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Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung
Paul Robeson was one of the most famous Black Americans of the early 20th century, but McCarthyism ended his career and attempted to purge him from history altogether.
International Notes: Iraq CP and others stage election upset
Communists and allies advance in Iraq Parliamentary elections An alliance in which the Communist Party of Iraq plays a major role got the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections held in that country on Saturday, May 12. The “Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform”, or Sairoun, which is headed by Shite cleric Muqtada al Sadr and includes the Communists and other reform groups, surprised many observers by picking up at...
International Notes: September 4, 2016
India: political general strike shuts the country down A general strike called by India’s major labor unions and federations shut much of the country down on Thursday September 2. The strike was directed at anti-labor, anti-worker policies of the right wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Unions put forth a list of twelve demands which amount to a total repudiation of much of Modi’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)....
International Notes: July 14, 2016
Communist Party of Bangladesh denounces government and opposition in response to July 1 terrorist attack The Communist Party of Bangladesh has denounced the terrorist attack on a restaurant in the capital, Dacca, on July 1, which killed 21 men and women, both Bangladeshis and foreigners. But the Communist Party also criticizes the country’s government and electoral opposition for their failure to prevent such attacks. In a statement, the Communist...
International Notes: May 18, 2016
South African Communists Hail Court Decision on Nkandla, Warn of “Corporate Capture” The South African Communist Party (SACP) expressed its agreement with a judicial decision by the nation’s Constitutional Court that obliges president Jacob Zuma to reimburse the state for government money that was used for an expensive remodeling job on his rural residence at Nkandla in Kwazulu-Natal province. The judgement, given on April 1, is seen by the SACP...
Communities of color demand an immediate ceasefire
There is a lot of movement in protest of the genocide against Palestinians, including over 2,000 Palestine solidarity and peace demonstrations in the U.S. over the past three months. The struggle for peace in Palestine intersects with the 2024 national elections. The Biden administration’s continuation of U.S. foreign policy on Israel is fracturing its support among youth and people of color, which are key constituencies needed for victory over...
Changing U.S. foreign policy is central to immigration justice
The following presentation was given by Debra Wilmer on behalf of the Immigration Subcommittee of the CPUSA Politcal Action Commission at the party's 2023 peace conference in New York City. Immigration to the U.S. and globally today is fueled by the policies of imperialism, global climate change (itself a product of imperialist policy), extreme poverty, and political violence and corruption. The latter are also often caused by the politics...
Communist media: the terrain is challenging, but we must build there anyway
A focused, tight, and centralized media strategy with a Marxist orientation is necessary to build on the increasingly hostile terrain of US media, both digital and otherwise. We are obligated to use all methods necessary to organize our class.
Our position on Palestine cannot be formed unilaterally
PPP leader Aqel Taqaz said, “All Palestinian organizations … fighting for a Palestinian independent state on the basis of the UN resolutions … within the borders of 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the right of refugees to go back home.” It is our responsibility to help achieve this result. The first step is forcing our own government to accept and support an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Class structure in the U.S.A.
An all-people's united struggle is required to defeat imperialism and fascism.