About CPUSA
Founded in 1919, the Communist Party USA has championed the struggles for democracy, labor rights, women’s equality, racial justice and peace for 100 years. The Communist Party has an unparalleled history in the progressive movement of the United States, from the struggle against Jim Crow segregation, the organizing of the industrial unions, from the canneries of California, to the sweatshops of New York City.
A better and peaceful world is possible - a world where people and nature come before profits. That’s socialism.
In the Communist Party USA, sexual harassment is not an acceptable behavior on the part of any comrade.
The Constitution of CPUSA that was adopted at the 30th National Convention on June 15, 2014. Learn about our principles, vision, and the organization of CPUSA.
CPUSA is a national organization with districts and clubs situated all around the country. If you'd like to get in contact with us, please click below.
Establishing a club takes time and patience. It is a step-by-step process. These guidelines are intended to be enabling, not disabling.
Social media collective guidelines for clubs and districts.
party voices
Are the drones part of the politics of mass distraction from imperialism's structural crisis, or are visitors from Alpha Centauri responsible?
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Tax abatements for developers to build "affordable" housing that isn't affordable is depleting our schools of resources while shifting the tax burden onto working people.
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Party activists participated in a weekend of struggle which brought together activists and healthcare workers opposing the U.S. role as a partner in the fascist Netanyahu government's genocidal war.
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As people the world over know, the celebration of May Day as a labor holiday began in connection with the events that transpired on and around May 1, 1886 in...
The CPUSA and the African American Liberation struggle: a global perspective
The Party’s contribution to the struggle for racial equality in the US is part of the historical record, although it rarely gets the attention it deserves in historical accounts. Two...
Communist Party and African American equality – a focus unequaled in U.S. history
In honor of African American History Month, the third article in our series on the Communist Party's 90th Anniversary surveys a few documents written by leading African American party members...
Remembering James W. Ford
In honor of African American History Month, the sixth article in our series on the Communist Party's 90th anniversary will survey a document written by James W. Ford, one of...