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Afghanistan: Some overlooked history
Since the horrific events of Sept. 11, much has been said about the desperate situation of the Afghani people now crushed under the heel of the theocratic, dictatorial Taliban, and about the role of the Northern Alliance and other Taliban opponents who now figure in Washington's plans for the region. Some background helps shed light on the current crisis.
Free speech group attacks anti-terror bill
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is waging a last ditch struggle to block a so-called 'anti-terrorism' measures adopted by the House and Senate that grants the Bush Administration sweeping new powers of detention and surveillance without judicial review.
As bombs drop, Americans say: 'Not in our name'
NEW YORK CITY - Thousands marched just a few miles from Ground Zero to call for an end to war and terrorism. They rallied Oct. 7 while workers continued the grueling job of removing the rubble of the World Trade Center and the remains of the victims.
Labor Upfront: Special New Year Edition For a New Year of Progress & Struggle
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...
Oct. 2 ‘One Nation’ rally calls for jobs
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.
Communist Party USA Response to the State of the Union
The concerns of most Americans who find it harder and harder to make ends meet, and who want to bring our troops home from Iraq, were ignored by George W. Bush in his State of the Union address. As if the 2006 elections to change the countrys direction had never happened, Bushs proposals only represented the interests of his narrow base, the haves and the have mores.
Coalition building with labor at its center
The challenges, and rewards, of building coalitions that unite labor, community groups, and mass movements.
Marxism, millennials, and climate change
The following report was given by Joelle Fishman on behalf of the CPUSA Political Action Committee to the November 20 meeting of the CPUSA National Board. Updates to follow. Introduction Today is November 20, 2024. In sixty days, on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump is scheduled to take the presidency. What protections, guardrails, solidarity relationships can be fought for in these sixty days that will strengthen our conditions of...
The absence of recorded women’s thought
There are several lists of the “100 Most Important Books”, some going back to ancient Greece. None of them have more than a dozen works by women.
"The best available science" calls for an ethically managed economy
"The best available science" is a code of ethics in resource management. We need to apply it to the economy as a whole, which means getting rid of a system that allows a few billionaires to profit from destroying our environment.