<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Left Chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Left Chapter]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/all-news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:51:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theleftchapter.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day of Solidarity with Cuba held at the Portuguese Communist Avante Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders from the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), youth organizations, and representatives of Latin American parties voiced their support for Cuba and condemned the United States' policy towards the island. The day included political discussions, solidarity meetings and culminated with a concert by Arnaldo y su Talisman. Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The second day of the Avante Festival, held from September 4 to 6, was particularly meaningful for Cuba due to a...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/day-of-solidarity-with-cuba-held-at-the-portuguese-communist-avante-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ef006f461d5f63d5a136e</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:32:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_b35a12214dca49ceb68ff5986e0c3fab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_860,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily LIFT #2073]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mass May Day Rally in the Soviet sector of Germany, 1949 -- Daily LIFT #2073 The German Democratic Republic was formed later that year in October.]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/daily-lift-2073</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e2ed8456d471f0df8e66b</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily LIFT]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_67751f07760543e288df8a0e5ff4bef5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_792,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DPRK holds ceremony marking commissioning of new elite destroyer Kang Kon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images via KCNA Various Sources The Kang Kon destroyer was officially commissioned into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's East Sea Fleet at a ceremony in Wonsan, attended by Kim Jong-un, highlighting its role as part of the state nuclear counteraction system. The commissioning ceremony took place at Wonsan Port in the DPRK's eastern Kangwon Province. Leader Kim Jong-un attended, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju and daughter Kim Ju-ae. Senior officials and DPRK sailors were present...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/dprk-holds-ceremony-marking-commissioning-of-new-elite-destroyer-kang-kon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e1a1d456d471f0df8c2a6</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:12:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_65029e4f185c4ca9b912dd4b9442647b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Reverses the Asymmetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public domain image. By Vijay Prashad On 2 September, fragments from a US missile tore through the roof of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, in Iran’s southern county of Sirik. Four people were killed, including a child, and sixty-eight were wounded. The United States has made a custom of bombing weddings – in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and now Iran. When US Vice-President J. D. Vance was asked about the dead, he shrugged: ‘Things happen’. The sentence should be entered into the record of...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/iran-reverses-the-asymmetry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e048cc6495acaaf328fbb</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:42:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_8eccac7eda1644f8b7cd74838a5ea828~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Return of Anti-Imperialism: Fidel Castro's Legacy for Internationalism, Social Rights and a Socialist Alternative]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Bert De Belder, Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) Contribution of the Contribution by the Workers' Party of Belgium to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties held in Havana, August 7-9, 2026. Released in English September 3, 2026. Dear comrades, It is an honor to participate in this 24th IMCWP in Havana, coinciding with the celebration of the centenary of Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz. It is a pleasure to extend our warm solidarity to the courageous people of...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/the-return-of-anti-imperialism-fidel-castro-s-legacy-for-internationalism-social-rights-and-a-soci</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9d6f0f338fe3cc70d4d534</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:20:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_005d70263187471ab5c9d8fa8c59e479~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_838,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nada Dimić, Yugoslav Communist hero, b. September 6, 1923]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nada Dimić (1923–1942) was a Yugoslav Partisan and communist revolutionary, honoured posthumously as a People's Hero of Yugoslavia for her bravery and resistance against fascist forces during World War II. Nada Dimić was born on September 6, 1923 in Divoselo near Gospić, in what is now Croatia.. She was one of eight children and grew up in a family engaged in agriculture. Her early education began in her hometown and continued in Gospić, where she showed talent in drawing and literature. Nada...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/nada-dimi%C4%87-yugoslav-communist-hero-b-september-6-1923</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9cf2b6c6495acaaf30dde9</guid><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:10:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_dfd4b5973983465ba8f6b74e8e80aef9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily LIFT #2072]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erich Honecker addresses the 11th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party at the Palace of the Republic in 1986, Berlin, German Democratic Republic -- Daily LIFT #2072]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/daily-lift-2072</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9cdca13b36b5909cb16373</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily LIFT]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_441be96d04c740828cc50b2dbac576f7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_848,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily LIFT #2071]]></title><description><![CDATA[Camilo Cienfuegos photo montage, Cuba, 1960s -- Daily LIFT #2071]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/daily-lift-2071</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9b7686cdf183e0230a83f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily LIFT]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_489ef0920f95446ab571868a7f1991ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_621,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Dissolution of the SDF: Time for the Left to Rethink the Kurdish Question?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 5, 2017. By Rezgar Akrawi The People’s Palace Scene: The End of an Experiment and the Beginning of a Question On 25 August 2026, Mazloum Abdi announced from the People’s Palace in Damascus the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their dissolution as an independent military force, alongside the dissolution of the Autonomous Administration and its affiliated military and...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/after-the-dissolution-of-the-sdf-time-for-the-left-to-rethink-the-kurdish-question</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9b4782cdf183e0230a1b1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:08:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_acdf3795adb24bcc96eef8060f06fc95~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_619,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Israelization of International Relations: A View from a Small Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar -- image via Timcho Mucunski on Instagram By Biljana Vankovska A few days ago, when I landed at Budapest Airport on my way to an international conference devoted to serious questions of international politics, the first thing I saw was a huge civilian aircraft bearing a name unfamiliar to me: Isair. It was not difficult to guess, but I checked anyway. It was an Israeli air carrier. At this time of year,...