Communist Party USA
- www.cpusa.org Twin Cities CP: active and fighting on all fronts
The following Twin Cities club report was given on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Introduction Welcome and thank you for attending the Twin Cities Communist Party USA 2023 club conference! This is the first time in many years we've held a club conference with a political report and an action plan,...
- www.cpusa.org Detroit anti-eviction activists go toe-to-toe with court bailiffs
The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction.
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From the Communist Party USA
I never expected them to be bold with their rhetoric, especially now.
I like it.
And this was in a reply to the Libertarian Party too!
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The most coherent analysis on CPUSA I have seen so far
en.prolewiki.org Essay:On the Webbite Tendency in CPUSAThis essay is written by a CPUSA party member who requested anonymity. It was converted from PDF format into MediaWiki markdown and published by Jucheguevara. Publication...
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/309348
> A comrade (that wished to remain anonymous) made an extraordinary analysis on CPUSA's ideological tendencies. I think this piece of text is extremely important for CPUSA members to begin discussing the future of their organization and strategies to fight against the visibly liquidationist tendency inside the party. > > We decided to share this article on ProleWiki because of their relevance for Marxists-Leninists inside the USA.
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From the Classics: Henry Winston on Anti-Slavery and Anti-Monopoly Movements (1973) | MLToday
mltoday.com From the Classics: Henry Winston on Anti-Slavery and Anti-Monopoly Movements (1973) - MLTodayfacebook Twitter Like Gmail Henry Winston was national chairman of the CPUSA up until his death in 1986. In Chapter 14 of one of his major theoretical works Strategy for a Black Agenda (1973), he developed the analogy between abolitionism and the modern revolutionary movement. The full text is...
Haven't read this yet.
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Record of Revolts in Negro Workers’ Past: Mary Adams, May 1, 1928 | MLToday
mltoday.com Record of Revolts in Negro Workers’ Past: Mary Adams, May 1, 1928 - MLTodayfacebook Twitter Like Gmail Editors, The Black Agenda Review May 4, 2022 A May Day 1928 essay by Black communist Williana “Liana” Jones Burroughs – aka Mary Adams – recounts the history of African revolt in the Americas. Williana “Liana” Jones Burroughs was among the most prolific writer...
You can read this in a minute or so.
I didn't know about this CPUSA member.
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How Young American Workers Are Unionising Starbucks | NewsClick
www.newsclick.in How Young Workers Are Unionising Starbucks | NewsClickStarbucks Workers United is racking up victorious union votes in one branch after another of the iconic American coffee chain. A young California-based worker-organiser explains why this campaign is different.
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The World-Historical Significance of Paul Robeson | MLToday
mltoday.com The World-Historical Significance of Paul Robeson - MLTodayfacebook Twitter Like Gmail By Jason C. Mueller January 25, 2022 January 23, 2022 was the 46 year anniversary of the passing of athlete, artist, activist, and global intellectual Paul Robeson (1896-1976). The life and legacy of Robeson is of world-historical significance for struggles against...
He was incredibly close to the CPUSA.
- www.cpusa.org CPUSA stands with striking SEIU 1199 workers
The following report was given at the National Committee meeting on October 31, 2021. Today is the 27th day of the New England 1199 Union Health Care Workers Strike at Sunrise in Connecticut. The strikers are group home workers that service people with developmental disabilities.
- www.peoplesworld.org Historic U.S.- Cuba cultural exchange coming to NYC
Chicago’s iconic HotHouse announced they are proud to be a producer of the momentous cultural exchange A Function at the Junction: Ancestral Bridge, Musical Streams” / “Una Función en el Cruce: Puente Ancestral, Corrientes Musicales,” an historic and collaborative, multimedia event present...
For real: this is a rather big deal, though it'll get zero attention from much of the mass media.
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“Hands Off Haiti”: The Biden Administration’s Imperialist Record and Haiti’s History of Foreign Occupation (Makan: My article on Haiti)
vacpusa.org “Hands Off Haiti”: The Biden Administration’s Imperialist Record and Haiti’s History of Foreign OccupationThe Virginia branch of CPUSA strongly condemns any notion of U.S. intervention and occupation of Haiti. The Biden administration has upheld U.S. imperialism, most recently in the form of state troo…
Let me see how you all like it (or not, it's fine).
