Angelo D’AngeloNational Chair, PCUSA In Comrade Vladimir Lenin’s letter to American workers in 1918, an explanation was set forth for all Marxist-Leninists to factor into our analysis of the July 4th 1776 Revolution. “The history of modern, civilized America opened with one of those great, really liberating, really revolutionary wars [...]
Tyler RosenContributing Editor Nolan PrejeanContributing Editor Since the dawn of the New Left, the notion that Marxism-Leninism and Enlightenment liberalism are completely antagonistic ideologies has become prominent among certain sections of the Petit-Bourgeois Left. Marxist-Leninist theory, however, as developed by Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin, proves the contrary. Historical materialism [...]
Karen KrenzAssociate Editor Jacob GinsbergContributing Editor We are living in a very dangerous and tumultuous period of history which contradicts the long-standing view that we have been living in the “end of history.” Many have considered our country’s 250 years of existence to be proof of the stability of its [...]
“What is America to me? A name, a map, the flag I see, A certain word, “Democracy, [...]
by Gus Hall We can say with confidence that the 17th Convention of our Party has fulfilled its responsibilities. When the national committee discussed convention perspectives some months ago and developed a general onward-and-outward outlook, many were not sure what particular place this convention would have in our party history. [...]
By Press Secretary, S.M. Cifone S ince the 1970s, the American working class has been faced with a seemingly nonstop cycle of pauperization. It is of no coincidence that this reinvigorated assault on the working class came in parallel with the rise of neo-liberalism and later increased with the counter-revolution [...]
By Henry Winston Editor’s Note: This is the concluding chapter from Comrade Winston’s larger book of the same title. Does the US Military Economy Help Workers? It seems paradoxical that the recent avalanche of books and articles portraying the Black condition in the U.S. as that of a colony has [...]
by Jerry Ginsberg The State of the Left In December 2024, a United Healthcare CEO was assassinated by a lone gunman. Much of the public in America did not react with remorse, but instead shared their frustrations with the state of healthcare in this country; stories of denied claims, expensive [...]
By Nationalities Department, Party of Communists USA Under the new Trump presidency, the issue of the protection of the foreign-born has taken on a new urgency. To quote Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary [...]
The Communist movement, basing itself on dialectical materialism rather than rigid idealism, observes the changing material conditions of society (such as the developing economic crisis, the changing balance of class forces, the shift in levels of consciousness, etc.) and develops tactics and strategies accordingly. A central concept of Marxism is [...]