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International Notes: October 14, 2016
India: Communists denounce murder of activists in Kerala The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has condemned the action of the country’s right wing prime minister, Narendra Modi, in praising a Hindu chauvinist organization which has killed more than one communist activist. The organization in question is the Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh, or RSS, which advocates for an end to India’s official secularism and for preferential treatment of Hindus in this nation...
Video: Socialism's gonna rise!
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...
International Notes: September 28, 2016
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...
Clinton, Trump and political revolution: An interview with an American communist
U.S. politics are undergoing realignment.
International Notes: September 22, 2016
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...
America needs a landslide against Trump
A landslide victory will help heal the nation and build unity for what comes next.
NY Communists to join anti-Trump protests at Hofstra debate
A coalition of ten neighborhood groups are filling up buses.
International Notes: September 10, 2016
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...
Neoliberalism and the fascist danger: A reply to some left critics
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...
International Notes: September 4, 2016
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)....