- www.cpusa.org We stand with the Haitian refugees
On Monday, the whole world saw shocking footage of mounted U.S. Border Patrol cops whipping Haitian migrants and refugees in Del Rio, Texas. The migrants were crossing the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, in some cases to bring food to family members who are part of a group of more....
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Socialism before shareholders: China reigns in big tech’s unchecked power
www.peoplesworld.org Socialism before shareholders: China reins in big tech’s unchecked powerShareholders beware, socialism is back. That’s the warning being sounded by stock market analysts and financial advisors to anyone parking their money in Chinese tech stocks.
- www.cpusa.org Strengthening the Party’s position on healthcare
The following is a response to an article by Flavio Casoy, MD, about the proposal by the Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware District for strengthening the Party's position on healthcare. To begin, we wish to thank Dr. Flavio Casoy for his thoughtful response to our healthcare proposal.
- www.peoplesworld.org Already too late: IPCC report says global warming consequences now unavoidable
It’s too late to reverse the massive damage humanity has done to the Earth’s climate, and deadly weather is already baked into our future. That’s the conclusion from a depressing new report issued Monday morning by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations body that forec...
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Three Historians Speak on Tulsa 1921 (with hosting help by the CPUSA's Claudia Jones School for Political Education)
You all might find this interesting, especially you muad_dibber/Dessalines.
Also, read Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During The Great Depression by Robin D. G. Kelley.
Does anyone know more about the historian on the Marxist history of Mexico?
On another note: read Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's work as well (she has another book coming out this month, I think).
- www.cpusa.org CPC and world political parties summit
As part of the celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened a summit of leaders of socialist, communist, and ruling political parties from around the world. The conference took place via Zoom on July 6.
- www.peoplesworld.org ‘Struggling to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes
MALIN, Ore. (AP) — Judy and Jim Shanks know the exact date their home’s well went dry — June 24. Since then, their life has been an endless cycle of imposing on relatives for showers and laundry, hauling water to feed a small herd of cattle, and desperately waiting for a local well-drilling co...
- www.peoplesworld.org What U.S. imperialism is up to in Africa while no one’s watching
It is almost impossible to find out any news of what is happening in Africa. It’s as though the continent is completely off the media’s radar, yet what is happening there will have consequences for the whole world.
- www.cpusa.org Ghosts: Self-sacrifice and protest against war
“There are deaths which make one immortal” — Tran Dinh Van, The Way He Lived: The Story of Nguyen Van Troi Anyone who doubts the murderous nature of American capitalism need only glance at the war in Vietnam.
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Looking for answers: American communist explores China (I)
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/29021
> Three cheers for comrade Ian Goodrum.
- www.cpusa.org Why not reform, too? People need healthcare now.
The following is a response to a proposal of the West Philadelphia Club to strengthen the Party’s position on healthcare. I am very pleased to read such a comprehensive and well-written proposal to address the deep injustices in our healthcare system and am deeply thankful to the West Phila...
A reply to this article in particular.
What do you all think of this debate?
- www.cpusa.org Socialism puts the well-being of people above all
The following greetings were presented by CPUSA Co-Chair Rossana Cambron to the CPC and World Political Parties Summit held on July 6, 2021. A video of her remarks can be viewed here.
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/28939
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Spain passes Transgender Equality Law, protests engulf country after homophobic murder
www.peoplesworld.org Spain passes Transgender Equality Law; protests engulf country after homophobic murder“They are rights, not wishes. It’s the law!” read the pink, blue, and white banner of the Communist Party of Spain as its members marched with the wider Unidas Podemos (United We Can) coalition for Madrid’s Pride Parade this past Saturday.
Well worth a read, or at least a skim-through.
- www.cpusa.org NATO’s new cold war is dangerous to all
The following is a joint statement by the CPUSA International Department and communist and workers’ parties from around the world, published on SolidNet.
- www.cpusa.org Inflation: Class conflict deferred
“It is entirely wrong, therefore, to do as the economists do, namely, as soon as the contradictions in the monetary system emerge into view, to focus only on the end results without the process which mediates them” (The Grundrisse, Money). Many young people in the U.S.
From the end of the article:
"Inflation is not our problem. It’s a problem for the banks, capitalists, and wealthy, but not for those of us who can hardly imagine ever having something like a retirement account. Capitalism was already coming up on another massive crisis before the Covid-19 pandemic. We could already see it in the disconnect between increasing prices and declining wages. We could see it developing alongside the increased effects of global warming. Capital wants to push us back into low-wage work to realize its profits. Capital’s representatives both in business and government will try all sorts of tricks to slash the meager safety net tossed out by the state in an attempt to quell last year’s unrest. There is a preemptive counterrevolution brewing from the right, even if it comes laced with concern about monetary policies most workers have never heard about, much less understand.
