Cambodia: Kingdom of Labor and Social Struggles
For the past three years, inspiring strikes have been taking place at NagaWorld Casino in Phnom Penh. Unionized workers, especially female workers, have successfully opposed the Casino management as well as the authoritarian state of Cambodia.
General Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “A Gigantic Mess”!
Presidential and parliamentary elections have been the main focus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but there were also votes at provincial and local levels. The loss of influence of the Kabila clique on political institutions was confirmed, but above all we saw a rise in power of the current president’s entourage.
100 Years After Lenin’s Death, His Legacy Lives on
Lenin is still fiercely a contested, but undoubtedly one of the greatest political figures of the last century. That he was made a myth and icon by the Stalinist regime, which was precisely the antithesis of Lenin’s ideas in every respect, suited the pro-capitalist forces and still does.
Is a Regional War Looming in the Middle East?
2023 marked a dramatic escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: first the increase in settler attacks in the West Bank, then the deadly Oct. 7 shock and finally the current assault on Gaza with its daily destruction and bloodshed. Since October, the escalation has also been international.
Did Lenin Lead to Stalin?
Because of the way Lenin’s image was used and abused by the Stalinist regime, there is a lot of confusion out there. But the truth of what Lenin stood for is a sufficient counterweight to a hundred years’ worth of propaganda.
DPP Victory a Big Setback for Chinese Regime
But no solutions for working people from Taiwan’s three capitalist parties.
Lenin: His Legacy 100 Years After His Death
The Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, died on 21 January 1924 — 100 years ago. The party he led, known as the Bolsheviks and later the Communist Party, took power in the October Revolution of 1917, the first successful working-class and socialist revolution in history.