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• Q
  After looking at your membership application, I get the impression you only want people that will pound the pavement and work the phones. I'm very much interested in joining the CPUSA but feel unqualified.
• A
  Hi, and thanks for your question. We took it up at the end of our weekly broadcast, Good Morning Revolution. You can watch the episode here. The power of the working class comes from its ability to organize and act collectively, and the role of the party is to help make that happen, to unite and mobilize people in the struggle for a better world. CPUSA asks every member to be involved in what we call "mass work," that is, political activity with forces outside the party. That could be a church or community group, a labor union or issue-based campaign; it could mean running for elected office or helping others do so. It might involve marching, door knocking, phone...