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Tactics and the 2016 elections
The election season has begun and the stakes are high. What will it take to hold back the extreme right and defending working class interests?
Women vote—and change the world
Women, especially women of color, will be a decisive factor in this election and beyond.
The Scalia surprise and the 2016 elections
Update Remarks by John Bachtell to the CPUSA National Board, Feb. 17, 2016 Once again, developments underscore the unpredictability and volatility of the 2016 elections. Unforeseen events can intrude, greatly impacting the dynamics of the race. One such event is the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the most influential right-wing member of the court. Scalia's death, President Obama's intention to nominate a replacement and the GOP vow...
A 10 Point Strategy to win a landslide unity vote November 8 and build on-going grass roots power
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.
Green Economy & Green Jobs, an overview
As concern has grown both over the consequences of global warming and over the loss of well-paying manufacturing jobs in the U.S., much attention has begun to be focused on the green economy and green jobs.
Call on Congress to Support Elected President of Honduras
Dear Friends, The ultra-right on Capitol Hill, hand-in-hand with members of the Honduran oligarchy and military, have been besieging Congress with demands that the U.S. back off its stated support for the restoration of Manuel Zelaya to the presidency of Honduras. This needs to be aggressively countered. Congressmen Bill DeLaHunt (D-MA) and James McGovern (D-MA) have taken the initiative with a resolution described below in a message from the...
National Board update: One month to go until the election
This report was presented to the National Board, CPUSA on October 12, 2016. Between the debates, hot mics and Wikileaks, this last month is going to be a wild ride. Trump and the Republicans are dragging the country through the gutter. Sexual assault, degrading and abuse of women is impacting women and children and the whole country and is creating havoc for Republican candidates. Michelle Obama's speech was...
Communist election strategy, here and now
According to the Draft Program, the strategic goal at this moment in the struggle for socialism is to defeat the extreme right (p. 56). Interwoven to the defeat of the extreme right is participation in electoral politics (p. 44). In our country’s two-party system, how do we, as Communists, participate? The two-party system is synonymous with the “winner takes all” system. Victory requires winning only the most votes, not the...
Springtime for socialism
It is spring again for socialism. But only with the history and models, the theory and practice of the Communist Party USA can this spring reach full bloom in our country.
Trump faces the music: the scene outside
With Trump in court, the struggle for democracy advances toward a more "equal and exact" application of the law.