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OBITUARY – Jose María Sisón, 8 February 1939 – 16 December 2022

10Jan

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World

OBITUARY – Jose María Sisón, 8 February 1939 – 16 December 2022

The veteran revolutionary anti-imperialist fighter, Comrade Jose Maria Sison, passed away on 16 December 2022. LALKAR sends its condolences to his family, comrades and friends. His life and his work are best summed up in his own words, uttered during an interview he gave in January 2021 to Comrade Steve Sweeney for the Morning Star newspaper. On being asked to explain about his background, how he became politically active, and his subsequent life, he answered thus: “While I was a graduate student and instructor in English language and literature at the University of the Philippines in 1959, I opposed the McCarthyite witch-hunt being conducted by reactionary members of Congress. “Faculty members and students were accused of violating the anti-subversion law be...

What is really meant by the demand for a ‘general election now’?

10Jan

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United Kingdom

What is really meant by the demand for a ‘general election now’?

It is true that Rishi Sunak’s appointment was undemocratic. But what do those calling for his ousting really want? In an era of falling voter turnout and general political apathy, calls are once again growing for workers to re-engage with bourgeois democracy; to put their faith in the British electoral process in order to express their will and fix their problems. Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor under Boris Johnson, has ascended to the position of Prime Minister without a single ballot being cast. For the millions of workers across Britain who long ago lost faith in parliamentary politics, this news brings forth nothing more than a resigned shrug and a passing: “Oh, another one already?” Despite this growing trend of disillusionment, a majority of those workers who are reg...

Microchips and monopoly – a new front in the global struggle

10Jan

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World

Microchips and monopoly – a new front in the global struggle

As a key driver of manufacturing and technological progress, bourgeois economists are paying increasing attention to the development and manufacture of the new generations of semiconductor microprocessors, and they are not alone. The legislators and ruling class of the chief imperialist powers, in particular the USA and Britain, ever keen to stifle the rise of China as an economic competitor, are seeking to leverage their technological advantage in this field to preserve their otherwise ebbing global economic and military hegemony. “A world war was declared on 7 October [2022]. No news station reported on it, even though we will all have to suffer its effects. That day, the Biden administration launched a technological offensive against China, placing stringent limits...

10Jan

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Europe, Human Rights

Food banks crisis in Europe

To anyone who has been following the conflict in the Ukraine from the coup through to the callous and wanton butchery of Donbass citizens of all ages, onto the totally necessary Special Military Operation by Russia to save remaining lives of the Donbass peoples, it has been clear that every move of Zelensky and the other fascist leaders that preceded him was decided and dictated by US imperialism and was carried out for only their interests. In articles and analysis of so many imperialist crimes over so many years, LALKAR writers have often pointed to one specific quote from Mao to describe and explain the stupidity and eventual failure of imperialist aggression. “Imperialism lifts a rock only to drop it on its own feet!” This succinct truism is perfect also to describ...

The US ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ – blatant protectionism

10Jan

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USA

The US ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ – blatant protectionism

US imperialism, not content, through its policy of sanctioning Russia, with depriving Europe of the cheap Russian gas and oil that facilitated Europe-based industries to operate competitively in the world market, has now delivered another shattering blow to Europe and its competitors worldwide with the passing of its so-called Inflation Reduction Act. Under the provisions of this Act the US government will provide subsidies to the value of $369 billion with the aim of supporting the production and development of electric vehicles, key minerals, clean energy and power generation facilities, but the legislation restricts “subsidies and tax credits to products made in the US, or companies operating there. The incentives affect manufacturing and investing in products including solar pane...

Closure of Nord Stream 1: another own goal for Europe

10Jan

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Europe, Russia, Ukraine, USA

Closure of Nord Stream 1: another own goal for Europe

It is not Russians but European who are facing hunger and blackouts as a result of the EU’s failed sanctions war. Proletarian writers Subscribe to our channel The imperialists hoped by their vicious sanctions regime to bring the Russian economy to its knees and thus spur Russia’s people (via unemployment and hunger) to demand the ousting of their president. As their economic war boomerangs spectacularly, it now looks far more likely that it is European leaders who will be facing angry mobs this winter. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1340935978&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true On 31 August, Russia announced the closure of its Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to Europe&nb...

Germany is under pressure. Something’s got to give

10Jan

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Germany

Germany is under pressure. Something’s got to give

As the economic crisis deepens and political panic spreads, the future of a unified European imperialist block is looking ever more shaky. Proletarian writers Subscribe to our channel The economic crisis in Europe, exacerbated and accelerated by self-defeating sanctions against the cheap Russian energy which has fuelled the continent’s industry for decades, threatens to destroy the much-vaunted ‘unity’ of the EU, as each member struggles for its own survival. https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1369387279&color=%23ff5500&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true The combination of overproduction crisis and soaring fuel prices is putting the German economy under such intolerable pressure t...

Price cap stunt will not stop Russian oil trade

9Jan

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China, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, USA

Price cap stunt will not stop Russian oil trade

But it will deepen and expand the fissures within the imperialist camp itself, as the demise of the west accelerates. Lalkar writers The imperiailists’ sanctions war is doing far more harm to western Europe than to Russia, yet its protagonists continue to dig deeper, holding onto the hope of an imminent turn in the tide. Their plan to reverse their declining hegemony is, instead, speeding up the process. Imperialism is in a double bind. It wants to bankrupt the Russian economy, depriving Russia of the oil revenues that were its mainstay and (it hopes) making it harder for Russia to repulse Nato aggression. Yet at the same time it also wants to keep enough Russian oil flowing to feed western industrial production and prevent the collapse of the world ...

Ramallah: Nazi Soldiers Injure Many Schoolchildren

9Jan

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, West Bank, ZIO-NAZI

Ramallah: Nazi Soldiers Injure Many Schoolchildren

Nazi soldiers injured many schoolchildren in Silwad town, east of Ramallah, in the central part of the Nazi occupied West Bank. Media sources said several Nazi army vehicles invaded the town and headed towards the schools’ area just as the children were heading back home. They added that the Nazi soldiers chased the students and fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at them at the main junction of their town near their schools. Medical sources said many schoolchildren suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation and received the needed treatment. The invasion was the second in two days, and both invasions were carried out just after the students left their educational facilities and were heading home. On Monday dawn, Nazi soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians from...

West Bank: Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians

9Jan

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, West Bank, ZIO-NAZI

West Bank: Soldiers Abduct Eleven Palestinians

Nazi soldiers abducted eleven Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the Nazi occupied West Bank. In Nazi occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the Al-Isawiya town, searched homes, and abducted four Palestinians, one of them have been identified as Abdullah Obeid. Video Player One of the Palestinians was ambushed and kidnapped by undercover Nazi soldiers driving a civilian car in Al-Isawiya. Video Player The officers fired several live rounds at the car and assaulted the young man before kidnapping him, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) has reported. In Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Ayham Halabiyya, from his home and summoned Mohammad Rabea’ for interrogation. Video Player In Tulkarem, in the ...