Unequal exchange, imperialist wars etc.
Image: Adolf Hitler meets with Thomas J. Watson, head of IBM and president of the International Chamber of Commerce, and other members of the ICC board in 1937 Conspiracy Theory and Class Analysis: Imperialist Covert Operations in the Context of the Class Struggle Medved Pobedy 17 Feb. 2019 LLCO.org “The bourgeoisie are the counter-revolution. They …
The Global Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar, a Brief History Janelle Velina9 January 2019LLCO.org Since the United States entered into the Second World War considerably late, it did not suffer as much damage or casualties as other countries had. It also helped that its geographical location kept its cities from suffering the infrastructural damage seen …
International Law and its Place in ‘Late-Stage’ Capitalism Janelle Velina22 December 2018LLCO.org Toronto-based international criminal lawyer and long-time critic of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Christopher Black, recently published a paper titled, “Marx and International Law – A Perspective,” which is now available online on his blog. The paper provides insights on global capital, discussing how …
The Leading Light on African Liberation Day 2018 Jacob Brown, edited by Kwame Twumasi LLCO.org LLCO Ghana at the African Liberation Day program on May 25, 2018: Look at this World Map detailing the Human Development index in 2018 (1): See where are the lowest development indicators? Africa and the Indian subcontinent! This is what …
Jose Maria Sison loves America LLCO.org Note: This article is directed against some of José María Sison’s ideas that we have identified as revisionist. It is not meant to discredit the Communist Party of the Philippines as a whole and the people’s war it is waging. The LLCO stands in solidarity with all progressive anti-imperialist …
To many Indians, the most significant aspect of Gandhi’s life is that he successfully mobilized millions of people for the de jure overthrow of British rule. For Westerners influenced by the saintly reputation created for Gandhi by ruling class propaganda, Gandhi represents a citizen of a colony who led his people to freedom without the bloodshed usually associated with national liberation struggles. Gandhi’s example is routinely used to condemn armed national liberation struggles around the world, with the mistaken assumption that it is always possible to expel foreign occupiers by non-violent means. As such, Gandhiism is the favourite philosophy of conservative opponents of actual national liberation struggles and those who support the status quo of violent imperialist domination of the Third World.
A Qualitatively Higher Level: The Leading Light Communist Organization, Unique Among the Crowd Comrade Patrick February 2017 LLCO.org Leading Light Communism is a great wave arising to save humanity. It is a wave that brings a new Earth in which there is no discrimination between people. It is at once the great revolutionary wave, and …
On the Occupy movements LLCO.org Recently, protests have broken out in many parts of the United States. The biggest of these is the Occupy Wall Street protest. These protests have been getting media attention recently. There is much hype right now claiming that these events are the beginning of an American revolution. It is important …
Corrupt Politicians, and the need for Youth Leadership Leading Light Comrades in West Africa LLCO.org Politicians in a neocolonialist false “democracy” are voted to power as a result of the promises they make to the electorate. Most promise to help develop their communities so that their people will have decent lives. The masses rightfully expect …
Comments on Agriculture and Food in Crisis (2010, Monthly Review Press) ed. by Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar. LLCO.org In the period between 2006 and 2008, a world food crisis emerged. Agriculture and Food in Crisis (2010, Monthly Review Press) is an anthology of articles describing the causes and effects of this crisis. The collection …