Communist Party
Salt of the Earth: The revolutionary life of Anita Torrez
May 30, 2019“When did you join the Communist Party USA?” I asked. “I can’t quite remember…we just kept going to meeting after meeting, and before I knew it, we had joined,” she replied, laughing.
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The fighting history of Earl George, for worker rights, equality
May 22, 2019Tim Wheeler recalls the profound influence Earl George had on him and his family, as well as his great contributions to the ILWU and the Daily World.
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Strike wave 1919: The radical forerunners of the CPUSA
May 17, 2019The Bolshevik Revolution inspired workers all over the world, including the United States.
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The Communist Party in the ’30s: The Depression and the great upsurge
May 14, 2019When the Depression struck, Herbert Hoover and the business press said to wait for economic adjustment. But unemployed and hungry people couldn't wait.
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Remembering Pete Seeger on his 100th birthday
May 2, 2019Military intelligence deemed Pete unfit for sensitive positions due to his “Communistic sympathies" and "unsatisfactory relations with landlords."
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