Its been edited to reflect the discussion. Make no mistake: Trumps MAGA movement may have been set back in November, but their eyes remain set on the White House door. We are building an internationalist Party based on the best traditions of the American people. One in five workers dont have it. [41], From its ideological framework, the Communist Party understands imperialism as the pinnacle of capitalist development: the state, working on behalf of the few who wield disproportionate power, assumes the role of proffering "phony rationalizations" for economically driven imperial ambition as a means to promote the sectional economic interests of big business. Many left groups moved to base themselves in whatever unions remained, in spite of the fact that both public and private sector unions were radically declining in membership. This is a time to struggle for the unity and political clarity of the millions who are in the diverse and daily struggle for jobs, health care and the other necessities of their lives. "The Movements Against War and Capitalist Globalization". These changes, the party believe, cannot be effectively accomplished solely on the basis of profit considerations: They require long-term planning, massive investment in redesigning and re-engineering, collective input, husbanding resources, social investment in research for long-term sustainability, and major conservation efforts. By 1993, CLP members had decided that the party could no longer grow in its present form and decided to disband it. For equality. The full report will soon be published. Known for his career as a rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur was at one time a member of the Young Communist League in Baltimore. [38], The Communist Party seeks equal rights for women, equal pay for equal work and the protection of reproductive rights, together with putting an end to sexism. In California, several Mexican American groupings joined the CL. Foster and ten other Communist Party leaders on trial for advocating the violent overthrow of the government. The CLP held its 2nd Congress in November 1975. In 1989, the Soviet Communist Party cut off major funding to the American Communist Party due to its opposition to glasnost and perestroika. Its opposition to the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine was unpopular, with its endorsed candidate Henry A. Wallace under-performing in the 1948 presidential election. The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), is a communist party in the United States established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America. The CPUSA has a long, complex history that is closely tied with the American labor movement and the histories of communist parties worldwide. The two countries cooperate economically and have a defensive alliance. We completed the Peoples Worlds fund drive, brought close to 400 members to DC to participate in the Poor Peoples March, were active in the fall election campaign and established a regular public presence in a number of states. The Structure and Organization Convention. Economic measures such as increased taxes on "the rich and corporations", "strong regulation" of the financial industry, "regulation and public ownership of utilities" and increased federal aid to cities and states; opposition to the Iraq War and other military interventions; opposition to free trade treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); nuclear disarmament and a reduced military budget; various civil rights provisions; campaign finance reform including public financing of campaigns; and election law reform, including instant runoff voting. As workers go out on strike, we should be ready to hit the picket lines with them. WebThe Communist Labor Party of the United States of North America (CLP) or (CLP(USNA)) was an anti-revisionist communist party that was part of the New Communist movement in the United States.. This was mostly due to the successful biracial organizing of sharecroppers through the Sharecroppers' Union. Going forward, the National Committee has a three-fold task: to stay focused on fighting the fascist danger; to continue building the Party; and to lay the political, ideological and organizational basis for the next convention. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the new House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese WebHold high the bright red banner of Marxism-Leninism- Maoism, Principally Maoism! A group of African American autoworkers in Michigan, from the League of Revolutionary Black Workers merged into the CL. [41], Rather than making all wages entirely equal, the Communist Party holds that building socialism would entail "eliminating private wealth from stock speculation, from private ownership of large corporations, from the export of capital and jobs, and from the exploitation of large numbers of workers".[41]. committee [82], "American Communists" redirects here. Women of color also face exploitation based on race and nationality resulting in three forms of oppression under capitalism: class, gender and race. "Global Warming Report to March 2008 NC". Cis women are joining in far fewer numbers than cis men, though the non-binary and trans membership has grown. "[72], According to intelligence analyst Darren E. Tromblay, the SOLO operation, and the Ad Hoc Committee, were part of "developing geopolitical awareness" by the FBI about factors such as the Sino-Soviet split. Among them are Art Perlo, a member of the National Committee, head of our Economics Commission and leader in the Connecticut district, Betty Smith, longtime head of International Publishers, Richard Castro, veteran leader of the South California District, Gary Hicks, formerly of Boston and long term member of the Northern California District, GL Morrison, Party leader in Portland, Irving Kessler, New York Party member and Cuba solidarity activist, and Esther Davis, veteran member of the Brooklyn