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African American Equality Commission Meeting Keynote
Comrades, Sisters and Brothers, Welcome! Let me start by thanking comrade Sam Webb for proposing this meeting and the National Board for endorsing the idea of this conference which started out as an expanded meeting of the commission but because of the overwhelming response grew into much more. The last time we held a similar meeting was in the early 90s before our 25th convention. We must do this more...
James E. Jackson Jr. an appreciation
James E. Jackson, Jr., a giant in the struggle for African American equality, world peace and socialism, passed away Sept. 1, just short of his 93rd birthday. He was one of the truly heroic figures of the African American freedom movement, the progressive movement generally, and the Communist Party USA. He was an activist, mass leader, theoretician, tactician, teacher, writer and humanist, beginning at age 16. He was devoted to...
A Call to Action in Defense of Immigrant Workers Rights
The August 10 declaration by the Bush administration of a more repressive immigration policy, if put into effect, will create fascist like conditions for 12 million undocumented workers and their families.. The impact of the new policy which criminalizes the undocumented will lower living standards for working people and undermine the democracy giving a green light to greater racism, national oppression and intolerance of all kinds.
Remarks to National Committee Meeting CPUSA July 7th-8th 2007
Sam Webbs report on the overall political situation and Scott Marshalls report on developments in the labor movement and industrial concentration, along with Jarvis Tyners report from the African American Equality Conference, give us the basis for this wonderful meeting and discussion.
The Right's Last Dance: 2008 Elections
To begin, I want to acknowledge that more than my fingerprints are on this report. Many comrades in discussions and by email gave me ideas and suggestions that I believe give the report more depth and range. I want to thank the comrades who took time out to convey their thinking. The report focuses on some aspects of the current situation. It doesnt try to span the entire country or...
Labor, Globalization and Building the Party
National Committee Report July 7, 2007 First I want to thank the Labor Commission members for their invaluable input in this report. Much of this report took shape at this years face-to-face Midwest regional commission meeting last May in Chicago. The National Board discussion of this report was also very helpful. I want to mention the two newest members of the Labor Commission, Melissa ORourke and John Wojcik. Melissa is...
Club Educational Study Guide: Political Economy
An outline for conducting a three-part class on Marxist Political Economy.
Tactics needed to end this war
Polls continue to confirm a key part of the 2006 election results: a growing majority wants U.S. troops out of Iraq according to an agreed-upon timetable. People no longer believe our presence there serves any good purpose. Nor do they believe Bushs military plans can change the situation for the better.
Progressive newspaper holds "Better World Awards"
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...
Communist Media: Making the American Promise Real for Everyone
If I were to list only a fraction of the names of the thousands of people who wrote for, or cartooned for or in other ways supported the Daily Worker, Western Worker, Daily World, Peoples World, Voz del Pueblo and now Peoples Weekly World and Nuestro Mundo in short, the Communist press in all its forms during our 83 years of existence wed be here for a long time...