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Submitted by Kuya Kemet, Baltimore, MD Someone asked the great Kwame Nkrumah what his understanding was of nationalism. His answer was that there are different kinds of nationalism: narrow nationalism, (cultural) nationalism, progressive nationalism and revolutionary nationalism. Unfortunately Kwame did not live to explain himself. That task was left to others such as Dr. Walter Rodney, a great historian and Marxist, to decipher. Narrow nationalism exhibits itself around race, ethnicity...
Mueller must be allowed to finish his probe.
Labors campaign for the right to organize, and coalition organizing by peace and community groups for such needs as not-for-profit universal health care, affordable housing, equal quality public education, safe, clean energy and green job creation are at the heart of achieving a change of course in our country.
Getting carried away with your own rhetoric is rarely a good thing. Tom Buffenbarger, president of the Machinists' union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), did just that in a warm-up speech for Hillary Clinton the night of the Wisconsin primary win by Barack Obama.
The Communist Party statement on US involvement in Libya.It is time to end the NATO intervention in Libya and call for a cease fire and a negotiated settlement now.
Democracy in the U.S., limited though it may be, is still a crucial part of keeping public space for debate and struggle.
Today's political scene is defined by countervailing mass movements.
The quality of life and democratic rights of ordinary working people and young people, and the future of the planet are all on the line in the 2016 elections. Also on the line is the momentum of the political revolution and the grassroots upsurge  to get big money out of politics and move forward for economic, racial, environmental and social justice. A united landslide vote that renounces hate and fear...
The obstacle to social progress is an imperialist appetite fostered by corporate greed and exploitation.