and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 1, 20226 min read


Starbucks US union first: Red Review #35 -- International Left and Labour News
The thirty-fifth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the US, Australia, the UK, Nepal,...
Michael Laxer
Dec 12, 20217 min read


The Summit of Socialist Democracy to be held Dec. 11 to counter imperialist narratives
The Summit of Socialist Democracy organized jointly by Friends of Socialist China and the International Manifesto Group, and co-sponsored...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20212 min read


China celebrates friendship with Africa, pledges a billion vaccine doses
In a striking act of internationalism and solidarity, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that the People's Republic would deliver one...
Michael Laxer
Nov 30, 20212 min read


Daily LIFT #579
Photo of the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Beijing 1956 -- Daily LIFT #579 In 1956 CPC membership was nearly 11...
Michael Laxer
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Red Courtyards: 3 folk woodcuts from the People's Republic of China, 1960
The woodcuts from the Second Workers' Sparetime Fine Art Exhibition were published November 15, 1960. Overhead Cable Lines for Transport...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20211 min read


Hands off Cuba!: Red Review #31 -- International Left and Labour News
The thirty-first edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from China, Canada, the United States,...
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20218 min read


"Upholding Marxism-Leninism": Communiqué of the Sixth Plenary Session of the CC of the CPC
The vilification of the People's Republic of China in the western press and media has reached whole new levels as the United States...
Michael Laxer
Nov 11, 202120 min read


Daily LIFT #569
A wonderful picture of a smiling Che during his visit to the People's Republic of China, 1960 -- Daily LIFT #569 For more pictures of...
Michael Laxer
Nov 2, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #566
Ho Chi Minh and Mao at the 10th annual National Day military parade in Beijing, October 1959 -- Daily LIFT #566
Michael Laxer
Oct 30, 20211 min read


Daily LIFT #564
Digging an Irrigation Canal, woodcut by Yo Lung, People's Republic of China, October 27, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #564
Michael Laxer
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Red Review #28 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-eighth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, Spain,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 202113 min read


Propaganda movie? It all depends on the country
Western media like the BBC call the Chinese movie The Battle at Lake Changjin "propaganda" while unironically mentioning James Bond and...
Michael Laxer
Oct 22, 20213 min read


Daily LIFT #554
Mao meets with Chinese students and workers living in Moscow, November 1957 -- Daily LIFT #554 Mao visited the USSR for the celebrations...
Michael Laxer
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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