Godfrey Cremer: condolences from Chinese embassy

The message below was received on 12 May 2012 from a comrade at the Chinese embassy who was at the last minute prevented from attending the memorial meeting for Comrade Godfrey Cremer, founding and central committee member of the CPGB-ML. (See ‘Rembering Comrade Godfrey Cremer’ Proletarian, June 2012 and ‘Memorial meeting for Comrade Godfrey Cremer, Lalkar, July 2012, for details of the meeting)

Julian Assange: cyber-revolutionary or liberal do-gooder?

WikiLeaks campaigner highlights the inevitable shortcomings of liberal individualism, which sees no distinction between imperialism and anti-imperialism.

Industry matters: Taking on capitalism

Poem: ‘A Postgraduate’s Lament’

by Rhiannon Owens

Mexican people reject electoral fraud

The candidate of the left has been cheated of victory for a second time. As the masses take to the streets, US imperialism is wary.

Constitutional coup topples progressive president in Paraguay

Paraguay’s revolutionaries and people will draw lessons from the Lugo presidency as they continue the fight for independence and freedom.

Obituary: Teofilo ‘Pirolo’ Stevenson, 1952-2012

Boxer for the revolution.

Iran: undeclared war on all fronts

Imperialism is presently pursuing a dual strategy of intimidation and interference against the Islamic Republic of Iran, but despite the imposition of further sanctions, the heightened threats of war and the foiling of yet more assassination attempts, it seems that no amount of open or underhand meddling is going to shift the country from its fiercely-held independence.

The great British benefits rip-off

Ruling class response to overproduction crisis hits the sick and disabled especially hard.