Elon Musk and the Myth of the “Genius” Capitalist

Published in Rizospastis, Organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on 8 October 2026, under the title "Elon Musk and the Bourgeois Myth of the “Genius” Capitalist". Real below the English translation: 

To question the description of Elon Musk as a “genius,” along with similar descriptions bestowed on numerous other capitalists throughout history, is not to make a clinical assessment of his intelligence. It is to reject the bourgeois ideological myth according to which technological progress is the creation of individual “genius” capitalists operating within a supposedly passive society, rather than the product of collective labor and accumulated social knowledge.

Rubio in Athens: Imperialist Hubris in the Shadow of the Parthenon

By Nikos Mottas

Marco Rubio’s speech at the historic Pnyx in Athens on October 7 was a textbook exercise in imperialist propaganda. Invoking ancient Greek democracy, philosophy and civilization, the US Secretary of State attempted to give Washington’s pursuit of global supremacy the appearance of a noble historical mission. Behind the grandiose rhetoric, however, stood the familiar doctrine of US imperial power, military superiority and capitalist domination.

Spain: Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) announces participation in snap general elections

Spain is heading towards snap general elections on November 29, following Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s decision to dissolve parliament amid mounting social discontent and widespread protests over the housing crisis. The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) has announced that it will contest the elections, rejecting both the government’s social-democratic policies and the reactionary right-wing opposition.

Resolution of the Political Bureau of the PCTE 

KKE slams Rubio's visit: Greece must stop serving as a launchpad for US imperialist wars

During US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, the Greek government agreed to deepen the country’s involvement in US-NATO military plans, expand arms purchases and strengthen energy cooperation serving US and Greek business interests. The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) fiercely condemned these agreements, warning of the growing dangers for the Greek people.

In a statement, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE stresses:

 

KNE: Victory for the struggle of the school students in France – Victoire pour la lutte des lycéens en France!

“Victory for the struggle of the school students in France!”, emphasises the Press Office of the Central Council of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) in a statement on the large-scale student protests, noting the following:

«We salute and express our solidarity with the thousands of school students - boys and girls - who have flooded the streets of France, demanding “Education for all” – the key slogan of their protests.

 

"Rubio is unwelcome in Greece", declare thousands of protesters in Athens

Thousands of workers, students and young people flooded the streets of Athens on Tuesday evening, October 6, in a mass demonstration against the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greece’s deepening involvement in US-NATO military and energy plans.

 

Behind the banners of trade unions and mass organizations, demonstrators marched under slogans including “Rubio is unwelcome,” “Neither land nor water to the murderers of the peoples,” and demands for the closure of US military bases and an end to Greece’s participation in imperialist wars. 

 

Moscow: Police detain dozens at rally marking 1993 Yeltsin coup

Dozens of people were detained by Russian police in Moscow following a rally organized by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) to commemorate the victims of the October 1993 events, when the confrontation between President Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament culminated in the military assault and shelling of the House of Soviets. 

The detentions took place on October 4, although further details and court proceedings emerged on October 5.

 

“They shall not pass”: British Communists join thousands in Cable Street anti-fascist march

Thousands of people marched through East London on Sunday, October 4, marking the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Cable Street, when workers and residents of the East End prevented Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists from marching through the predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in 1936. 

 

Demonstrators gathered outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel before marching to St George’s Gardens in Cable Street, carrying banners against fascism and racism and repeating the historic slogan “They Shall Not Pass.” Trade unions, community organisations and anti-racist groups were among those taking part. 

 

France: Union of Communist Youth (UJC) expresses solidarity with nationwide student protests

France is witnessing one of its largest high-school student mobilizations in decades. What began with blockades over teacher shortages and deteriorating conditions has spread across the country, with hundreds of schools affected and thousands of students taking to the streets. The movement is demanding more resources for public education, adequate staffing and better school infrastructure, while confrontations with police and the use of tear gas have further intensified tensions. 

Communist Party of Greece (KKE): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is unwelcome!

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to visit Greece on Tuesday, October 6, amid growing opposition to his visit and to Greece’s involvement in US-NATO military plans. KKE organizations have already held rallies and pickets in neighborhoods across Attica, while the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) is campaigning under the slogan “Rubio Go Home”; the KKE is also calling for mass participation in Tuesday’s demonstrations organized by trade unions and the anti-war movement, including the rally at Syntagma Square in Athens at 7:30 p.m. 

 

KKE: Hands Off the Communist Party of Mexico and the Front of Communist Youth!

On October 2, Mexican police violently attacked members of the Communist Party of Mexico (PCM) and the Front of Communist Youth (FJC) as they were heading to a demonstration commemorating the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. Eight communists were arrested and several were injured in the police assault.

In a statement, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes:

 

Netherlands: NCPN renames itself Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN)

The New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) has officially changed its name to the Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij van Nederland – CPN). 

The decision was unanimously adopted at an extraordinary party congress held on September 26, according to a political resolution published by the party newspaper Manifest on October 3. The party states that it will continue its struggle for the interests of the working class and for socialism under the historic CPN name. 

Brazil’s Communists ahead of the elections: Alliance with Lula or political independence?