club. But what they fail to comprehend is that theres more than one approach to defining national interest the working class also has the right to express and fight for its vision of whats in the nations interest. We also want to extend our revolutionary condolences to the family, comrades and friends of Charlene Mitchell. From 1922 to 1988, it published Morgen Freiheit, a daily newspaper written in Yiddish. But it also includes an endless variety of other forms for fighting specific battles: resisting speed-up, picketing, contract negotiations, strikes, demonstrations, lobbying for pro-labor legislation, elections, and even general strikes". And theyre doing this on a regular basis. The United States consistently has made bad decisions regarding the CCP threat owing to the fecklessness of the foreign policy community, the media, universities, [49], Historically significant in Latino working class history as a successful organizer of the Mexican American working class in the Southwestern United States in the 1930s, the Communist Party regards working-class Latino people as another oppressed group targeted by overt racism as well as systemic discrimination in areas such as education and sees the participation of Latino voters in a general mass movement in both party-based and nonpartisan work as an essential goal for major left-wing progress. Webcommittee to reconstitute the communist party of the usawhere does jimmy and jane barnes live. And make no mistake: we are a Marxist-Leninist party of social revolution, fighting for an American model of Bill of Rights Socialism, made in the USA. published a series of articles analyzing and criticizing the political leaders of the Soviet Union. Shakur also dated the daughter of the director of the local Communist Party. [62], It was the belief of opponents of the Communist Party such as J. Edgar Hoover, longtime director of the FBI; and Joseph McCarthy, for whom McCarthyism is named; and other anti-Communists that the Communist Party constituted an active conspiracy, was secretive, loyal to a foreign power and whose members assisted Soviet intelligence in the clandestine infiltration of American government. [56] Throughout its history many of the party's leaders and political thinkers have been African Americans. As the Party continues to grow, our upholding of respectful and principled relationships, particularly with younger comrades, is a must. Many members attended "cadre schools which lasted for eight weeks, studying the Marxist classics full-time, six days a week. We need to convince our male comrades that it is their special responsibility to champion the fight for reproductive rights. The third congress of the CLP was held in November 1980. As our Partys program points out, whats at play here is a grab for control by one section of the capitalist class over all other sections and over society thats what January 6th was all about. Various approaches blame the victims. There is no better road to theoretical clearness of comprehension than to learn by ones own mistakes. Several reorganizations in the 1930s expanded the number of districts.[58]. The MAGA faction of the ruling class and a big chunk of the broader right-wing public still support him. And then in September, contracts at the Big Three automakers expire for 150,000 autoworkers. At one time, this view was shared by the majority of the Congress. The party has consistently opposed American involvement in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War and the post-September 11 conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan. And speaking of sedition, shouldnt we actively support a demand to prosecute those responsible? [1] The newspaper of the CL, the Peoples Tribune/Tribuno del Pueblo, became the newspaper of the CLP. It was first published in June 1989. They decided some time ago to break with politics as usual. Hay was expelled from the party as an ideological risk. By 1957, membership had dwindled to less than 10,000, of whom some 1,500 were informants for the FBI. Hall, who was known as Mlad by his KGB handlers, escaped prosecution. Others were attracted by the visible activism of Communists on behalf of a wide range of social and economic causes, including the rights of African Americans, workers and the unemployed. Instead, the CLP needed to spend more time building class consciousness.. The great thing is to get the working class to move as a class., The Program of the Fourth Congress states, "We agitate to politically shake up the proletariat. The Communist Party organized the country into districts that did not coincide with state lines, initially dividing it into 15 districts identified with a headquarters city with an additional "Agricultural District". [14] The CPUSA subsequently declined due to events such as World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the second Red Scare, and the influence of McCarthyism. 2022 was a very good year. Also in that issue was a statement by the CLP supporting the Call. African Americans are killed at a rate nearly three times that of whites. [15] The CPUSA also used a covert apparatus to assist the Soviets with their intelligence activities in the United States and utilized a network of front organizations to shape public opinion. The Communist Party opposes drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, the use of nuclear power until and unless there is a safe way to dispose of its waste and it conceives of nuclear war as the greatest possible environmental threat. In New York, 7,000 nurses hit the bricks this week and won important gains for patient safety, wages and working conditions. In 1968, Nelson Peery and his wife, Sue Ying Peery, led a small group out of the POC and formed the California Communist League (CL).. Somewhat more controversial than mere funding is the alleged involvement of Communist members in espionage for the Soviet Union. 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