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Its time for a change: Vote Nov. 7!
The National Board of the Communist Party USA released the following appeal on Sept. 25: The Nov. 7 midterm elections are less than six weeks away. The stakes have never been so high: Control of the House and Senate and governorships nationwide. A recent poll shows that 75 percent of voters are disgusted by the Republican majority House and Senate, the highest disapproval rate since 1994. They are frustrated at...
Ending the occupation, the 2006 elections, and tactics
The pressure for troop withdrawal is growing, so much so that earlier this summer Democrats introduced two resolutions in the Senate. One, authored by Senator Kerry, envisions a short exit strategy and a role for the international community. The other, which has the support of nearly 40 Democratic senators and may be re-introduced this fall, calls for troop withdrawal beginning this winter, but the flaw is that it leaves the...
A Call To Action: DEFEND DEMOCRACY. Change Congress in 2006!
The Bush Administration and the Republican controlled Congress have created our nation's worst Constitutional crisis since the Civil War... Brazenly, they have placed themselves above the law... • Read the Spanish Version • Download PDF Brochure (bi-lingual)
Latino leaders push voter turnout
LOS ANGELES Dubbed as the first comprehensive gathering of Latino leaders since the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 70s, over 3,000 participants assembled here Sept. 6-10 at the National Latino Congreso.
September 11: Five Years Later
Most Americans remember where they were when airplanes slammed into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Most remember the alarm, anger and sadness they felt when they realized that this was a massive terrorist attack that would change the course of human events. ... But what did the Bush-Cheney administration do?
The Middle East in Crisis
As I write, Israeli troops are invading Lebanon on its southern border. No doubt this escalation will heighten the danger of a wider war, one that could involve other state and non-state actors in that region and draw millions of people into the fighting.
The Peace Movements Challenges in the Midterm Elections
A change in the composition of the congress will make it more possible to end the occupation in Iraq. Thats the political reality. Today I will not discuss the next national initiatives of the peace movement, nor assess the tremendous 350,000-person national demonstration on April 29, 2006 organized to mobilize the majority peace sentiments toward the 2006 midterm elections. I also will not get into the details of the upcoming...
This Battle Can Be Won!
There are 19 weeks until Election Day, Tuesday November 7. Perhaps nothing underscores the significance of these mid-term elections more than the reality of 2500 killed and 18,000 maimed needlessly in Iraq, 100,000 Iraqi civilians lives lost.
Taking the Peoples Weekly World to a New Level
The Peoples Weekly World is the weekly voice to reach out and influence thousands who are angry, who are questioning, and who want to change things. People are openin times like theseto alternative ideas. The newspaper can go beyond the one-on-one conversations and reach out with Marxist ideasideas of unity in every waymulti-racial, men and women, immigrant/U.S.-born, gay/straight, internationalism, pro-union, ideas that another world is possible with scientific socialism and...
Visions of Tomorrow: Youth Demand a Better Future Keynote to YCLUSA Convention
From the schoolhouse to the streets youth are under attack! Despite the best efforts of Bush and his extreme right wing gang, youth are fighting back. We can't defeat the ultra-right without a strong and vibrant youth movement. To do that we need a strong and vibrant Young Communist League. The YCL is the only organization out there that combines a strategy to fight back today and win for the...