Questions about Maoism and Leading Light Communism LLCO.org We recently received some questions about the relationship of Leading Light Communism to Maoism. 1. Is the LLCO’s concept of the Third World the same as chairman Mao’s? No. The Leading Light’s “Global Class Analysis” is totally different from Mao’s “Theory of Three Worlds.” Let’s look at …
Early GPCR, the Rise of New Power and New Ideology: Seas are rising, Clouds and Waters Raging – The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Begins, Maoist China from 1958 to May 16, 1966 (Part 3) Read Part 1 here: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-1/ Part 2 here: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-2/ Part 4: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-4/ Part 5: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-5/ Part 6: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-6/ Part 7: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-7/ Part 8: https://llco.org/early-gpcr-the-rise-of-new-power-and-new-ideology-part-8/ Prairie …
Part 1 of this review is found here: https://llco.org/dissent-science-and-a-healthy-world/ Dissent, science, and a healthy world: comments on Judith Shapiro’s Mao’s War Against Nature (2001) Part 2 of 2 LLCO.org Some final thoughts Capitalism has proven itself unable of dealing with the growing environmental crisis. In order to reproduce itself, capitalism must maintain unsustainable production and …
Part 2 of this review can be found here: https://llco.org/dissent-science-and-a-healthy-world2/ Dissent, science, and a healthy world: comments on Judith Shapiro’s Mao’s War Against Nature (2001) Part 1 of 2 LLCO.org Mao’s War Against Nature (Cambridge University Press, 2010) by Judith Shapiro was published a decade ago. Even though the book is problematic in many ways, the …
Book Review: Running on Emptiness by John Zerzan LLCO.org John Zerzan has been one of the more popular anarchist writers of the past two decades. He is considered one of the main theorists of anarcho-primitivism or green anarchism. His neo-Luddite politics have come to be associated with the 1999 WTO protests a.k.a. “the battle of …
Summations, Questions, Answers: a Short Lesson on Revolutionary History LLCO.org Science prevents us from rowing in circles “Greats have come before us. We must learn from them. We must absorb their lessons. We are a link in a long chain of heroes and martyrs. We must rise to the occasion. Shine brightly. Head up. Follow …
On Conscious Consumerism, Lifestylism: a Letter from a Reader LLCO.org “Dear Leading Light, I am curious about the day to day life of a Leading Light Communist in the First World. What do you think about ‘conscious consumerism’ and ‘fair trade.’ Is it bullshit? Should we change our lifestyles? After all, corporate junk food and …
Reparations demanded for eco-destruction of Africa LLCO.org At a forum in Burkina Faso’s capitol Ouagadougou, African Union officials have demanded billions of dollars in compensation from the countries of the First World. The AU officials demand reparations for the damage done to their continent by climate change, pollution, and ecological disasters caused by the First …
Africa in Crisis: Hundreds of Millions Lack Access to Water, Suffer from “Sick Water,” and Food Shortages LLCO.org Africa, especially West and Central Africa, is in crisis. According to a recent UNICEF report, more than 155 million, roughly 40 percent of the population in West and Central Africa, lack access to potable water. This region …
According to a group of Dutch researchers writing in the journal of Science, 60 million people living near and around the Himalayan mountains will suffer a shortage of food in the coming decades. The shrinking glaciers will cause water shortages. Crops will dry up. By 2050, Indus, Ganges and Brahamaputra basins in South Asia could see their water supplies decline by as much as 19.6 percent. In addition, climate change could devastate river basins in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.