OBITUARY – Harpal Singh Brar 1939-2025

Harpal Singh Brar died at 10.10am Indian time (4.40am UK time) on 25 January 2025, at 85 years of age. He was at the home of his nephew Manpreet Singh Badal, in Chandigarh, India. His close comrade and leader of the CPGB-ML Ella Rule, as well as his daughter Joti, and sons Ranjeet and Carlos … [Read more…]

America’s proxy war against Russia has failed

With extraordinary speed, Moscow and Washington have agreed to talks about ending the war in Ukraine and fixed on a venue where they will initially take place (Riyadh). There have so far been no invitations issued either to Zelensky or to Europe. By snubbing Zelensky in this way, it is tacitly admitted by the US … [Read more…]

Hostage Alexander Turbanov released by Hamas

Reproduced from Muslim Mirror Desk with thanks February 20, 2025 In a recent development, Israeli-Russian citizen Alexander Turbanov, who was held captive in Gaza for over a year, has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel. Upon his release, Turbanov made a statement expressing deep appreciation for the treatment he … [Read more…]

The Congo under fire from M23 stooges

The history of the Democratic Republic of Congo since the country was granted its independence has been one of ruthless imposition of neo-colonialism. Traditionally a neo-colonial set-up assumed a bribed native ruling class organising imperialism’s looting of their country in return for imperialism safeguarding their local power.  In Congo this was the case after Congo’s … [Read more…]

Gaza – the long war for liberation

The ceasefire in Gaza marks a humiliating defeat of both the Zionist regime as well as its US and British imperialist masters. The Palestinian people’s steadfast refusal to be expelled from their land and allow the Israelis to carry out their much desired second Nakba must act as an inspiration to those of us in … [Read more…]

Ecuador’s Election – a critical analysis of class interests

Perhaps you like to think of yourself as an internationalist, someone who likes to maintain an interest in world events. In pursuit of said stimulation and education you might access traditional Western or Western-backed media outlets such as the Independent, the Times, the Economist, the BBC, the Washington Post et al and you might follow … [Read more…]

Trump freezes USAID

The liberal media erupted in outrage when President Donald Trump’s new administration announced a funding freeze on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with some claiming it would result in thousands of government job losses and warnings of global starvation and outbreaks of disease. On the surface, this freeze was portrayed as an … [Read more…]

TikTok and the threat to cultural hegemony

A recent article in The Times, entitled ‘Why TikTok ‘makes people more eager to visit China’, worries that “people who spend hours scrolling on TikTok are more likely to want to visit China — possibly because the platform censors material that portrays the country in a negative light”. The article’s author is particularly concerned that … [Read more…]

The life and times of Sylvia Pankhurst

In honour of International Women’s Day 1925, LALKAR continues with its series on important women of the revolutionary movement, this year Sylvia Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst was born in 1882 into a very progressive Manchester family. One great grandfather had been at Peterloo and nearly got himself killed.  One grandfather was active in the Chartist movement.  … [Read more…]