Events
Dec 2018
16
8:00 PM
Resistance, Popcorn Edition: Zombies, Jedi, and the Fight Against Fascism
Online/Phone Only United StatesClick here to register. What makes movies ‘political’, and how is what we watch on the big screen related to what we do online, at the ballot box, and in the street? In other words, what is the Marxist understanding of culture? Join film critic and cultural journalist Chauncey K. Robinson and arts educator Michelle […]
Dec 2018
13
8:00 PM
Report back: World Communist Conference
Online/Phone Only United StatesWant to hear about the yellow-vest movement in France, the struggle over Brexit in the UK, and the united front against Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil? Click here to join the YouTube Livestream. Listen to a first-hand account of the recently concluded 20th conference of Communist and Workers Parties from CPUSA delegates to the event.
Nov 2018
17
10:00 AM
CPUSA National Committee Meeting
Online/Phone Only United StatesJoin us for an analysis of the midterm elections and plans for the struggle ahead. Stay tuned for the live stream link.
Nov 2018
14
8:00 PM
Introduction to Political Economy
Online/Phone Only United StatesIt is not enough to be upset by exploitation, oppression, and inequality. We must understand the system that produces them: capitalism. Join CPUSA for an introduction to Marx's critique of capitalism
Nov 2018
6
12:00 AM
Vote, Vote, Vote!
Don't forget to vote on November 6th at your local place of voting. It may be the most important ballot you cast in your lifetime. You can find your polling place here.
Oct 2018
14
8:00 PM
Resistance, Democratic Revolution, and the Midterms: What do Lenin’s insights reveal?
Online/Phone Only United StatesClick here to register for the webinar. Should the working class be fighting for democracy under capitalism? The Mensheviks said no; Lenin’s answer was a resounding YES! “Two Tactics” was written at the height of a mass insurgency against a reactionary regime. Sound familiar? In this influential essay, Lenin introduces the notion of a ‘decisive defeat’ of reactionary […]
Aug 2018
26
8:00 PM
Janus, labor’s fightback and the elections
Online/Phone Only United StatesJoin People's World and CPUSA activists for a discussion on the history of right-to-work and what the Janus Supreme Court decision means for labor and the progressive movement. We'll also discuss how labor is fighting back and getting involved, along with the importance of the midterm elections. The webinar will take place on Sunday, August […]
Aug 2018
10
12:00 AM
Marxist School
Join us for a 3-day weekend intensive seminar in Marxism: Discussions on class struggle, exploitation, the state, along with women, LGBTQ, and people of color's struggle. If interested click here to register for viewing online.
Aug 2018
6
8:00 PM
China: Trade wars and the challenges to building socialism
Online/Phone Only United StatesJohn Bachtell will share impressions from the visit by our Communist Party USA delegation to Shenzhen, Beijing, and Anhui province. John will address the implications of Trump's trade war, China's new economic and social reforms, foreign policy, and building an ecological civilization. Click here to register.
Jul 2018
21
1:00 PM
An examination of the Marxist theory of the state
Online/Phone Only United StatesThis web seminar on the Marxist Theory of the State will discuss the state and its contradictions, as a coercive apparatus, as a legitimizing construct, and as an arena of democratic struggle. We will look at the potential of a peaceful path to socialism and the source of violence in most revolutions. You can register here. Facilitator: Marc Brodine
Jun 2018
9
9:30 AM
LA Marxist School
1251 S St Andrews Pl Los Angeles Ca 90019. T Los Angeles, CaliforniaJoin us for a weekend Marxist school in Los Angeles featuring a basic introduction to theory of class struggle, the labor theory of value, historical materialism along with a Marxist understanding of racism, sexism and homophobia. Write to membership@cpusa.org for more information.
May 2018
20
8:00 PM
Remembering May Day: Lucy Parsons
Click here to register for the webinar. Jo Eure will lead the class in a discussion of the following questions: What is anarchism? What are some of anarchism's political methods and goals? What is socialism from a Marxist perspective? Who was Lucy Parsons? What were Lucy Parson's relations to anarchism and how did these relations effect […]
May 2018
9
8:00 PM
Marx and Engels on the American Civil War
Online/Phone Only United StatesClick here to register. Andrew Zimmerman will discuss the writings of Marx and Engels on the American Civil War, emphasizing the importance of these writings for thinking about race, class, and revolution today. The American Civil War so profoundly shaped Marx and Engels's understanding of social revolution and international politics that it marks a watershed in the […]
Apr 2018
22
8:00 PM
Lenin’s State and Revolution today
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register for this class here. The webinar will begin at 8:00 PM EDT; 7:00 Central; 5:00 Pacific. The overall goal of this class is to encourage thinking about what socialism in the US might look like. Lenin’s State and Revolution has long been a guide to Marxist discussion of a socialist state. […]
Apr 2018
15
8:00 PM
The fight for voting rights today
Online/Phone Only United StatesYou can register for the class by clicking this link. This class will discuss the history of voter suppression and voter ID laws, how they are promoted, who is affected and the growing fightback. It will take place at 8:00 PM EDT, 7:00 Central; 5:00 Pacific. Facilitator: Joe Henry National Vice President, LULAC, Mid-West Region […]