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South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
The Trump administration's ouster of South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool was certainly meant to warn other countries...
Michael Laxer
4 days ago6 min read
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British Communists condemn "Cold War lies" and social media misogyny
Starmer on the HMS Iron Duke off the coast of Estonia, December 2024 -- Number 10, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons “The first Cold War...
Michael Laxer
Mar 132 min read
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United States in 2025: Social Problems Denied via Rhetorics of Refusal
Public domain image from November, 2024 By Richard D. Wolff Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their...
Michael Laxer
Jan 177 min read
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2024: The year in review on The Left Chapter
Although there were many stories from around the world we looked at -- from Syria to Ukraine to Sudan and on -- the grinding, genocidal...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
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US Political Economy Contradictions as We Lurch Into 2025
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in the Oval Office -- public domain image By...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20245 min read
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The overthrow of capitalism and the building of socialism–communism remain the only way out for the peoples of Europe
On the initiative of the Members of the European Parliament of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the European Communist Meeting was...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20249 min read
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Anti-imperialism and solidarity with the struggles against imperialist aggression and for global justice - SACP
The South African Communist Party (SACP) held a Central Committee Plenary meeting from November 29 to December 1. They released a...
Michael Laxer
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusions
Simply put, the majority of the world does not want or accept U.S. hegemony, and is prepared to face it down rather than submit to its...
Michael Laxer
Nov 2, 20245 min read
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Building a global community and shared future - Xi Jinping at BRICS
General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made an important statement at the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 20243 min read
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Urgent appeal to stop the spiral of war and defend global peace
Public domain image The internationalist Patrice Lumumba Association for International Solidarity has launched an urgent appeal to the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 5, 20244 min read
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Tariffs Don’t Protect Jobs. Don’t Be Fooled.
Biden signing the Made in America executive order, 2021 -- public domain image By Richard D. Wolff Both Trump and Biden imposed high...
Michael Laxer
Jul 10, 20248 min read
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BRICS forum condemns Cuba blockade
International Relations of the Communist Party of Cuba The Forum of Political Parties of BRICS and Associates, which met from June 17 to...
Michael Laxer
Jun 21, 20242 min read
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South African Communists call for prioritizing the interests of workers, no alliance with DA or MKP
The South African Communist Party (SACP) Political Bureau held a special meeting on Wednesday, June 5 2024, in Johannesburg to analyze...
Michael Laxer
Jun 6, 20244 min read
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What Is to Be Done?
By Richard D. Wolff In 1863, the Russian social critic, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, published a novel entitled “What Is to Be Done?” Its story...
Michael Laxer
Jan 9, 20246 min read
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The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization
By Justin Podur Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join...
Michael Laxer
Sep 28, 202312 min read
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‘Imperialism Has Nothing to Offer Us, Only Threats’: Dilemmas of Humanity Conference Held
Panel discussion during the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference. Photo: Zoe Alexandra Global News Service “Today, the countries of the South...
Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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Economic Growth in G7 Versus BRICS: A Reality Check
By Richard D. Wolff In the United Kingdom, the BBC prepared and published data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January...
Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20235 min read
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"Eternal glory to all those who fell in the fight against colonialism, racism and apartheid!"
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, was in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 25, 20238 min read
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Red Review #112 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...
Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20239 min read
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Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez begins African tour leading up to the BRICS Summit
The Cuban President arrives in Angola Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba...
Michael Laxer
Aug 20, 20232 min read
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