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“Death is not a misfortune for the one that dies but for the one that survives”, Karl Marx used to repeat after Epicurus. The CPGB-ML, nay, the British working-class movement, is poorer for the loss of this indefatigable protagonist of the cause of emancipation of the proletariat and the liberation of humanity at large. We … [Read more…]

When cancer pronounced its death sentence Iris faced it without fear. “I’ve had a good life”, she said to all She wasn’t concerned that her end was near. Iris’s pride was to be a work horse Toiling gladly in the revolutionary cause Day and night come rain or shine Hour after hour with never a … [Read more…]

I really did not want to be up here addressing funeral guests last time when my father’s service was here. And cannot believe we are all back here again so soon! Over the past two years my mum has shown us exactly what she was made of: determination, focus, love and those hugs. After losing … [Read more…]

Protest started on 4th of February in the industrial city of Tuzla. Workers of several privatised companies based in Tuzla organised a protest (without the help or support of trade-unions) demanding the cancellation of privatisations and against closing-down of the factories. They were joined by large number of people from the city and the region, … [Read more…]

INTRODUCTION Why do a class analysis at all? In 1926 Mao Zedong wrote a famous analysis of classes in Chinese society, and gave his reasons for doing so as follows: ” Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution. The basic reason why all … [Read more…]

Anybody interested in the Korean Peninsula and following a bit the western media must of necessity have heard talk over the last few days about the Commission of Enquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK which was set up by a resolution of the UN Human Rights Council dated 21 March 2013. Published on 17 … [Read more…]

The US Federal Reserve has been printing money (quantitative easing) for quite some time to lend out to the US government (i.e., to purchase its “bonds”). Because so much money is being made available for it to borrow, the government only needs to offer minimal, below inflation, rates of interest, which makes the bonds unattractive … [Read more…]

Part 4 Preparations for an uprising Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the Ghadar movement. By way of a tribute, Lalkar began dedicating this long article to the memory of its founders and participants – the forerunners of India’s struggle for liberation from British colonialism. This article is an attempt to give a brief … [Read more…]

Damascus facilitates Homs hostage release As the Syrian army continues to make steady headway in the effort to hem in and eradicate the remaining pockets of terrorist influence, Damascus is seizing the opportunity where possible to facilitate the release of those civilians effectively held hostage by those who falsely pose as their protectors. To this … [Read more…]

In the last edition of Lalkar we reported on the latest incarnation of a wealthy people’s rising, this time in Thailand, whose leaders, if they were honest, would proclaim to the world; “we are the one percent and we want more!” Although Thailand is a bourgeois democracy, with all the corruption and dishonesty that this … [Read more…]