Bangla Zone: Our lives are our own, our future is our own LLCO.org In Bangladesh, feudalism, capitalism, and imperialism all merge into one tyrannical, barbaric system. What exists in Bangladesh is an amalgam of modern and feudal exploitation and control. Global corporations, the neoliberal, comprador state, the network of globalist NGOs and charities all work to ensure the exploitation and …
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The Beast of Corruption in Bangladesh
The Beast of Corruption in Bangladesh LLCO.org The beast of corruption feeds on our land. It grows fatter and fatter. In the early 2000s, Bangladesh was ranked the most corrupt state in the entire world five times. Today, Bangladesh continues to be ranked one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Sixty-six percent of Bangladeshis surveyed believe that corruption …
Brief statement on the attacks on Charlie Hebdo by Islamists
Brief statement on the attacks on Charlie Hebdo by Islamists LLCO.org Recently, several Islamist gunmen attacked the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The style of the Charlie Hebdo magazine is an irreverent one that attacks religion in general, but also is seen as bigoted for its targeting of Muslims and migrants. Twelve people were killed and 11 …
Review of: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein reviewed LLCO.org The Shock Doctrine (2007) by Naomi Klein was a New York Times bestseller that appeared in 2007 at the height of the wave of public anger toward the George W. Bush administration in the United States. It was one of many books that made the rounds amongst outraged liberals in those years. …
Revisionists in China and Americans want stronger military ties
Revisionists in China and Americans want stronger military ties LLCO.org Both the US and Chinese long for closer military ties. This feeling was expressed at a recent meeting attended by high ranking administration and military personnel from both countries. Both US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and General Xu Caihou were present. This was the highest-level meeting between the countries …
Chinese capitalists say the Communist Party is not a revolutionary, but a ruling party
Chinese capitalists say the Communist Party is not a revolutionary, but a ruling party LLCO.org In a recent move, Chinese leaders have said that the so-called Chinese Communist Party is no longer a “revolutionary party,” rather it is a “ruling party.” Commentators say that President Xi Jinping, who is positioned to succeed President Hu Jintao was not just expressing his …
China’s revisionist PM’s family worth almost 3 billion
China’s revisionist PM’s family worth almost 3 billion LLCO.org Revisionists do not often openly call themselves capitalists. Many revisionists do not even see themselves as capitalists or revisionists. Many misleaders do not think of themselves as such. In the 1970s, the revisionists in China began pushing hard for the Theory of the Productive Forces. They deemphasized the role of ideology …
On Venezuela and Ukraine
On Venezuela and Ukraine LLCO.org Recently, both Venezuela and Ukraine have experienced substantial protests seeking regime change. In both cases it is important to recognize that protests are not always progressive nor are they deserving of support. In these two cases, neither movement is progressive. In Venezuela, the protesters are seeking a regime change that installs an opposition that seeks …
Conjuring Mao against Maoism: Prachanda and Žižek
In a recent interview, Baburam Bhattarai in the Washington Times, number two in the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), said that their party is considering changing its name. Along with this, there is another move to merge with open revisionist parties in Nepal. This turn of events is not surprising to genuine Maoists. The movement toward open revisionism is part of a larger trend in the so-called international communist movement. There is a movement afoot to negate Leninism and Maoism by conjuring the ghosts of Lenin and Mao. Slavoj Žižek’s works are an intellectual reflection of this trend.
On the Communist Party of India (Maoist)’s 10th Anniversary Report
On the Communist Party of India (Maoist)’s 10th Anniversary Report September 2014 LLCO.org The Communist Party of India (Maoist) has released a 96-page document commemorating its 10th anniversary earlier in September, 2014. The document entitled “A decade of struggle and sacrifice” offers an assessment of the current state of the Maoist war in India. The document reports that the Maoists have …