With Brazil heading to the polls in October, three communist parties are approaching the elections from sharply different positions. The Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) remains fully committed to the re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the PT-led coalition, while the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) is presenting its own presidential ticket headed by Edmilson Costa, and the Revolutionary Communist Party (PCBR) is calling for an independent revolutionary left position outside both the Bolsonarist camp and the Lula-led broad front.

 

Israel: Netanyahu’s bid to bar communist-backed Hadash from October elections fails!

The attempt by Israel’s right-wing and far-right parties to exclude Arab political representation from the October 27 Knesset elections has been overturned by the Supreme Court. 

 

The court unanimously reversed the Central Elections Committee’s disqualification of the Joint List — comprising Hadash, Ta’al and Balad — and Ra’am, clearing both lists to participate in the election. It also overturned the disqualification of Hadash MK Ofer Cassif. 

 

“Butcher” Marco Rubio heads to Greece — Workers prepare mass protest in Athens on October 6

The All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) is calling for a mass mobilization in Athens against the forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging workers, trade unions and popular organizations to gather at Syntagma Square on Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30 pm. The Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE) has issued a similar call, declaring Rubio “unwelcome” in Greece.

The mobilization stands in sharp contrast to the policy of the New Democracy government, which has deepened Greece’s strategic alignment with Washington and facilitating US-NATO military operations. 

Mexico's Communist Youth marks 12 years since the state crime against the Ayotzinapa students

On 26 September 2026, Mexico marked the 12th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers’ College of Ayotzinapa, following the attacks of 26–27 September 2014 in Iguala, Guerrero. 

Twelve years and three successive federal administrations later, the fate of the students has still not been fully established; remains belonging to only three of the 43 have been identified. Thousands again marched in Mexico City on the anniversary, led by the students’ parents and accompanied by students from other rural teachers’ colleges, demanding truth and justice. 

European Communist Action: Communist Parties discuss NATO, EU and growing war danger

Communist and workers’ parties participating in the European Communist Action (ECA) met by teleconference in September for a discussion entitled “The EU, NATO, and other imperialist alliances: ‘Security providers’ or frameworks for deeper military involvement at the expense of the people?” The meeting was hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), with the opening speech delivered by its General Secretary, Kemal Okuyan.

 

Marina Pilajeva, long-time cadre of the Hungarian Workers’ Party, passes away

Marina Pilajeva, long-time member of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Munkáspárt) and for years responsible for its international relations, has passed away.

Pilajeva represented the party in numerous international meetings of communist and workers’ parties and maintained close relations with the international communist movement. 

 

Who forgets the Munich Agreement? 88 years since capitalist “democracies” struck a deal with Hitler

On 29 September 1938, Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain and Daladier gathered in Munich to decide the fate of Czechoslovakia. The country whose territory they were bargaining over was excluded from the negotiations. 

Britain and France accepted the surrender of the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany and Prague was forced to accept the diktat. 

Along with the territory went crucial fortifications and strategic positions, leaving Czechoslovakia gravely weakened before the Nazi war machine. 

Spanish communists join nationwide anti-eviction protests: “Maricarmen is not an isolated case”

The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) and the Collectives of Young Communists (CJC) have joined the nationwide housing protests sparked by the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen, forcibly removed on September 23 from the Madrid home where she had lived for more than 70 years. Her eviction triggered protests across Spain and further mobilizations over the increasingly acute housing question.

 

German Communist Party backs youth protests against conscription and militarization

The German Communist Party (DKP) and Socialist German Workers’ Youth (SDAJ) have thrown their support behind the latest nationwide school strikes against conscription and militarization in Germany. Ahead of the September 25 mobilizations, the DKP declared: “We stand alongside the young people who resist conscription, militarization and Bundeswehr recruitment in schools”. It called for investment in education and social security instead of military expansion. 

 

Palestinian communists seek broad electoral alliance to challenge Fatah-Hamas polarization

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The Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) is stepping up preparations for the November 28 legislative elections, working to forge a broad left-wing, democratic and social alliance that could emerge as a third political pole beyond the longstanding Fatah-Hamas polarization.

PPP General Secretary Bassam al-Salhi said the party does not regard the elections simply as a contest for parliamentary seats, but as an opportunity to rebuild Palestinian political institutions and restore popular participation. 

 

Delcy Rodríguez at the UN: The speech of capitulation

Editorial published in Tribuna Popular, Organ of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV):

Delcy Rodríguez’s speech before the 81st United Nations General Assembly deserves to be examined closely, not only for what she said, but for everything she left unsaid. 

Rodríguez avoided any direct reference to the US military intervention of January 3, which culminated in the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, presenting those events instead as “a painful ordeal” for Venezuela.

Koutsoumbas at 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival: “Socialism or Barbarism is a question of today”

The 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival concluded in Athens with a mass political gathering at Tritsis Park and a speech by Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), who called on workers and youth to strengthen their struggle against capitalist exploitation, imperialist war and Greece’s involvement in US-NATO plans. 

 

According to 902.gr portal, tens of thousands attended the closing gathering, while hundreds of thousands had taken part in Festival events across Greece.