Victory to Iran!

In their arrogance, US imperialism and its Israeli sidekick thought they could ignore Iran’s warnings that, were it to be attacked, it was in a position militarily to ensure its aggressors lived to regret it. And sure enough, Iran’s retaliation after it was subjected to unprovoked bombing that led on the very first day, 28 … [Read more…]

Fight the dismemberment of Sudan

The following is the first part of an article based on a presentation made by Ella Rule in London on 3 April 2026 as one of the Southall Seminars series.  She expressed reliance on two principal and invaluable sources of information, namely (1) Harry Cross’s book Undoing a revolution – Sudan and the politics of … [Read more…]

Who’s against the Bolivarian Revolution? Pt 1: The Cracker from Caracas

Dr Vanessa Neumann has strong personal reasons for promoting lies about Venezuela, and she has been provided with a global platform to do so. There is constant, pervasive propaganda throughout the imperialist establishment against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, against its leadership – Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro and the PSUV – and, ultimately, against the … [Read more…]

Socialist DPRK makes progress on all fronts

By Keith Bennett Successes on the home front In the recent period, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has made marked progress across the fields of economic construction and improving the people’s living standards, as well as in national defence and diplomacy and external relations. Regarding economic construction and living standards, I was able … [Read more…]

Obituary – the late and unlamented Eddy Shah

The news that newspaper proprietor Eddy Shah had died at the age of 81 did not make headline news, notwithstanding the obituaries sections. Indeed, the name Eddy Shah would today only have resonated with people of a certain age, given that his coming to prominence in his field occurred over forty years ago. But Eddy … [Read more…]

Obituary – Michael Parenti

Editors’ note: We are pleased to print this obituary by Carlos Martinez of Michael Parenti, an outstanding critic of capitalism and imperialism, who was instrumental in opening the eyes of huge numbers of people to the gross iniquities of the capitalist system – an awakening that is crucial if the masses are to be mobilised … [Read more…]

Cuba and hope: the material expression of human resolve

The solidarity of friendly nations is helping the blockaded island to keep the lights on, but Western workers need to play their part. Hope is not a vapour that lingers when everything else has failed, nor a substitute for strategy. It is the force that makes strategy possible – the impulse that compels the first … [Read more…]

Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 8

Science and society Under Zhdanov’s leadership, the campaign against Western capitalist cultural influences was initiated in the summer of 1946.  Stalin was determined to expand Soviet influence in eastern and central Europe as a barrier against future German aggression against the Soviet Union.  Instead of understanding Soviet concerns after such a costly war, Anglo-American imperialism … [Read more…]

OBITUARY – Ayatollah Hussein Ali Khamenei

The leader who defined modern Iran Reproduced from Grandmasters of Geopolitics, with thanks The life of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — from a student in the holy city of Mashhad to the untimely end of his 36-year reign — is a story interwoven with the history of modern Iran. As the world reacts to his death … [Read more…]