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New religion commission begins work
Reprinted from the People's Weekly World CHICAGO The Communist Party USA has established a new Religion Commission to strengthen its work among religious people and organizations. In its leadership are activists representing various religious traditions from around the country. Tim Yeager, a Chicago trade unionist and a member of the Episcopal Church, serves as its chair. We want to reach out to religious people and communities, to find ways of...
GM bankruptcy spurs demand to reinvest in America
Reprinted form the People's Weekly World LANSING, Mich. The General Motors bankruptcy, announced Monday, was expected, having been predicted for weeks if not months. But the enormity of how far this once mighty giant of U.S. monopoly capitalism has fallen is shocking nevertheless. For many it seems like not so long ago when GM was not only the leader of all auto producers with a commanding 54 percent of the...
Communist Party's statement on North Korean nuclear test
The Communist Party USA is shocked and appalled at North Korea's recent nuclear test, as well as its subsequent test firing of at least two missiles. We see these acts as incredibly provocative. Even North Korea's most important ally, China, was horrified by, and condemned, the tests. Of course, North Korea is right to say that it has been, and still is, the victim of imperialist aggression, specifically from the...
CP Chair Sam Webb Speaks at Colorado Conference
Reprinted form the People's Weekly World BOULDER, Colorado - Some may call it Conference-a-palooza. Film critic Roger Ebert calls it The Conference on Everything Conceivable. But its more conventional name is 'The Conference on World Affairs' and it's hosted by The University of Colorado. It's a cherished tradition in this Rocky Mountain town. Some 80,000 people are expected to attend 200 panels, plenary sessions, performances, a spectacular jazz concert and...
Out of the Crisis: Building a new era of justice and peace
Out of the Crisis: Building a new era of justice & peace by Sam Webb, National Chair Communist Party, USA (Based on a speech delivered March 21, 2009, New York City.) Video version of the speech Audio version of the speech PDF version An excerpt for the speech published in the People's Weekly World Introduction Welcome to everyone in Winston Unity Center and to everybody on line. We are living...
Biden tells labor leaders Employee Free Choice Act is a must
Reprinted from the People's Weekly World En espaol MIAMI Vice President Biden told the nations labor leaders here that passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is the only way to restore what was the basic bargain in this country in exchange for their productivity, and for being the spine of our economy, the workers get a piece of the action. The presidents of 56 unions and several hundred others...
Employee Free Choice Act Enters CongressTime to Act!
Tuesday, March 11, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was reintroduced into both houses of Congress. This is an important step forward for the country. Senate bill S. 560 and House bill H.R. 1409, if passed, would help working Americans improve their wages and working conditions by making it easier to join a union if they choose, and passage would also be huge step out of the current economic crisis...
International Women's Day 2009: Women need a union
Voices of the Communist Party March 8 International Women's Day was born of the struggles of women in the textile mills in our country at the turn of the last century. They fought and died for better wages and working conditions, an end to child labor, and the right to vote. First adopted as a celebration to be held around the world at an international socialist conference in 1910, International...
Application to join the CPUSA by W.E.B. Du Bois, 1961
Black History Month Special Part of a series on African American communists in US history. Gus Hall Communist Party of the USA New York, New York On this first day of October 1961, I am applying for admission to membership in the Communist Party of the United States. I have been long and slow in coming to this conclusion, but at last my mind is settled. In college I heard...
Marvel Cooke: Journalist, labor and peace activist
Black History Month Special Reprinted from the People's Weekly World At the intersection of African American History and Women's History months is a long list of Black women who have made history as civil rights, labor and peace activists, educators, scientists, elected officials, physicians, astronauts, artists and much more. Prominent among them, and combining several of those roles, is the journalist and activist Marvel Cooke. In her long life (1903-2000),...