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/the-israelization-of-international-relations-a-view-from-a-small-country</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9b2e33d055a51adf14b12c</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_d89eb5ae24e54095a0fd3c8298713766~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_826,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The brave souls who fought against the Brazilian dictatorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian artists protest the military dictatorship -- public domain image By Urariano Mota I was reflecting earlier and saw that the admirer reflects his character in the people he admires. The character of the idols is in the admirer. Even if he doesn't accomplish the great deeds of his idols, this admiration reveals the man who admires them. Thus, whoever elevates Mussolini to the rank of a great man is a fascist or a sympathizer of fascism. In his admiration he reveals himself. Whoever...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/the-brave-souls-who-fought-against-the-brazilian-dictatorship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9adb60950c73fdcf7a44c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_221a64ac6f744b2ebf505a2cc8698ba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_794,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Attack Trump’s Venezuela Imperialism... From the Right!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We face an unprecedented fascist and imperialist threat from the Trump administration; mealy-mouthed centrist imperialism just won’t do the trick. Tim Kaine at a press conference in February, 2026 -- public domain image By Joseph Bouchard, Common Dreams On Friday, the Trump administration announced a “deal” handing the United States 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, roughly a fifth of the country’s total reserves (the largest on Earth), on leases running up to 100 years. They would...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/democrats-attack-trump-s-venezuela-imperialism-from-the-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ad54c5936f8fee6c2560a</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:41:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_c611c0f8cf2e44819f806dae7ed419f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No sacrifices for their profits and wars!: Mass rally organized for Thessaloniki on Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image via the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Mass Nationwide Rally in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday September 5. The people are preparing their own declaration: No sacrifices for their profits and wars! At the same time as the government and the other bourgeois parties attempt, from the podium of the Thessaloniki International Fair, to trap the people in the false dilemmas of economic “stability”, workers’ unions and federations, organizations of the self-employed, farmers’ unions, and...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/no-sacrifices-for-their-profits-and-wars-mass-rally-organized-for-thessaloniki-on-saturday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ab1f49067abdce800eedf</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_561c3472d218417dbcde2f54117b17d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily LIFT #2070]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chairman Mao writes his dazibao "Bombard the Headquarters", oil painting, People's Republic of China, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #2070]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/daily-lift-2070</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9a31db40b25387a6f16b94</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily LIFT]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:08:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_3d98a0bd43ee46da9a8f66cf07c2eefc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_557,h_819,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communist Party of Swaziland supports the March for Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communist Party of Swaziland supports the March for Democracy in Swaziland as part of the Global Week of Action for Democracy in Swaziland Wednesday, 2 September 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) supports and will take part in the march for democracy in Swaziland as part of the Global Week of Action for Democracy in Swaziland. The march will be held on Friday, 4 September, in the City of Tshwane and will lead to the Swazi High Commission, wherein a memorandum of demands will be...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/communist-party-of-swaziland-supports-the-march-for-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99c26415f6d290e3916ee8</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_35a7305a5eab430bbf953b6431997ec4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The decay of social democracy in Venezuela]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Free Maduro / Free Cilia billboard in Barcelona, Venezuela -- Guaiquerí, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Via Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), September 2, 2026 In light of the complete surrender of Venezuela’s natural resources to the USA through the agreement signed by the social democratic government of Interim President Delcy Rodríguez —who served as vice president under Nicolás Maduro, who is being held in the US following his abduction...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/the-decay-of-social-democracy-in-venezuela</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99a226e12fa7bad8b373ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:56:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_d5114250f0b6451f8083c82e3bdb528d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Has the Right to Tell Our Story: The Fight Over Cultural Heritage in the United States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah J Malerich, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jeffrey H. Altschul Cultural heritage is under attack in the United States. The National Historic Preservation Act’s Section 106 regulation, which balances economic development and historic preservation, has been rewritten to leave historic places in the path of the wrecking ball at the federal government’s whim. Developers contend that a new regulation is required because the Section 106 process is too slow, too unpredictable, and too...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/who-has-the-right-to-tell-our-story-the-fight-over-cultural-heritage-in-the-united-states</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a994b08d1f90d9ff822223d</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:59:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_91912c630b7547bd8458d0e2b0bfb041~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily LIFT #2069]]></title><description><![CDATA[Che portrait -- Daily LIFT #2069]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/daily-lift-2069</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a98a290aa9ccb80eaf008ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Daily LIFT]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:30:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_6aa081e8968f4b869b756ec33b566fe8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_545,h_821,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Communists denounce Greece-Israel Achilles Shield signing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image of the signing ceremony via the Israeli Ministry of Defense on X KKE: “Achilles Shield” is yet another dangerous decision concerning military preparedness and the deepening of military involvement In a statement on the signing of the Greece–Israel Agreement on the “Achilles Shield”, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE states the following: “The Greece–Israel Agreement on the so-called ‘Achilles Shield’ is yet another dangerous decision by the New Democracy government,...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/greek-communists-denounce-greece-israel-achilles-shield-signing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a986749473d9678fee11603</guid><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:21:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_eb429422928b4aab8b0cf959bab72bcf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ho Chi Minh statue unveiled in Bishkek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images via X Various Sources A bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated on August 31, 2026, at Ho Chi Minh Square in Bishkek, symbolizing Vietnam-Kyrgyzstan friendship and serving as a cultural landmark for both nations. The statue unveiling took place at Ho Chi Minh Square, located within the Royal Central Park complex in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The ceremony was attended by Vietnamese Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, along with representatives of the Kyrgyz...]]></description><link>https://www.theleftchapter.com/post/ho-chi-minh-statue-unveiled-in-bishkek</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a982b9fac46fc7946e6c7ef</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:05:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_dd6e6827efea4ab4bb9220906cd4a2d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Left Chapter</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>