Solidarity With Cuba Against Imperialist Provocations 13 July 2021LLCO.org Because of the 60-year long illegal and inhumane blockade imposed on the country by the United States, Cuba has faced undue hardship that includes food shortages, lack of medical supplies, and power outages. And due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is being exacerbated. A relatively …
Overturning Vulgar Third Worldism: A Practical Internationalist Approach to Revolution Medved Pobedy 23 June 2020 LLCO.org Last updated 14 August 2020 Contents IntroductionWhat Is “Vulgar” Third Worldism?The Roots of the Labor AristocracyThe Reactionary and Foolish Nature of the Labor AristocracyThe Many Contradictions of CapitalismConvergent and Divergent InterestsPrivilege, Propaganda, and False ConsciousnessThe Problems of Vulgar Third …
Featured image: Brzezinski visits Osama bin Laden and other Mujahideen fighters during training. Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War Janelle Velina30 March 2019LLCO.org When it comes to war-torn Afghanistan and the role played by the United States and its NATO allies, what comes first to mind for most is the ‘War on Terror’ campaign launched in …
The Global Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar, a Brief History By Janelle Velina (llco.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 …
Review of Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa Part 2/3 LLCO.org Part 1/3: https://llco.org/review-of-walter-rodneys-how-europe-underdeveloped-africa-part-13/ Part 3/3: https://llco.org/review-of-walter-rodneys-how-europe-underdeveloped-africa-part-33/ In order to understand why Africa is so impoverished and powerless today, one has to examine the history of power and economy. Development, underdevelopment and power are intertwined. Africa today is a product of its past, just as …
Review of Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa Part 1/3 LLCO.org Part 2/3: https://llco.org/review-of-walter-rodneys-how-europe-underdeveloped-africa-part-23/ Part 3/3: https://llco.org/review-of-walter-rodneys-how-europe-underdeveloped-africa-part-33/ Walter Rodney was a writer and activist who was influential in the anti-imperialist, the Black Power, and socialist movements across the Black and African worlds. In 1980, Rodney was assassinated in his homeland of Guyana by a car …
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 …