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Unity needed to win post-election fights against GOP obstruction
As a nation, we’ve arrived at what some call an “inflection” point. We face immense, overlapping, and intersecting economic, social, and inequality crises, as well as a climate emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic intensifies all of them.
The short story of Fred Hampton, assassinated Black Panther leader
This is an excerpted version of an article that originally appeared in People’s World’s predecessor publication, Daily World, on January 17, 1970. The short political biography appeared just weeks after the assassination of Fred Hampton, a leader of the Black Panther Party.
Patients support their striking SEIU nursing care workers
The following article is reprinted from the SEIU website. CHICAGO – Doris Moore became a resident at Ambassador Nursing Home & Rehab Center almost two years ago after a suffering stroke.
Help People’s World continue to champion the stories of working people
Battles have been won, but the work still continues. This year has not been an easy one for working people. Our collective story has been one where struggle is prominent as we try to make sense of the tragedies that have come our way this year.
When Mississippi tried to silence Black mayor, People’s World was there
As a young reporter back in the early 1980s, I stayed for weeks at a time in the Mississippi Delta covering the story of the first African-American mayor elected in that state since Reconstruction. But it’s not to the Tchula, Mississippi town hall that I frequently went to meet with him.
Madigan confidant and ex-ComEd CEO charged with bribery in lobbying scheme
Named in the indictment are Madigan friend Michael McClain, ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore as well as former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and Jay Doherty, the ex-president of the City Club.
ALBA Giving Season 2020 - Sarah Lee Guthrie
Donate here! https://alba-valb.org/donate/ Singer/Songwriter Sarah Lee Guthrie Performing “Deportee” at ALBA’s Online Annual Gala 2020.
The voter uprising: A sign of good things to come?
The popular chant, “This is what democracy looks like!” can mean many things: people hitting the streets, getting arrested in peaceful protest, organizing themselves into unions, lobbying their elected officials, and yes, even the “simple” act of voting.
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CPUSA co-chair Rossana Cambron discusses what led her to join the CPUSA and why a vote v. the Trump Agenda is vital today. #VoteAgainstFascism
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In this #VoteAgainstFascism talk, Joe Sims (CPUSA co-chair) discusses why he joined the Communist Party and its connection to the fight today.
Sunrise Movement
The climate crisis is one of the biggest issues for young voters and swing voters this year.
Polls continue to show that when a candidate is stronger on fighting the climate crisis young people are more likely to mobilize around them and get out the vote.
Believe it or not, in its current from, Biden's plan is stronger and more progressive than Bernie's was in 2016. That didn't happen out of nowhere. It happened because young people have been pushing politicians and the public on climate for years and we're starting to see the effects of our power.
We are the reason that Biden's climate platform is as strong as it is. We went to his unity task force, and we didn't get everything we need, but we moved it significantly to left and that's why it's the most progressive platform from to date.
We've teamed up with @soyouwanttotalkabout to break down Biden vs. Trump's plan on climate and show you exactly what each candidate is fighting for.
You can help us kick Trump out of office, flip the Senate and usher in an era of the Green New Deal by joining us for only 2 hours a week to get out the vote.
Join our victory squad and be apart of the movement that will change the political landscape forever -> smvmt.org/victory
#climatechange #greennewdeal #biden #trump #election2020 #vote #republican #democrats #progessiive #climatecrisis
Angela Davis Still Believes America Can Change
Since the 1970s, the academic and activist has been an icon of feminism and Black liberation. Today, as the battle for equality wages on, the ideas for which she’s long advocated have finally entered mainstream thought.
Biden proposes science-driven COVID plan; Trump says Americans are on their own
During the vice-presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris recounted the Trump administration's historic failure to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Vice President Mike Pence tried to defend the indefensible and, in desperation, claimed Joe Biden had “plagiarized” the Trump-Pence coronavirus plan,...
AARP says, "Vote YES" on graduated income tax!
