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International Notes: Wednesday June 1, 2016
The Communist Party of Brazil Calls for Reversal of Coup Against Dilma Rousseff The National Political Commission of the Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B), meeting on May 20 in São Paulo, concluded that “the coup is reversible and democracy can triumph”. The Brazilian communists called for the progressive forces to condemn the coup d’etat carried out by the parliamentary right against President Dilma Rousseff, and resume the...
Election Update: Trump's the GOP nominee but can the democratic camps unite?
The big challenges in this extraordinary election cycle is building unity to defeat Trump.
Vietnam's path to socialism
A CPUSA delegation to Vietnam talks about that country's path to socialism.
International Notes: May 18, 2016
South African Communists Hail Court Decision on Nkandla, Warn of “Corporate Capture” The South African Communist Party (SACP) expressed its agreement with a judicial decision by the nation’s Constitutional Court that obliges president Jacob Zuma to reimburse the state for government money that was used for an expensive remodeling job on his rural residence at Nkandla in Kwazulu-Natal province. The judgement, given on April 1, is seen by the SACP...
Bill of Rights Socialism
Socialism is a common-sense path to a fairer, more prosperous and more democratic USA. Socialism is also a desperate necessity as capitalism and its unrelenting drive for profits threaten to make our planet uninhabitable. Working families in America – the 99% - between us create all the products and services that make our country the richest nation in the history of humankind. It doesn’t make sense that these collectively produced...
Big Picture Trade Unionism – a Discussion on the Next Steps for the Labor Movement
The labor movement is changing. Technology is changing how we work and produce. Capitalist globalization is creating new international divisions of labor. Global corporate power is restructuring class relations between labor and capital nationally and internationally.
African-American struggles are key in the fight for progress
We say: we need jobs not guns, decent schools and affordable housing - not more jails. The fight against racism today is key to defeating the entire agenda of the extreme right. We are not going back!
The crisis in public education: Causes and the way forward
Public education is under attack. Severe budget cuts resulting in cuts in programs, teaching and other personnel and material resources have become the norm in recent years. The attack is disguised with progressive sounding phrases such as "improving failing schools" and overcoming the "achievement gap." But this current wave of "reform" threatens to dismantle our schools for the greater profit of finance capital and to the detriment of our children...
Working class position on Immigration
For decades, the CPUSA has been involved in the struggle for the rights of immigrant workers and their families. Recently, this struggle has been intensified by increased activity both of the immigrants and their labor and community supporters, and of anti-immigrant organizations. A central focus has been gaining legal rights for the 11 million undocumented.
The CPUSA and the African American Liberation struggle: a global perspective
The Party’s contribution to the struggle for racial equality in the US is part of the historical record, although it rarely gets the attention it deserves in historical accounts. Two recent books go far toward filling this void and providing a much needed window on this topic by zeroing in on the life of one towering figure in this riveting story.