Communist Party general secretary Rob Griffths attended a recent celebration of the centenary of the CPC, held in Manchester. “Comrade Consul General, comrades and friends, I bring greetings to the Consulate and its staff in Manchester of the People’s Republic of China from the Communist Party o…
The tragic discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval residential school in Saskatchewan is a powerful reminder that this was not simply a “dark chapter” in the history of Canada. For over a century, these institutions were a crucial piece of the genocidal white supremac…
The extent of British Columbia’s housing affordability crisis and the difficulties of tackling the issue were starkly apparent after the June 17 release of an expert panel’s 88-page report, Opening Doors: Unlocking Housing Supply for Affordability. The biggest housing problem in this province…
25 June 2021 asylum seekers Conrad Landin reports from a vigil in memory of Stanislav Tomas, a Roma man who died following a brutal arrest by police in the Czech Republic. Credit: Conrad Landin Glasgow’s south side is no stranger to the colours of the Romani flag. Home to thousands of Roma from Sl…
The column linked here from the New York Daily News is authored by four former investigators for the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board. Written to examine the police-reform record of Democratic primary mayoral candidate Maya Wiley (as of this writing awaiting the result of the city’s new ra…
Virulent racism is alive and well in Virginia. As some emerge from coronavirus restrictions, the battle over what we’re teaching our children in public schools is ramping up. The latest fight against the truth is a new Red Scare, using bad-faith arguments to stretch the meaning of complex terms li…
Mikalai Statkevich, leader of our member party in Belarus, Narodnaya Hramada, NH, is being tried today in a closed trial inside Homiel, the prison where he is being held. Political prisoners, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, Ihar Losik, Uladzimir Tsyhanovich, Dzmitry Papou and Artsiom Sakau are also bei…
I am testifying as a longtime NYC tenant and on behalf of the Freedom Socialist Party, a community advocacy group with an organizing center in Central Harlem.It is vitally important that the Rent Guidelines Board in its June 23 vote authorize a 0% increase. Any other amount for 1- or 2-year leases w…
By Central Committee of PCUSA In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the US government and accused of being spies for the Soviet Union. The frame-up trial by the government has to be seen in the light of the cold war that existed in the mid 20th century. Because of the anti-communist p…
By Antoine L. As a fellow recruit enlisted in the army of the American working class, and whose daily struggle is one being waged in the economic battlefields of California. My deployment is currently in the domain of automotive parts distribution, ranging North to Sacramento, as far south as Merced…
Inminente juicio de Mikalai Statkevich en BielorrusiaNuevo Papeles, 21 June 2021Mikalai Statkevich, líder del partido miembro de la IS en Bielorrusia, Narodnaya Hramada, ha estado detenido como prisionero político por el régimen de Lukashenko durante más de un año. Su juicio está programado…
Secretary’s Report, June 18th 4th Meeting, 1st Session Executive Committee, Virginia District Communist Party USA Reports from Clubs and Collectives NoVA District Organizer reports: Meeting on the 27th. Research and analysis is ongoing. Planning Committee has been expanded to include more Comrades…
From the online journal Eteraz Monthly, published by leftists in Afghanistan, June 2021.Young people form the foundation and future of a society. Developed societies invest in the younger generation and provide ways to train, educate and nurture their talents. Young people are both energetic and psy…
We asked members of the American Party of Labor from across the country to tell us what pride means to them, as Marxist-Leninists in the heart of US imperialism. We give their answers here, without revision. June F, California For me, Pride means righteous anger. My celebration for the incremental p…
Este sabado 19 de junio, a las 18 hs ⏰, 🤳🏽 no te pierdas la CHARLA DEBATE titulada: “A un año del asesinato de Geroge Floyd y los desafíos de lxs revolucionarixs en EEUU”. Como bien dicen nuestrxs camaradas del Freedom Socialist Party: “se necesitó todo un movimiento mundial para co…
17 June 2021 Joe Ballesteros investigates the pandemic-compounded crisis in educational provision for England’s most marginalized children. Credit: Taylor Wilcox/Unsplash Jonathan is 18 years old. His big frame is zipped up in an all-black Boxing Academy tracksuit as I greet him in the staff ro…
June 16, 2021 This week we are joined by Natalia Chaves from the Brazilian socialist organization Subverta to talk about Bancada Feminista do PSOL the socialist feminist collective candidacy as well as democratizing electoral campaigns, ensuring accountability to social movements, trans inclusion an…
Grave preocupación ante deterioro de la situación política en NicaraguaNuevos Papeles, 16 June 2021La Internacional Socialista ha estado siguiendo con profunda preocupación el continuo deterioro de la situación política en Nicaragua donde deben celebrarse elecciones generales el 7 de noviembre…
In celebration of today’s Poetry Day, we’re sharing The Melancholic Present by roibeárd from the historic town of Corydon, IN, courtesy of Blue Collar Review. i’ll be damned if i know where the time went. 45 years, & this blue collar is worn & faded beyond bronzing, will leave a tattooed torc…
Boston Solidarity June 10, 2021 In the last five years we have seen a significant increase in socialists elected to office, and this has inspired many more candidates to run. But these opportunities also raise a number of questions about electoral strategy. How do we develop candidates? How do we…
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By: Evan Nesbitt The first 100 days have shown us what a Biden presidency will look like—abandoned promises, and the continuing separation of American political life from the desires of working people. The first 100 days of an American president’s term can set the tone of the entire administrati…
3rd Meeting, 1st Session Executive Committee, Virginia District Communist Party USA Reports from Club and Collectives District Organizer reports: Face-to-face meetings of the Planning Committee are ongoing, and a committee on housing has been formed. Committee is putting together materials on the ho…
Luke Pretz June 2, 2021 This week we are joined by Vini Almeida who is a member of the Brazilian socialist organization Comuna. We talk about the challenges socialists face when working to build a democratic and multi-tendency socialist organization, electoral politics, supporters of the new right…
June 2, 2021 Howie Hawkins, Green Party 2020 presidential candidate Bill Resnick and Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for President in the last election, discuss the Biden administration’s proposed American Jobs Plan. Announced with great fanfare at a cost of $2 trillion plus, the annual…