In 2024, the Young Communist League took to the streets, phone lines, and doorsteps to demand justice and democracy both at home and abroad. From solidarity actions in support of Palestinians in Gaza to study groups on foundational topics in Marxism and engaging in a mass collective effort to build the unity of the anti-fascist, anti-MAGA majority, the YCL’s commitment […]
By Ethan Young Decades of wage stagnation, little to no benefits, work weeks well above 40 hours, increasing housing costs, drastically declining standards of living, and plummeting life expectancy rates have all led working people across the United States to rethink having a union at their workplaces. Two years of the pandemic have woken up millions of people around the […]
Mikhail Kononovich, leader of the youth wing of the outlawed Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), and his brother, Aleksander Kononovich, were arrested by Ukrainian authorities in Kiev and could reportedly be facing execution. The press office of the Security Service of Ukraine charged the two with being “propagandists” aiming to “destabilize” the internal situation in Ukraine. Essentially, the state accused […]
By Jacob Buckner The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) held a rally on January 17, Martin Luther King Day. Members from the Young Communist League and Communist Party joined the rally at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island to show solidarity and support the union cause. In the past months, Staten Island workers have been coming together and collecting signatures for […]
Comrade Ani Toncheva addressed the 20th national convention of EDON in Nicosia, Cyprus, in January 2022. EDON is the youth wing of AKEL, the Progressive Party of Working People, in Cyprus. Watch a video of Ani’s remarks here. Greetings to EDON and the progressive and revolutionary youth of Cyprus and to comrades from around the world. It is my pleasure to […]
The Young Communist Organizing Collective issued the following statement. On Friday, November 19th, 2021, Judge Bruce Schroeder acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges, including the murders of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. Young Communists condemn the extrajudicial killings of the two activists protesting police violence and institutional racism. The legality of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder of two protesters is irrelevant. Young […]
BY K. GANDAKIN NEW YORK—For months, opponents of Cuba’s socialist government have been calling for protests on Nov. 15th. Archipelago, the largely internet-confined Cuban activist-led “initiative” organizing what they called a “Civic March for Change” or “N15” protests, promised to flood the streets of Cuba demanding political liberty—and regime change. These calls quickly found amplifiers in the United States. The Cuban-American […]
BY MAICOL DAVID LYNCH AND CAMERON ORR NEW YORK—From the recent Amazon organizing efforts on Staten Island to the successful contract that NYC Taxi Drivers won after a two-week-long hunger strike, it’s clear that New York is becoming a primary battleground for what the AFL-CIO has called #Strikesgiving and perhaps even a “Strikesmas” after a productive Striketober. From Chipotle workers to Columbia graduate student workers, the ground […]
WASHINGTON––On late Tuesday, Oct. 12, Howard University students began staging a sit-in demonstration at the Blackburn building in front of the historic Yard. Students brought sleeping bags and food and began demonstrating and making demands that the university protects their health on campus. In the past month, as students returned to the school after more than a year under COVID […]
BY OCTOBER KARREMAN Cuba remains an enigma to many people in the United States, still shrouded in the mists of profound cultural and political differences. Due to the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba, most Cubans and Americans are unable to trade goods or ideas or to collaborate on scientific research. However, in the realms of environmental sustainability and organic farming, those […]