Support the Libyan resistance against imperialism

At the moment the situation in Libya is fluid and changing with every passing day.  We shall have to await the outcome of the struggle taking place before making a thorough analysis of the present phase of the imperialist predatory war against Libya.  Meanwhile we issue the following brief statement.______________On 19 March 2011, using the … [Read more…]

Rage against capitalism: The working class fights back

The riots that broke out in Tottenham, north London, on the night of Saturday 6 August, and again over subsequent nights, spreading first to communities across London, and then to cities around the country, represent the spontaneous anger of broad sections of working people, particularly the poorest and most oppressed, at police violence, racism and … [Read more…]

Famine in Somalia: imperialism is to blame

The famine gripping Somalia is no “natural disaster”.  Even leaving aside the question of what impact man-made climate change has had on the frequency of drought episodes (now recurring every three years or so, a far cry from the predictable decennial droughts that afflicted the region half a century ago), or the knock-on effects of … [Read more…]

Syria steadfast in face of imperialist-backed counter-revolution

With the NATO imperialists having secured significant military victories in Libya, by means of the most brutal use of overwhelming fire power and superior military technology (although, at time of writing, the courageous resistance of the revolutionary and patriotic forces led by Colonel Gaddafi remains a powerful force in the country and is apparently far … [Read more…]

Interview with Mohammed Hassan on the situation in Yemen

Lalkar is pleased to reproduce below an interview conducted, at end of July, with Comrade Mohammed Hassan from the Belgian Workers’ Party, previously an Ethiopian ambassador and a person who is extremely knowledgeable about the Middle East.  Because of the paucity of information about the subject in the western media, we asked Cde Mohammed Hassan … [Read more…]

Anti-imperialist barbecue: A great success

More than 120 people packed Saklatvala Hall in Southall on Saturday 30 July for the CPGB-ML’s annual anti-imperialist summer barbecue, organised to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the victory of the Korean and Chinese peoples in the Korean war and of the raid on the Moncada Barracks that heralded the start of the Cuban revolution.Guests … [Read more…]

OBITUARY: Brian Haw

The anti-war movement in Britain lost one of its most dedicated, tenacious and courageous activists on 18 June 2011, when Brian William Haw lost his battle with lung cancer and passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 62, in Germany, where he was receiving medical treatment.For nearly 10 years, since he had … [Read more…]

Ninety years of the Communist Party of China

On 1 July 2011, the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates the 90th anniversary of its foundation. This is a major occasion in international political life and especially for the international communist movement, as the CPC holds power in a country that is home to almost a quarter of humanity, which has become a major … [Read more…]

In defence of the DPRK’s proletarian  internationalist history and traditions

One important aspect of the current international situation is that, faced with the steady rise of the People’s Republic of China and with the steadfast adherence to anti-imperialist and socialist principles on the part of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, both countries are subjected to increasing pressures and threats from the various imperialist powers, … [Read more…]

Imperialism and the world food crisis – Concluding part

If capitalism is allowed to continue to run amok all over our planet, scientific studies suggest that today’s adequate (albeit criminally ill-distributed) food production will by mid-century become woefully inadequate.  The fact of the matter is that today’s factory farming which is productive of bumper crops is carried out in most places of the world … [Read more…]