Communist Party
William Z. Foster—Pioneer fighter for Black equality in organized labor
February 25, 2021At a time when trade unions ignored the issues of Black workers and kept them out of organized labor, William Z. Foster fought to change the whole movement.
Read moreFrom the People’s World archives: W.E.B. DuBois joins the Communist Party
February 23, 2021Editor’s Note: Dr. William E. Burghardt DuBois was born Feb. 23, 1868. Near the end of his life, in 1961, he applied for membership in the Communist Party USA. His letter, and the response from Gus...
Read moreCommunist Alphaeus Hunton drew together anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-colonial struggles
February 19, 2021From the 1945 People's World archives comes this selection from W. Alphaeus Hunton.
Read moreBill Davis—beloved labor and peace activist, Communist leader—lost to COVID
February 16, 2021Bill Davis, 1942-2021.
Read moreHistorians say CNN wrong to compare Communists to Trump’s coup plotters
February 12, 2021CNN has its history wrong when it comes to equating the Trump coup to the 1948 Communist conspiracy trials, say a group of prominent academics.
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