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…]

Report from the International Symposium on Employment and Social Security in Xinjiang, Urumqi

16 December 2024 – Ella Rule The International Symposium on Employment and Social Security in Xinjiang took place in Urumqi on 16 December 2024. It was attended by many distinguished international and diplomatic guests, including representatives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute, and … [Read more…]

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

Over the next few issues of LALKAR we shall be publishing this review of Geoffrey Roberts’ book on Stalin’s library.  Although as a bourgeois academic Roberts is obliged to take an anti-communist approach and to repeat may of the usual slanders against Stalin, such as in the sentence; “this book explores the intellectual life and … [Read more…]

Will Mexico be blackmailed in order to destroy Cuba with blackouts?

By José Manzaneda, Co-ordinator of Cubainformación Over the last few years Mexico has come to the aid of the Cuban people on several occasions.  A month ago it sent 400,000 barrels of oil to alleviate the acute crisis of electricity supply on the island. Investments In no time political and media pressure from the establishment … [Read more…]

Expanded aggression of the crazed Zionists and the response of the Resistance

October 7 marked the first anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood, the spectacular jail break by the Palestinian resistance, which electrified the entire Middle East, with ramifications far and wide. The Israeli Zionists, stunned by this operation, responded in the only way they know, that is, by indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, killing unarmed civilian men, women, … [Read more…]

The promise of BRICS

Since the organisation now known as BRICS was founded in 2009 it has evolved considerably under the pressure of the world crisis of imperialism.  Founded as a group initially consisting of Brazil, Russia, India and the Peoples Republic of China (South Africa joined in 2010), it arose out of a shared frustration on the part … [Read more…]

Why aren’t they taxing the rich?

The Labour government proposes to try to close Britain’s fiscal deficit by a combination of raising taxes on the working class and middle class on the one hand, and cutting public services on the other.  What is going to prove very painful for the working  and middle class is expected to raise £40 billion.  The … [Read more…]

Project Ukraine unravels

Whilst all hell is breaking out across the Middle East, hogging most of the headlines, Nato’s proxy war against Russia is coming to an ever stickier end. Project Ukraine, instigated primarily by the US and Britain, had as its aim regime-change in Moscow, to be followed by the weakening and balkanisation of the whole of … [Read more…]