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Daily LIFT #1653
Repairing the Locomotive, painting, Lu Hua, People's Republic of China, 1951 -- Daily LIFT #1653

The Left Chapter
Jun 101 min read


Can Global South Investments Develop Sri Lanka?
Anura Kumara Dissanayake with To Lam in Hanoi, May 4 -- image via X By Shiran Illanperuma Since Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara...

The Left Chapter
Jun 46 min read


Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...

The Left Chapter
May 267 min read


Leaders of Cuba and China pay tribute to Tran Duc Luong
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the Vietnamese embassy in Havana, May 25 -- image via the PCC The leaders of Cuba and the...

The Left Chapter
May 252 min read


Daily LIFT #1641
Celebration of Peasant Socialist Labour Hero, painting, Myao Di, People's Republic of China, 1952 -- Daily LIFT #1641

The Left Chapter
May 241 min read


Historic Meeting of the Communist Party of China with Levica in Skopje
Images via Levica The Macedonian Levica (The Left) party has issued a press release regarding a significant and historic diplomatic...

The Left Chapter
May 221 min read


Trump is Trying to Reverse the New Deal
Donald Trump May 16, 2025 -- public domain image By Richard D. Wolff After the end of World War II, the U.S. employer class—the...

The Left Chapter
May 208 min read


Beginning or End of the Tariff War Between the US and China?
By Biljana Vankovska The patience, strategic thinking, and chess-like approach of China’s leadership have once again proven their...

The Left Chapter
May 145 min read


Xi Jinping: The friendship between Cuba and China is ironclad
Photos via Alejandro Azcuy By Leticia Martínez Hernández, translated from the Spanish MOSCOW, Russian Federation – “The friendship...

The Left Chapter
May 102 min read


Global South leaders join Victory Day events in Moscow as Europe stays away
Marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Global South leaders are gathering in Moscow, while EU remains absent. Mamayev...

The Left Chapter
May 83 min read


Daily LIFT #1627
Chairman Mao stamp honouring the 30th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (1921-1951), People's Republic of China, 1951 -- Daily...
Michael Laxer
May 51 min read


The High-Stakes, Global Battle Over Trump’s Tariffs
By John Ross Trump’s ‘tariff war’ is not an issue solely or even primarily about the US economy. It is an attempt to bring the entire...

The Left Chapter
May 55 min read


Daily LIFT #1626
Chairman Mao enjoying an after dinner smoke -- Daily LIFT #1626
Michael Laxer
May 41 min read


The EU and China at 50: Golden Jubilee, Complex Relationship
Image via X By Biljana Vankovska Any relationship that endures for half a century is bound to be complex, marked by periods of harmony,...

The Left Chapter
Apr 304 min read


Daily LIFT #1622
Mao in Beijing, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #1622
Michael Laxer
Apr 281 min read


Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant for China
The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trump’s abrasiveness risks...

The Left Chapter
Apr 258 min read


Trump Tilting at Windmills and Latin America’s Crossroads
Trump on April 2 at the White House -- public domain image By Emiliano López . The acceleration of Donald Trump’s war against China in...

The Left Chapter
Apr 245 min read


The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...

The Left Chapter
Apr 245 min read


The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...

The Left Chapter
Apr 245 min read


People’s Movements and the Bandung Spirit: A View from Sri Lanka
Indonesian poster for the Bandung Conference, 1955 -- public domain image via the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia By Shiran...

The Left Chapter
Apr 236 min read
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