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Tax Reform Brochure, July 2002
Eliminate the Sales Tax Tax the Rich Working people, small farmers, and small businesspeople in Washington State pay too much in taxes. Thats because big businesses and the wealthy dont pay their fair share. To solve the current state budget crisis, to adequately support the needs of the people of our state for education, health care, transportation, and other social programs, we have to tax the rich! Since the late...
New Opportunities to Defeat the Bush Administration and Reaction
NEW OPPORTUNITES TO DEFEAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND REACTION Click to hear the streaming audio of the Opening Report by CPUSA National Chair, Sam Webb. We do hope that this conference will initiate a process that will empower our clubs to meet present day challenges and, at the same time, to grow. Our future, it is fair to say, depends on how well we do this.
Report to the State Committee, 9/23/01
Report to the State Committee Communist Party of Washington State September 23, 2001 The terrorist attacks on September 11th have already made tremendous changes in the political, physical, social, psychological, emotional, and economic landscapes of our country. Political life is now more difficult and more complicated, but also offers new opportunities for our class struggle approach. The right-wing response and the temporary support it is receiving are the biggest challenges...
Political Report to Washington State CPUSA Convention May 12, 2001
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,...
Peace and Solidarity Conference -- Main Report
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...
CPUSA Peace Conference Presentations
'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...
Communist Party of Washington State brief history
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,...
The 'Recruiting Pilot Project' in Illinois
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...
Report on the 2002 Elections
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.
Main Report to the January 12-13 meeting of the National Board, CPUSA
'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.'