2008: What a Year for Labor By Scott Marshall Talk about a sea change. A President-Elect who actually walks on picketlines rather than busts unions. Unprecedented independent labor political action that arguably made the difference in changing the direction of our country. Stunning victories at Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel, North Carolina, at Republic Windows in Chicago, and Boeing in Seattle. New higher levels of labor unity - its been...
Peace in the World, or the World in Pieces By Marc Brodine We live in times of great danger and great opportunity. Two events from the last few months symbolize these two opposites. On February 15th and 16th, over 11 million people around the world demonstrated against the possibility of war against Iraq. These were the largest coordinated demonstrations ever, including several demonstrations with well over one million participants. These...
The following statement by the National Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA was released on Oct. 30. In the aftermath of the Oct. 9 nuclear test by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea), many in the region and around the world now worry about the acceleration of nuclear proliferation and the threat to peaceful coexistence in Northeast Asia. The greatest threat is a nuclear showdown...
Our people have reacted with deep outrage to the public denunciation of the shameless and repeated acts of provocation by the Chief of the United States Interests Section in Cuba, acts that have clearly been conceived and carried out as part of the current U.S. administration's hostile and aggressive policy towards Cuba, with the close cooperation and support of the Miami terrorist mob and the extreme right wing in the...
LOS ANGELES Dubbed as the first comprehensive gathering of Latino leaders since the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 70s, over 3,000 participants assembled here Sept. 6-10 at the National Latino Congreso.
Protesters rallied at the Lincoln Memorial Oct. 2 to cheer calls for jobs, union rights and a massive vote against corporate greed and hate in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
Wall Street doesn't hurt when Main Street bleeds or the economy stalls. In fact, if statistics don't lie, Wall Street profits, bonuses, perks and structural dominance continue with hardly a blip.
The Communist Party of the USA deplores the attacks by U.S., French and British forces against Libya and calls for an immediate cease-fire.
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.
They believe working class people should pay the taxes while they line up like hogs at the public trough, enjoying services paid for by the “little people.” We say enough is enough.