An Interview with Jose Maria Sison, Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines Commissioned by the kites Editorial Committee Original Release: October 2022 / Re-Edited: Late December 2022 Editorial Introduction In September 2022, kites had the pleasure of interviewing Jose Maria Sison, the Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP),Continue reading “On “foreign monsters” and the people’s war that persists“
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Key Words: Communist vs. Leftist and Postmodernist Conceptions
Today, when people in North America join protests against injustice, try to understand what’s behind all the oppression in the world, and look for strategies to end it, they soon encounter Leftist and postmodernist politics, especially on social media, and are quickly inculcated in Leftist and postmodernist world outlooks.1 Since Leftist and postmodernist politics andContinue reading “Key Words: Communist vs. Leftist and Postmodernist Conceptions“
Seven Theses on Imperialism and the Drug War
by Aiyanas Ormond kites received the following submission from Aiyanas Ormond, a leading activist within the International League of People’s Struggles chapter in Canada who also has considerable experience and knowledge on the question of the bourgeoisie’s drug war, gained in part through eleven years of work in the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users.Continue reading “Seven Theses on Imperialism and the Drug War“
The Psychosis of Imperialism
kites Issue #7 Editorial by the kites Editorial Committee As the crisis of the world capitalist-imperialist system deepens and the bourgeoisie has no resolution, and in the absence of an international communist movement posing a revolutionary alternative, not just individuals but whole classes are losing their damn minds. The COVID-19 pandemic—not so much the virusContinue reading “The Psychosis of Imperialism”
Contested Nation
Ukraine and the Present War Amidst a History of Great Power Politics and Inter-Imperialist Rivalries by F.O. Marthoz (July 2022) INTRODUCTION How the imperialists fight each other while blaming another Europe is at war once again, for the third time in a little over a century: the specter of communism, we are told, is hauntingContinue reading “Contested Nation”
War in the enemy’s camp
An investigation into the “Freedom Convoy” movement by Jorge, Paul, and Arthur The world of the ruling class is in flames, the internal war in the enemy camp is exacerbated, and the masses are increasingly pushed to resist in a thousand ways. In this context, our task as communists is and will always be toContinue reading “War in the enemy’s camp“
“It is only in participating in the revolution that women can work for their liberation.”
An interview with Coni Ledesma of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Editorial Introduction from kites The Philippine revolution has an exemplary record of women’s leadership and participation. In 53 years of protracted people’s war, the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army have swam against the tide of semi-feudal socialContinue reading ““It is only in participating in the revolution that women can work for their liberation.””
Tin Man Maoism
A Summation of the MRP by Tyler and an exchange with Kenny Lake In response to our call for summations,1 kites received a summation of the “Maoist Revolutionary Party” (MRP), a short-lived organization in Philadelphia in 2019–20, from Tyler. While this summation offers some insights into the arrogance and lack of revolutionary principles that ledContinue reading “Tin Man Maoism”
Between Gilead and OnlyFans: Notes on the Oppression of Women in 21st-Century Capitalism-Imperialism
By the kites Editorial Committee, March 2022. International Women’s Day on March 8th was initiated by the international communist movement over a century ago as a recognition of the centrality of women’s liberation to communist revolution. In contrast to the patriarchy, violence, and degradation women face under capitalism-imperialism, where the proletariat, under the leadership ofContinue reading “Between Gilead and OnlyFans: Notes on the Oppression of Women in 21st-Century Capitalism-Imperialism“
“Banish Pessimism and Defeatism”
An Interview with Umberto Corti of the Central Committee of the (new) Italian Communist Party Part 2 of On Granite Conviction: Revolutionary Communism in Italy Today Editorial Introduction from kites In April 2021, the kites Editorial Committee conducted this interview with comrade Umberto Corti of the (new) Italian Communist Party ((n)PCI). The (n)PCI was establishedContinue reading ““Banish Pessimism and Defeatism””
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