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I believe in 99% of what the CPUSA is all about. But I also believe in my right to practice...

Hi Nathan, I don't know whether your commitment to 'modern sporting rifles' disqualifies you from membership in the CPUSA.  That's a question for our membership committee, whom you can contact...

BY: Scott Hiley| March 13, 2018
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What is the position of CPUSA on the idea of progress? Do you believe that so-called "progress" results in an...

Hi Rohan, No apologies necessary!  Thanks for such a thoughtful and nuanced question. You're right to question the term 'primitive'.  It's a racist category, rooted in European colonialism and used...

BY: Scott Hiley| March 1, 2018
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The father of communism Karl Marx says in his Manifesto of the Communist Party "In this sense, the theory of...

Thanks for writing in.  The phrase from Marx that you cite has been twisted and misinterpreted to serve the ends of the ruling class. The private property that Marx is...

BY: Scott Hiley| January 4, 2018
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I'm a young Communist, and I'm having a lot of trouble with arguments. How do I hold an argument with...

Hi David, Thanks for writing in, and for a good, practical question about how to engage in ideological struggle. The short answer is, why are you arguing with conservatives?  What's...

BY: Michelle Kern, Rossana Cambron And Dee Miles| November 17, 2017
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As the Communist Party USA is committed to a Marxist perspective, I wonder how it interprets the demise of the...

The reasons for the end of Soviet socialism are difficult to address, especially from the the U.S. perspective.  Even the Communist Parties of the former Soviet bloc countries have differing...