(2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism. orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…
(2024-05-15). Amazon Labor Union hosts Stalinist Communist Party of Greece. wsws.org The union's fraternizing with Stalinist parties, like its relations with the anticommunist trade unions, is aimed at building a new labor bureaucracy while ignoring the needs of Amazon workers.
(2024-05-15). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
(2024-05-15). Fascism: three-part test. cpusa.org 
This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | Georgi Dimitrov's definition of fascism is often cited, yet key parts of his quote are not always included or fully appreciated: | [F]ascism is not a power standing above class, nor…
(2024-05-15). Towards a vibrant future: re-establishing a national YCL. cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | In 2019, the CPUSA's national convention laid down a pivotal resolution: the facilitation of a national Communist youth organization. Since then, local YCL clubs have cropped up arou…
(2024-05-15). Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: My grandmother's two keys. newarab.com 
"History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…