(2022-04-05). Russophobia a cover for anti-communism in Germany. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN—Almost every day, I have the job of taking scores of tourists to some of the most important historical landmarks in the German capital city of Berlin. For many, this is their first glimpse of a city that was the focal point for so many of the 20th century's most important struggles. At the famed …
(2022-04-05). A Poor People's Pandemic Report links poverty, race, coronavirus deaths. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Poverty is inextricably linked with the almost one million U.S. deaths, so far, from the coronavirus pandemic, a new and detailed report says. And the county-by-county statistics also reveal a disproportionate impact on people of color, it adds. A Poor People's Pandemic Report: Mapping The Intersection Of Poverty, Race And Covid-19—the formal name for the …
(2022-04-05). Three-alarm house fire kills twin brothers in Trenton, New Jersey. wsws.org The fire is only the latest tragedy in a former industrial city beset by poverty, violence and neglect.
(2022-04-04). Cuba: Lecciones de una guerra inconclusa. cubadebate.cu Resulta urgente e imprescindible que seamos capaces de producir y reproducir una contrahegemonía (en oposición, ruptura y superación de la hegemonía burguesa que nos llega en su versión más mediocre vía Miami). Esto debe traducirse en la producción —consciente, planificada, organizada, pensada, proyectada, creadora, multilateral— de gustos, deseos, anhelos, costumbres, hábitos… que reproduzcan el socialismo cubano —como etapa de transición hacia el comunismo—.
(2022-04-04). The rise of the far right is a global phenomenon. therealnews.com 
The election of Donald Trump and the siege of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 made clear the rising political power of the right in America, but this is not an isolated phenomenon—right-wing power is surging across the globe. From India, Brazil, and the Philippines, to Hungary and the US, we find right-wing political movements that are challenging the established order and that are fueled by anti-immigration mania, racism, patriarchy, historical nostalgia, as well as the destruction wrought by colonialism, the fall of Leninist states, and the failure of modern capitalism to meet the needs of masses of people…
(2022-04-04). Red theory: Dialectics or metaphysics, two methods of analysis. fightbacknews.org In our last article we saw that Marxism-Leninism bases itself on a materialist worldview. But we saw, at the same time, that materialism as it came to be understood with the rise of bourgeois society was still metaphysical in its method of analysis. At this point, let's look at the difference between the metaphysical and dialectical method. Then we can better understand how Karl Marx established the philosophical basis of revolutionary science, dialectical materialism. | Metaphysics is a subject of philosophy that really begins, at least in the West, with Aristotle in ancient Greece, and is intended to look at th…
(2022-04-04). Sanctions and the World Economic Order: a conversation with Prabhat Patnaik. mronline.org 
A distinguished Marxist economist reflects on the impact of imperialist blockade mechanisms.
(2022-04-04). International day of action mobilizes for freedom for Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 2 April — Georges Abdallah's 71st birthday — people across France and around the world joined in an international day of action to demand the freedom of the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for over 37 years. Abdallah, the longest-held political prisoner in Europe, has been eligible for release …
(2022-04-04). Georges Abdallah's statement for 2 April day of action. samidoun.net 
The following statement was released by Georges Abdallah on 2 April 2022 as part of the international day of action for his release that coincided with his 71st birthday. Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine, has been jailed in France since 1984 despite being eligible for release since 1999. Georges Abdallah is part …
(2022-04-04). Greek rail workers protest transport of tanks for NATO's military ventures. peoplesdispatch.org The workers of private railway company, TrainOSE, protested at the Thessaloniki yard in Greece against the transport of NATO war tanks from the port of Alexandroupolis. Despite repeated orders and threats from the authorities, the workers refused to join the transport of the tanks. On March 29, workers at Evros had painted the tanks red to protest Greece's involvement in the military maneuvers of the US and NATO-led alliance. On Friday, April 1, thousands of people, on the call of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), demonstrated at the Syntagma square in Athens protesting…
(2022-04-04). Over 100 protest outside Lannemezan prison to demand release of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
At the call of Collectif 65 for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah, over 100 demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the Lannemezan prison in France to demand the release of the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. This initiative was organized as part of an international day of mobilization for the release of the imprisoned Lebanese communist. The …
(2022-04-04). Save the Planet, Behead the Military Budget. transcend.org 30 Mar 2022 – Why, why, why, as our ecosystem collapses, as millions flee the horrors of war and poverty, as the pandemic continues, as WWIII and a nuclear Armageddon rears its evil head, does ever-expanding, global militarism remain our primary national purpose? This question stabs me as President Whoever announces his proposed military budget, as Congress increases it, as the media shrugs.
(2022-04-04). Briefing: World hunger and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
The New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our new series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern.