By Chauncey Robinson The nation is not out of the clutches of Trumpism just yet, and it may not be for some time. Although the Donald Trump-appointed General Services Administration (GSA) head, Emily Murphy, finally formally acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden’s win over Trump in the Nov. 3 election, the maneuvers by the outgoing president and his Republican allies to undermine […]
Yesterday the stock market hit 30,000 for the first time. After weeks of radio silence, Donald Trump appeared in the White House press room and gave a minute-long rant, extolling the numbers, even calling them “sacred.” Can you imagine? On the highest day ever recorded so far of U.S. COVID-19 cases, Trump trumpets a market rally instead of human lives. […]
By Maicol David Lynch “Political correctness has run amok on college campuses,” according to Ben Shapiro, a 34-year-old pro-Trump commentator who recently condemned the anti-fascist rallies held at universities across the nation over the last four years. These actions, organized by students themselves, have often prevented the public promotion of racist and transphobic doctrines by alt-right speakers. But the action stretched […]
By Jamal Rich The student debt crisis in the United States has reached a whopping $1.7 trillion, which sharpens the contradictions of so-called ‘American exceptionalism.’ After hosting an event with organizers from the Debt Collective and the Poor People’s Campaign, organizers from the Claudia Jones School for Political Education interviewed an organizer from the newly established D.C. Chapter of the Debt Collective on behalf of People’s […]
The votes have been counted. The election is over. Joe Biden won. Right? According to the law, the states will all certify their results and apportion their Electoral College electors between now and Dec. 8. According to the law, the Electoral College will meet on Dec. 14 and cast votes for their states—306 for Biden and 232 for Trump. According […]
As the saying goes, this was and is no ordinary election, or ordinary time. It is complex and contradictory. It will take a while to digest all the unfolding results and develop conclusions. The electoral defeat of Trump with all his deadly hate, division, and greed opens the door to a new period of struggle. Yet, Trump got many votes, […]
The following is a preview of a new book just released by International Publishers:Faith in the Masses: Essays Celebrating 100 years of the Communist Party USAThe book features contributions from more than a dozen authors examining various episodes, personalities, and themes from across the CPUSA’s century of existence. Edited by Tony Pecinovsky, Faith in the Masses challenges anti-communist narratives as well as […]
By Joe Sims Let’s get real: Things are anything but normal in this country. Attempts to explain Trump’s refusing to cede power along “normal” lines—that he’s upset, is attempting to get a pardon, or is trying to position himself and the GOP for the future—seem strained. Consider that for three and one-half years Trump has thugged his way through the […]
The joy and relief that burst forth into street celebrations across the country on Saturday reflects the huge movement, tens of millions of calls, postcards, texts, and door knocks, to Dump Trump and vote against fascism along with all the racism, hate, and division it represents. This was indeed the most important election of our lifetime! Expressions of “WE DID […]
“Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey! Goodbye….Donald Trump!” chanted the crowd as it paraded down 6th Avenue from Central Park to Madison Square Park in Manhattan. What was originally planned to be a Protect the Results protest last Saturday ended up being an all-out celebration of the defeat of Trump and his extreme right anti-labor […]