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The election according to the Communist Party USA
CJ ATKINS, managing editor of People’s World and CPUSA national board member, discusses why communists consider support for the anti-Trump coalition a ‘vote against fascism,’ the likely changes ahead in China and Iran and what Bernie Sanders's 'socialist moment' has meant for the US left
The anti-Trump coalition is the broadest electoral grouping seen in decades, an ‘all-people’s front’ that includes organised labour, Black Lives Matter and Native American organisations, Latinos and immigrant groups, women’s and LGBTQ groups, Asian and Jewish organisations, young people, Muslims and more. Within its ranks are leftists, liberals, centrists and even some conservatives and sections of business.
While working people face austerity, arms companies enjoy massive government contracts, writes ARTHUR WEST, exposing how politicians exaggerate the Russian threat to justify spending on a sector that has the lowest employment multiplier
ANYA COOK reports from the Newcastle citizens’ assembly, where over 240 people gathered to create a people’s manifesto ahead of next year’s local elections – part of former mayor Jamie Driscoll’s Majority movement
While claiming to target fraud, Labour’s snooping Bill strips benefit recipients of privacy rights and presumption of innocence, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE, warning that algorithms with up to 25 per cent error rates could wrongfully investigate and harass millions of vulnerable people
Real security comes from having a secure base at home — Keir Starmer’s reckless and renegade decision to get Britain deeper into the proxy war against Russia is as dangerous as it is wasteful, writes SALLY SPIERS
The plan is to stigmatise and destabilise South Africa in preparation for breaking it up while creating a confused and highly racialised atmosphere around immigration in the US to aid in denying rights to non-white refugees, explains EMILE SCHEPERS
ALAN SIMPSON warns that Starmer’s triangulation strategy will fail just as New Labour’s did, with each rightward move by Labour pushing Tories further right
IN THE run-up to the 2016 and 2020 US elections, socialist candidate Bernie Sanders did not win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, but his campaigns made significant changes in the political arena, especially among the youth.
Now, the decisive stage of this year’s election is at hand. According to most polls, if there are no unforeseen shocks or surprises, Joe Biden and the Democrats will win, even in the Senate.
In this most critical moment, when, according to many, fascism is becoming a genuine threat, a few points regarding the leftist movement in general and the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) specifically are worth paying attention to.
The following is an interview given by CJ Atkins to Iranian newspaper Nameh Mardom.
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