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 […]
By C.J. Atkins For months, Trump’s re-election campaign regularly charged that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were at minimum the puppets of the “radical left.” At worse, the Democratic nominees were themselves socialist extremists who were pals with left-wing governments in Havana and Caracas. Across most of the United States, the fictional claims failed to capture much appeal outside the […]
By the National Board of the Communist Party USA I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity. The people are awakening. In due time, they will and must come to their own. . . . Let the people everywhere take heart of hope, for the Southern cross is bending, the midnight is passing, and joy cometh with […]
By Maicol David Lynch NEW YORK—“Whose vote counts? All votes count! Whose vote counts? Our vote counts!” the crowd shouted as they marched from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park in New York City on Wednesday. They were demanding that every vote be counted a day after the largest voter turnout in the history of U.S. presidential elections. A coalition […]
By Al Neal Hidden behind the dull silver sheen of chain-link fences and concrete walls are the gut-wrenching, shallow-breathed screams of children. They watch with tear-blurred eyes as their parents are pulled away from them by Immigration and Border Control officers, unsure of what comes next or whether they will ever see, or hear, or hold their mothers and fathers […]
The popular chant, “This is what democracy looks like!” can mean many things: people hitting the streets, getting arrested in peaceful protest, organizing themselves into unions, lobbying their elected officials, and yes, even the “simple” act of voting. The yearning for more democracy is reflected in what can only be described as an electoral upsurge that’s taking place all over […]
By Maicol David Lynch and Shawn Shah NEW YORK—As early youth voter turnout breaks records in state after state, Young Communist League USA organizing committees are taking to the streets for voter registration, mutual aid, protests, and marches, and they’re putting together Marxist book clubs. “Our goal is to not only build a large organization,” says K. Gandankin, a YCL leader […]