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Over 200 New Yorkers, young and old, from all walks of life
have joined the Communist Party and Young Communist League
over the Internet in the last 2 years. They have joined
because they care deeply about where this country is headed.
They are disgusted by Wall Street greed and the hatred being
spewed forth by the tea partiers and their rabid right-wing
cohorts.
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The following is based on remarks given at the CPUSA's
conference, April 16-17, 2011.
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NEW YORK - The First Annual Communist Party USA National
Conference, held April 16-17, reflected a potential new
turning point for the CPUSA and the allied Young Communist
League (YCL), its relationship to the working class and key
social forces and movements and its growth in size and
influence. (Article continues after slideshow.)
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The following is the keynote address to the first annual
conference of the Communist Party USA in New York City,
April 16-17. To watch the video, click here.
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Everyday, the Communist Party receives many requests to
join. Most people say they want to join because they want to
make the United States a better, more equitable place for
everyone, and they are greatly concerned about corporate
power and its effect on democracy. Lots of people say they
want to learn more about Marxism and get more politically
active. A great number see a systemic problem with
capitalism.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Peoplesworld.org) - "You really made my
day," said the voice on the other end of the phone, from
Austin, Texas. "I'm so happy to hear from you guys." He was
on his way to the South by Southwest music festival, but
paused long enough to talk to a phonebanker.
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"We need a bigger, bolder Communist Party if we are to meet
the challenges of the day," Sam Webb, national chair of the
Communist Party, USA, said in an interview.
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NEW ORLEANS - Scott Marshall and I took the Southern
Organizing Tour to its southernmost extremity on November
21. In the French Quarter, we met with comrades who turned
out to have a good grasp of issues here.
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JACKSON, Miss. - On November 19, Scott Marshall and I take
the Red Rover to Mobile, Ala., after one night in Jackson,
Mississippi. It doesn't take long to find out the biggest
political problem here, because everyone agrees it's the Big
R: Racism. Even though there is a
large African American population here and progressive
local politicians can be elected, it is very difficult for
minorities at the statewide level.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Scott Marshall and I caught some time
here in Birmingham, Ala., and stopped thinking about the
Southern Organizing Tour long enough to catch a movie. The
movie with the starting time that fit our schedule, as the
fates would have it, was the road picture, "Due Date,"
directed by Todd Phillips of "The Hangover" fame and
starring Zach Galifianakis of the same fame, Robert Downey
Jr., and a dog.
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