Marx began his Grundrisse by discussing money — not the commodity — perhaps because he himself was poor and understood too well its nature as “the means of life for the individual” under capitalism. It’s important to demystify what money is and what it means in order for us to push harder for what we really need: housing, healthcare, education, and all those other things money is supposed to buy for us as individuals, but that we’ll never have enough as a subjugated working class to obtain."
- www.peoplesworld.org Communist Party of China at 100: A look past mainstream commentary
On July 1st of this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will turn 100 years old. Many living in the United States might scratch their heads and wonder how the CPC managed to not only survive but thrive after the dissolution of the USSR and the fall of the socialist governments of Eastern Europe...
A very good article, even if it's from People's World.
- www.cpusa.org A proposal on healthcare: Strengthening the Party’s program
The following proposal, Clarifying and Strengthening the Party’s Program, was made by the West Philadelphia Club and adopted for discussion by the National Board, CPUSA. Party Program — Current position on healthcare Healthcare is central to the life of every individual.
I'm glad that the Party is being honest and upfront about this.
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Indifferent Commodities and Abstract Labor-Power
It's a loooong article (about 37 minutes long) but goes against conceptions of Marxism-Leninism that go against including race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Also, it uses the scholarly work of not just Angela Davis (though I understand she's not as radical nowadays as she was before) but Manning Marable and others. A good read, but definitely read it over time and take breaks here and there.
- vacpusa.org Opposing “Critical Race Theory,” Or How Fascists (Try to) Hide Their History
battle over what we’re teaching our children in public schools is ramping up. The latest fight against the truth is a new Red Scare, using bad-faith arguments to stretch the meaning of complex term…
From some comrades in the CPUSA.
- www.peoplesworld.org Before Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots
The modern movement for queer liberation—or gay liberation to use the as-yet less inclusive terminology of the 1960s and ’70s—wouldn’t exist without the Communist Party USA.
I'm reading about Harry Hay. I think he was also a famous folk-singer as well.
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The Origin of Fascism in the USA
The author uses Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man, which has its problems, but I believe that he uses, let's say, the "good parts" of that book. He also uses Louis Freina's book (a CPUSA founding member, I think) and goes against Dmitrov's definition of fascism, or rather, goes against its application to the United States and uses a different definition instead.
There are a lot of books that are mentioned in the first 15 minutes which I suggest you all either write down or type down in a document for later. But for the most part though, I would suggest listening to this while you're doing other things. You may disagree with it, though it may be something to consider because he brings up several aspects of fascism that are useful to consider, I think.
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On The African American Question
The comments about Gus Hall and William Patterson are interesting.
Also, it talks somewhat about the "Black Belt thesis"; it seems that it was ejected as a result of the pressure on the Party due to 1950s, when the Party, I think, was underground. Though, of course, Harry Haywood has his side of the story; he did support an organization like UNITA but that doesn't necessarily discredit him.
Personally, I think the Black Belt thesis has at least some relevance, even with the change in demographics in the 21st century.
Frankly, I think it should be taken up again, at least in some form, though of course, we would have to take into account indigenous peoples as well.
- www.peoplesworld.org How Benjamin Netanyahu won America but lost Israel
Recently deposed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is as much American as he is Israeli. While other Israeli leaders have made their strong relationship with Washington a cornerstone in their politics, Netanyahu’s political style was essentially American from the start.
It's actually quite interesting and while I wished the article went into more detail, this echos other things I've read about regarding the evangelical movement and Zionist movement.
- www.peoplesworld.org The Paris Commune: ‘In future we will turn the guns on you’
As we mark the 150th anniversary of the French proletariat’s heroic first bid to set up La Commune in Paris, let us examine German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s interpretation of this great event in his play The Days of the Commune. The Commune broke out spontaneously on March 18, 1871.
Great article from the CPI (reposted here in People's World).
- www.peoplesworld.org As wildfire season heats up, here are five things to know
In early May scientists discovered a plume of smoke wafting from a smoldering sequoia that ignited during 2020's Castle fire, which set California's Sequoia National Forest alight last August.
Learned a lot.
Didn't know that Indigenous groups were revealing lifelong practices from before colonization.
