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Michael Laxer
Sep 18, 20243 min read
No to the prohibition of Communist ideology in the republics of Central Asia!
The Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan, with the Communist parties of Greece and Mexico, has issued a statement condemning recent attempts...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 17, 20246 min read
Forests Thrive When Indigenous People Have Legal Stewardship of Their Land
The fate of intact forests is closely linked to that of Indigenous peoples. Praying in the Beginning of Hudoq Kawit Ritual in Dayak Bahau...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 17, 20249 min read
"A historic legacy for a struggle that continues": On the 100th anniversary of the birth of AmÃlcar Cabral
Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the PCP at the event -- image via the PCP September 12 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 15, 20246 min read
Recycling the Discarded
Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work. Image via video screenshot By Damon...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 20246 min read
Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade
The fight against Trump's authoritarianism, while certainly necessary, is being used as cover to shore up support for a status quo that...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 202414 min read
For Socialism and Communism, the struggle continues! - speech of Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the PCP at Avante!
Image of the rally via the PCP The tour-de-force speech on international and domestic issues given on September 8 by Paulo Raimundo,...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 13, 20245 min read
At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Why the US far right lies about immigrants
Springfield, Ohio’s immigrant influx is a success story, not a scandal. But when powerful people don’t want to share prosperity, they...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 11, 20244 min read
Climate change in the Arctic is a wake-up call for the Global South
Arctic melting is intensifying, bringing environmental risks and reshaping the geopolitical landscape, writes Felipe Arango GarcÃa A...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 11, 20247 min read
Take Cuba off the list of sponsors of terrorism!: Open Letter
Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons From Casa de las Americas in Havana:...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 11, 20245 min read
The Israelis Are Conducting Scholasticide in Occupied Palestine
Israeli forces destroy Israa University in the Gaza Strip, January 17, 2024 By Vijay Prashad You must drive up a hill to get to Birzeit...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 10, 20244 min read
The Surprising Ways Inventions and Ideas Spread in Ancient Prehistory
You can learn a lot about humanity from the first technological revolutions of more than 10,000 years ago. By Brenna R. Hassett, Human...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 9, 20244 min read
How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
Protest against the Israeli war on Gaza outside the New York Times building, November, 2023 -- image via X By Norman Solomon As the Gaza...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 8, 20246 min read
Keys to Building Human Bridges to the Past
Human technologies have continued to evolve exponentially since the end of the Paleolithic: today we are using them to learn more about...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20242 min read
New bombings, hunger, destruction and chaos in Palestine
Over the 334 days of aggression, the deaths are around 41,000 and there are 94,389 injured. These numbers, unfortunately, are growing by...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20246 min read
The Strange Case of the Persecution of Daniel Jadue
By Vijay Prashad Daniel Jadue, the former mayor of Recoleta (a part of Santiago, Chile), opens the door to his modest home. It is late in...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 6, 20245 min read
The Decline of the U.S. Empire: Where Is It Taking Us All?
By Richard D. Wolff The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 6, 20243 min read
South African Communists condemn seizure of Venezuelan aircraft by US
Image of seized airplane via video screenshot The South African Communist Party (SACP) issued a statement Friday, September 6: The South...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 6, 20244 min read
Knowledge Is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students to Have Either
Silence is complicity, and that’s the way Israel’s allies like it. Police during the military like attack on the po-Palestinian students...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 5, 20244 min read
Israel's War on Palestinian Children Must End
The betrayal of these children by the international community shall stain the collective consciousness of humankind for decades to come....
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