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Founded in 1919, the Communist Party USA has championed the struggles for democracy, labor rights, women’s equality, racial justice and peace for 100 years. The Communist Party has an unparalleled history in the progressive movement of the United States, from the struggle against Jim Crow segregation, the organizing of the industrial unions, from the canneries of California, to the sweatshops of New York City. Source
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Search ArticlesTrump’s campaign to destroy the Southern Poverty Law Center
In May, Trump’s Justice Department launched fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which had recruited individuals to investigate and expose the Ku Klux Klan and other racist, anti-Semitic groups, including Aryan Nations and the National Alliance, a continuation of the “American Nazi Party.” The SPLC exposés and lawsuits against these groups since 1980 helped to discredit and bankrupt many of them.
Capitalist sources of the housing crisis
A specter is haunting the United States — the specter of the Housing Crisis! Over the past few decades, and especially after the 2008 Great Recession and the Covid-19 Pandemic, the skyrocketing cost of housing has become a central political concern. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have acknowledged the growing crisis and both have put forward purported solutions to resolve it.
CPUSA talks world politics with Iraqi journal
An Interview with Eric Brooks, Member of the CPUSA National Board conducted by Soran Kahtan. This originally appeared in Al-Thakafa Al-Jadeda (الثقافة الجديدة), an Iraqi publication. Al-Thakafa Al-Jadeda: There were significant changes in the domestic and foreign policies of the U.S., especially since Trump’s second presidency. These changes were reflected in the shifts and transformations in the National Security Strategies.
Communists call to mobilize to stop AUKUS!
This joint statement was adopted in Havana, Cuba on August 11, 2026 at the 24th IMCWP. The Communist Party of Australia, Communist Party of Britain, and Communist Party USA held a trilateral meeting during the 24th International Meeting of Communist & Workers Parties which convened in Havana, Cuba from 7-8 August 2026.
International notes: Communist parties unite against imperialism
The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) convened in Havana, Cuba, from Aug. 7-8, 2026. Hosted by the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), the meeting brought together over 100 delegates representing 49 communist and workers’ parties from around the world, including the Communist Party USA.
SAVE Act attacks Indigenous peoples’ right to vote
Trump has already pressured Congress to pass the SAVE America Act before the rapidly approaching midterm elections and even went so far as to refuse to sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The act became law after 10 days absent his signature. He made his signature conditional on the passage of the SAVE America Act. He held the housing bill hostage. The SAVE America Act is designed to obstruct communities, in particular those of Tribal Nations, from exercising their right to vote.
CPUSA calls for global anti-fascist front at Cuba meeting Original
Presentation to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties on August 10, 2026, in Havana, Cuba by Anita Waters, Organizational Secretary, Communist Party USA. Dear Comrades. I bring you heartfelt greetings of solidarity from your sister party, CPUSA. It is a deep honor for me to represent us here in socialist Cuba, in this year, the centenary of Fidel Castro, hero of working people everywhere. Thank you to the Communist Party of Cuba for hosting us.
William Z Foster, the 2-party system and the Midterms
The November 2026 midterm elections are rapidly approaching with the force of a hurricane. As Communist Party USA co-chair Joe Sims recently told the National Committee, “everything revolves around defeating the MAGA forces,” including labor rights, civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, the environment, peace, and democracy itself. The fascist danger, the “whiff” from the Gus Hall period, is no longer a warning.
Why Americans no longer trust the Supreme Court
There is no objective way to measure whether the Supreme Court has become more political than judicial. But several observable trends have led scholars, journalists, and the public across the political spectrum to conclude that politics plays a larger role on the Court than in earlier periods. Patterns in voting often fall along ideological lines in recent years.
On the 81st anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States, eighty-one years ago, carried out a surprise nuclear attack on the people of Hiroshima. Three days later, it dropped an even more powerful nuclear device on Nagasaki. Between the initial blasts, subsequent firestorms, and acute radiation exposure, the two bombs killed over 200,000 people by the end of 1945. Those who survived carried psychological and physical scars, including a vastly increased susceptibility to cancer.