For years, AARP has been fighting for commonsense solutions that fix our budget crisis without shifting the burden to older adults and middle-class families. The graduated income tax is a step in the right direction. Voting yes on the graduated income tax could help the state raise around $3…
Patrisse Cullors: We can cheer Biden and Harris — but still must challenge their problematic past
Here's what Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice-presidential pick, Kamala Harris, need to do to address concerns about their past criminal justice policies, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors says.
Vote Trump out! #BASTA
“Let's AMPLIFY Bernie's message to Progressives. Can we get 5,000 RETWEETS in 3 HOURS? Help spread this far and wide! #ListenToBernie https://t.co/EvLCRyJYGz”
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus attention on the importance of registering to vote and voting in our
Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris
Exclusive: Amy Dorris alleges Trump forced his tongue down her throat and groped her at 1997 US Open
Want to stop fascism in America? Defeat Trump in November
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “November is about defeating fascism.” She’s right. While we shouldn’t take anything Trump says at face value, since he often says things that are lies, distortions, or just outrageous in order to distract, the fact that he has already repeatedly cast doubt on....
CHICAGO — Short-staffing, lack of protective gear against the coronavirus, and other issues where bosses refused to budge, have forced 1,400 union nurses and 2,000 unionized support staffers to strike the University of Illinois-Chicago Hospital system in mid-September.
China's approach to Covid vaccine: creating a people's vaccine, accessible and affordable to all.
“Accessible and affordable: China remains determined to fulfill its promise of developing #COVID19 vaccines as a global public good https://t.co/YNTky1Syex”
Help the CPUSA dump Trump. Donate now!
If you had the stomach to watch the 2020 Republican National Convention, you might agree it gave new meaning to the term “gaslighting.” The RNC adopted no platform other than building a cult around Trump, a serial rapist, liar, and white supremacist, while painting the Biden-Harris ticket as wil...
Celebrate the CPUSA's 101st anniversary and ensure we can help bring a socialist future by donating $101 or whatever you can spare during these difficult times.
I joined the Communist Party USA once I learned of the Party’s proud history of being an integral part of our country's social/political movement. We were always fighting to bring permanent change to a system never designed to meet working people’s needs.
Why Do We Get Labor Day Off? You Can Thank Chicago Workers
A strike in Chicago led to Labor Day being designated as a national holiday.
Communist Party USA
“The government feared far more the legal than the illegal action of the workers’ party, more the successes of the elections than those of rebellion. The 2,000,000 voters form the most numerous, the most compact ‘shock troops’ of the international proletarian army.” -Frederick Engels
Watch - 2020 Virtual March On Washington
Join us August 27-28 for a virtual March on Washington.
The Chicago River Keeps Getting Wilder, And That’s a Good Thing
Rafts loaded with plants floated down the Chicago River last week, a strange sight that in decades past might have been the result of some sort of bizarre garbage spill but these days is a sure sign of the waterway’s ongoing “re-wilding.”
A stark example of structural racism
Illinois Medicaid has grossly underpaid physicians, hospitals like Mercy, and other institution and people who provide care to lower-income people of color.
African American coal miners in Appalachia.
The myth that Appalachia is uniformly White lingers, but communities of “Affrilachians” were documented in the 1930s.
‘Terrified’ Catholic school teachers call on archdiocese to move classes fully online
‘Terrified’ Catholic school teachers call on archdiocese to move classes fully online
Obama warns: Re-elect Trump and U.S. democracy dies
PHILADELPHIA—Re-elect Donald Trump, Barack Obama warns, and U.S. democracy dies. That, in a nutshell, was the stark message Obama delivered about his successor to the entire country in a speech from the U.S. Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Harris targets Trump the predator, denounces structural racism
WILMINGTON, Del.—Several big Democratic figures graced television screens for the party’s virtual national convention on Wednesday night, but the finale was left to Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.
South Side Bike Rides Creating New Form Of Activism, Solidarity And Positivity For Black Cyclists
"Bike riding is an outward display of power, an outward display of freedom," one community organizer said.
Five facts about the CPUSA
1. The Communist Party USA is over 100 years old! We are one of the oldest political parties active in the United States today. We are very proud of our long history of activism and political work. 2.
Tsunami of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. But the mother of three lost both jobs in March because of the pandemic and now is facing eviction.
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