The District of Columbia’s economic and political crisis has become more acute; so has the fightback for people's needs and democracy.
D.C. is ground zero for fascist experimentation. The fightback there is not an isolated one, but a key battle all must join in the national struggle to defend democracy.
As Trump inches closer to dictatorship, we stands firmly against this assault and join with progressive and democratic forces in D.C. to defend home rule and elected government.
D.C. Communists join with workers and allies in strongly condemning those who voted to overturn the will of the people who voted to end subminimum wages for tipped workers.
The mayor is yielding to demands to erase the Black Lives Matter Plaza designation near the White House. Two police officers pardoned for murder by Trump have also been reinstated.