Revolutionary history, history of colonialism etc.
Comments on the evolution of empire LLCO.org Empire is constantly evolving to thwart the people’s movement. Imperialism has changed significantly since its beginning. The period of traditional colonialism during which the imperial powers literally occupied colonial lands mostly came to a close around the end of World War 2. The shattered empires of Europe could …
Settlerism, Global Empire, and American opinions about Gaza LLCO.org A new poll by the Pew Research Center was released on US opinion about the conflict in Gaza. The results were interesting. Only a quarter, 1 out of every 4, Americans believes that Israel had gone “too far.” The figure is basically unchanged since 2006 when …
A Storm is Coming LLCO.org The Leading Light Communist movement is the revolutionary movement of our age. Hundreds of years of revolutionary experience have led us to this point, to this moment. There have been two great waves of revolution. The first great wave: the Bolsheviks. The second great wave: the Chinese and other social …
Book review: The Cleanest Race (2010) by B. R. Myers LLCO.org The Cleanest Race (2010) is a must read for those trying to understand northern Korea. Ultimately, the book aims to influence US policy toward northern Korea in order to further imperialist ends. In that sense, it is a book by the enemy for the …
B. R. Myers YouTube Interview: The Myth of Juche LLCO.org 19 September 2014 B. R. Myers’ The Cleanest Race traced the origin of the northern Korean state and its ideology to Japanese fascism. In his latest interview, B. R. Myers continues debunking the claim that northern Korea is a far-left state. Even though northern Korea ended …
Review: Turning Money into Rebellion, edited by Gabriel Kuhn, Part 3 LLCO.org Turning Money into Rebellion: The Unlikely Story of Denmark’s Revolutionary Bank Robbers (Kreplebebad, 2014) edited by Gabriel Kuhn documents the story of one of the most interesting revolutionary trends to emerge from the First World. It is the story of Mao-friendly, modern-day Robin …
Review: Turning Money into Rebellion, edited by Gabriel Kuhn, Part 2 LLCO.org Turning Money into Rebellion: The Unlikely Story of Denmark’s Revolutionary Bank Robbers (Kreplebedab, 2014) is a great book every anti-imperialist and revolutionary in the First World should read. The book tells the story and thinking of the so-called Danish “Blekingegade Group,” the Mao-friendly …
Reprint: Interview with Madhusree Mukerjee, author of Churchill’s Secret War LLCO.org; harpers.org Harper’s recently published an interview with Madhusree Mukerjee, author of Churchill’s Secret War. The book’s topic is the Bengal famine of 1943. Bourgeois historians condemn Stalin for the Soviet famine of 1932 to 1933. They condemn Mao for the problems of the Great …
“Third Worldism,” epistemology, art, socialism LLCO.org 1. It is always an honor to speak with you. Many people identify you as a “Third Worldist,” one term that is floating around is “Maoist.” Do you apply these to yourself? Do we uphold a revolutionary theory and practice that emphasizes the poorest people, those who suffer the …
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 …