At a recent meeting of the Communist Party in Los Angeles comrades were treated to a new song set to an old rhythm. Check out the video and sing along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSG3GdTHRE Now the times we hope are changing, socialism's gonna rise Dump the Trump and Trump the racist don't let fascists close your eyes. But for Bernie and his program there would be no common ground So take...
Austrian Communists support justice for refugees The Communist Party of Austria (Komunistische Partei Österreichs) is defending the rights of refugees who have been arriving in Austria from the Iraq and Syria conflicts. The ultra-right has been using fear of Muslim refugees as a springboard to elect neo-fascist politicians to power, including the semi-ceremonial presidency which is being sought by the neo-fascist Norbert Hofer of the Austrian Freedom Party. In...
U.S. politics are undergoing realignment.
Chile: Recalling the assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffett September 21 marked the 40th anniversary of the murder of exiled Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier del Solar and his U.S. assistant Ronni Karpen Moffit. Both were killed in the middle of Washington D.C.’s embassy row; agents of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet had attached a bomb to the bottom of Letelier’s automobilie and detonated it by remote control. Ronnie Moffit’s...
A landslide victory will help heal the nation and build unity for what comes next.
A coalition of ten neighborhood groups are filling up buses.
Portuguese Communist Party celebrates accomplishments at Avante festival This year marks the 40th anniversary of the festival, after the overthrow of the Fascist dictatorship of Salazar and Caetano, with the “Carnation Revolution” in 1974, which in turn led to the approval of a new constitution in 1976 which has allowed the left and the workers’ movement to flourish. The first Avante! Festival was celebrated in that year. The Avante! Festival combines...
The Communist Party’s anti-right electoral policy has been criticized for not addressing the dangers posed by neoliberalism. In particular the neoliberal brand associated with folks like the Clintons, is seen as costing jobs, depressing wages and shredding the safety net. The resulting anger it’s believed has opened the door for demagogues like Donald Trump thereby contributing to an increase in the fascist danger. In this regard, one writer on...
India: political general strike shuts the country down A general strike called by India’s major labor unions and federations shut much of the country down on Thursday September 2. The strike was directed at anti-labor, anti-worker policies of the right wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Unions put forth a list of twelve demands which amount to a total repudiation of much of Modi’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)....
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...