The sad downfall of the Syrian government

At long last, US imperialism and its surrogate in the Middle East, Israel, have, at least temporarily, achieved their long-held dream of overthrowing the Syrian government headed by Bashar al-Assad.  In the latest instalment of the conflict between Syria and the US-Israel combine, events unfolded in a way, and with a speed, no-one had expected. … [Read more…]

On the events in Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 was destined to come into conflict with the opposition Democratic Party which secured control of the 300-seat South Korean legislature in the election that took place last April.  Since then the Democratic Party has blocked legislation and held up the national budget. Government-affiliated agencies … [Read more…]

The fall of Syria

On 8 December it was announced that President Bashar Al Assad had resigned from the office he had held since the year 2000 and had left the country. A statement released later stated that he was in exile in the Russian Federation and this has been subsequently confirmed by President Putin. Assad’s resignation brought about … [Read more…]

Provocations and rent-a-crowds in Georgia as imperialists push for Maidan 2.0

Georgia’s people are resisting the Euro-Atlantic plot to turn their country into another base for attacking Russia. On 28 November, following months of increasingly hostile action by European and US imperialists in the country, Georgian prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of his country’s European Union accession process, which would be put on hold … [Read more…]

Coup d’etat in Romania

Calin Georgescu, to the shock of imperialism,  quite unexpectedly won the first round of the Romanian presidential that took place on 24 November 2024, and was heading for victory in the race with a comfortable lead in the second, and final, round over the second-place candidate, Elena Lasconi. Immediately after the first round, Georgescu was … [Read more…]

What’s going on in Mozambique?

There has been serious unrest in Mozambique since the last presidential election was decisively won last October by Daniel Chapo of the ruling party FRELIMO.  FRELIMO has in fact won every election since its liberation struggle against Portuguese colonialism ended in victory 32 years ago.  Bourgeois media everywhere are taking up the opposition’s claims of … [Read more…]

Ukraine: imperialism stumbles deeper into direct conflict with Russia

Oreshnik On 20 November, Ukraine fired six long range US-made ATACM missiles deep into Russia. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said Ukraine had struck Russia’s Bryansk region with six missiles, and that air defence systems intercepted five and damaged one. On the 21 November Ukraine launched two long range British-made Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia. … [Read more…]

Trump elected as US president

To prevent Donald Trump being re-elected, the US establishment threw everything at him – from two assassination attempts to dozens of court cases, vile abuse, RussiaGate, and much else.  But Trump won through despite the veritable onslaught against him in the mainstream media, as well as social media, in which ‘left’ liberals and conservatives joined … [Read more…]

Albert Einstein’s address at the dinner sponsored in his honour by the Jewish Council for Russian War Relief, on October 25, 1942, at the Hotel Commodore, New York

As friends of human progress, as Americans, and not least as Jews, we have the very strongest reasons for giving our utmost to the struggle of the Russian people for freedom. Let us be clear at the outset. For many years our press has misled us about the achievements of the Russian people and their … [Read more…]

A brief history of British Trotskyism

We reproduce an article published in Lalkar in 1986 in order to enlighten our readers about the history of the various Trotskyite counter-revolutionary outfits, some of whom have changed their names, the latest incarnation being the so-called Revolutionary Communist Party, which is being promoted by the ruling circles in opposition to the CPGB-ML. With news … [Read more…]