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“A resounding victory for Luisa González, if the election is free and fair enough for this to happen, will demonstrate that the Ecuadorian electoral masses have had enough of imperialist super exploitation“. So ended our last article of early March 2025 covering the first round of the Ecuadorian election that saw 15 candidates reduced to … [Read more…]

We continue Harpal Brar’s review of Geoffrey Roberts’ book on Stalin’s library, as Harpal had completed it in full before he died in January this year after only one instalment had been published (in the January/February issue).  Space did not allow for continuation in the March/April issue, but we are now delighted to be able … [Read more…]

The imperialist forces are determined to overthrow the popular military government of Burkina Faso, using their puppet Alassane Outtara, president of the Ivory Coast. The same Ivory Coast that was instrumental in the assassination of socialist president Thomas Sankara in 1987. Since Captain Ibrahim Traore came to power in 2022, the country has embarked on … [Read more…]

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…]

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…]

It is commonly acknowledged across the broad spectrum of opinion that describes itself as ‘left wing’ that the British working class has been under siege by the bourgeoisie for over fifteen years now, since the 2008 economic collapse in fact. The mandarins of the TUC even comment upon this in their usual mournful, faux serious … [Read more…]

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 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…]

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…]

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…]