Political Report to Washington State CPUSA Convention May 12, 2001, Seattle, Washington By Marc Brodine, State Chair Greetings, delegates and guests. I want to thank all of you for coming, for devoting this day to making plans for stepping up the many struggles we are engaged in. I particularly want to thank all who came from out of town-from Tacoma, from Bellingham, from Pullman, from Olympia, from the Kitsap Peninsula,...
In our call to this meeting we stated that peace has become the central issue around which all other struggles revolve today. Whether it is the struggle for affordable housing, for immigrants rights, for nationalization of the steal industry or for a just foreign policy, none can make progress while the current administration pursues it unending 'war on terrorism.' The war on terrorism has become the rationale for pursuing a...
'Imperialism and the Struggle for Peace in the 21st Century.' Portions of this National Meeting on Peace and Solidarity of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) were webcast live from Chicago via streaming audio right here at www.cpusa.org. Saturday March 16th: Click here to hear the full streaming audio of the Opening Report -- Turn around the Bush Administration policy of unending war at home and abroad. Click here to hear...
Untitled Document Writing the history of the Communist Party of Washington State would be a grand, major project. This essay is just a brief introduction of some of the major movements, organizations, accomplishments, crises, and difficulties of that history. We hope this web site will encourage the writing of more pieces of that history. There are people whose names resonate throughout the history of both our Party and our state,...
In Illinois we've had a number of meetings with leaders of mass organizations and trade unions, we've received special invitations to be on steering committees and planning committees of mass coalitions, and we've had a most impressive response to our annual People's Weekly World Banquet--and in each case we've gotten comments like, 'We really need your Party to be part of these movements. We really appreciate your approach to political...
Even as George W. Bush was delivering his chilling war buildup state of the union address, filled with empty words about jobs, education and health care, a bus load of Enron workers robbed of their jobs was wending its way from Texas to Washington, D.C. 'The morning after' these courageous workers entered the halls of Congress to demand a full investigation of Enron, and immediate survival for themselves.
'This meeting of our National Board takes place exactly a month before the next meeting of our National Committee. That meeting should take full measure of the present status and prospects of the struggle against the Bush administration's fierce offensive against the working class and people at home and abroad. It should also assess our Party's role in this struggle, including our efforts to enlarge our influence and size.'
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This is a CORRECTED, UPDATED, and EXPANDED verison of the one posted earlier. Enron! Never before, not even during the depths of Teapot Dome and the Watergate, has the scandalous influence of corporate money hung so heavy over Washington.
Any idea that there is no difference with right-wing control ignores the appointment of Ashcroft and Ridge and the assault on civil liberties, civil rights and labor rights; and ignores the failure to respond to needs of laid off workers; and the impact of the economic recession. The life threatening consequences are felt sharply in states, cities and towns across the country, as hunger and homelessness rises, healthcare becomes inaccessible,...