There's no power like the power of a united working class.
Trump is governing as he campaigned.
Today the emergence of the new work force in the “service” sector also demands new forms of organization.
Rather than considering Cuba, and the Cuban people, as our “enemies”, we should now be making an expanded effort to extend our own hand of friendship to them.
Trump's got people alarmed and many are looking left.
Spanish CP support right to Spain's people to determine their future; SACP condemn Nzimande's removal from Cabinet; Tudeh Party of Iran criticizes Trump and more in this week's International Notes.
The questions of power and scale – how will we develop a base large enough to contend for power? – have moved to the top of the left’s agenda.
Oliver Reginald Tambo, leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in exile for thirty years, was born 100 years ago on October 27, 1917. He died at 75 in 1993, leaving an indelible mark on history. “Comrade O.R.,” as he was known, contributed substantially to the new South African constitution...
WASHINGTON—Communications Workers President Chris Shelton is warning workers and their allies to act now against a planned Republican tax hike on the middle class. “You may hear from Trump that it’s ‘tax reform.’ I want to caution you: That’s the usual bullshit,” the blunt former telephone lineman told union activists...
Marxism demands a concrete analysis of a concrete situation. This is fundamental to an understanding of Marxist strategy and tactics. The concept of strategy and tactics must be updated and applied to the specific situation the working class is dealing with at any given moment - in this case the post-election period and Trump's presidency. In particular, neoliberal capitalism and the specific gravity of its current crisis and how it impacts the working class must be understood. The GOP drive to implement right-to-work laws all across the country is clearly key but it's not the only issue. Alvaro Rodriguez, a...
Show AllIn Engel’s address at the graveside of Karl Marx, he said “Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.” Another pertinent quote is that according to the labor theory of value, “all value comes from nature altered by human labor.” In the past, Marxists have focused on the labor part of that equation, noting that how human labor is organized, how production is organized, is the fundamental determinant...
Show AllIt has been a busy year for the Missouri/Kansas District of the Communist Party and next year will be no different! While most of the Party's work is done through the numerous unions, community groups and coalitions that members are leaders in, two specific Party events stand out. First is the day-long Annual District Leadership Retreat in March attended by about 50 members and 6 elected officials, as well as Party national chair, John Bachtell. The Annual Retreat brings leaders together from all over the District to discuss, plan and prioritize work for the year. Members came from St....
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