By Taryn Fivek What can we learn from the work of Frederick Engels 200 years after his birth? Perhaps we can speak of what compelled this author to join the Communist Party to begin with — a desire to struggle for socialism in the world as it is today. In Socialism, Utopian and Scientific, Engels denounces the approach to socialism he […]

By Jamal Rich WASHINGTON, D.C.– In late October, the Claudia Jones School for Political Education and the New Dawn Podcast co-hosted scholar Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly and artist Boots Riley for an evening conversation titled Anti-capitalism In These Times. Burden-Stelly is a scholar of political theory, political economy, and intellectual history. She is currently a visiting scholar with the Race and Capitalism Project and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]