32nd CPUSA National Convention
Welcome to the pre-convention period of the 32nd CPUSA National Convention.
Main documents
Please review the following to engage in the pre-convention discussion:
- Join us for the 32nd National Convention
- How to participate in our pre-convention discussion
- Forward together: For pre-convention discussion (Main discussion document)
- An introduction to the main discussion document from CPUSA co-chair Joe Sims can be viewed here.
- Build the Party, Build the Clubs
- Apply Marxist-Leninist basics to rebuilding the CPUSA.
- How does the Communist Party elect its leadership?
- A new world’s arising in the fight against imperialism
- International solidarity and anti-imperialist developments have created the potential for an accelerated global socialist moment.
Contributions
For concrete benchmarks for defeat of the far right
Proposal of concrete goals which would constitute defeat of the immediate far right threat.
The changing character of the extreme right
As communists, we should think of voting as a strategic act, and vote in a way that affords us the space to rally the working class on the political terrain of our choosing.
The uncommitted movement and voting against fascism
While Biden’s support of genocide in Gaza is abhorrent, this doesn’t mean that allowing a Republican to win would be better for the world.
It is time to expand our definition of the fascist threat
The struggle against fascism is not just against the ultra-right forces of Trumpian MAGA-ism, but also against the other faction of the bourgeoisie represented by Democrats like Biden.
Calls for removing language for a “two-state solution” from CPUSA platform and support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement.
Addressing the contradiction of settler colonialism
The first communist party to adopt the correct positions on decolonization will be the party of the future.
Preparing to wage and win the class war under conditions of climate collapse
Set a time-bound objective for ourselves in the struggle against climate collapse rather than failing to build a sense of urgency into our strategy.
The United States is not a fascist country
Insisting that fascism is already here, or the Democratic party is fascist or that Democratic party voters are voting for fascism, is to disarm workers against the fascist threat.
Igniting the labor revival: a strategic foundation
A revitalized labor movement also presents a critical opportunity to rebuild our Party.
On building the party and other suggestions
Prioritize workplace clubs, focus on the national question, revitalize theoretical publications, build international solidarity, build a working class electoral movement.
To achieve unity, we must join the fight for decolonization
Decolonization is the defining issue of our time, and we can’t continue to ignore it.
For a united front of socialists, unions, and independents against fascism
If we want to stop fascism in the United States, we must work with other progressive forces, and this election is an opportune time to reach out.
Our Electoral Strategy is Grounded in Marxist-Leninist Theory and Practice
Our most crucial electoral priority at this moment in time must be to win a strategic defeat against the most reactionary elements of the ruling class.
Our position on Palestine cannot be formed unilaterally
PPP leader Aqel Taqaz said, “All Palestinian organizations … [are] fighting for a Palestinian independent state on the basis of the UN resolutions … within the borders of 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the right of refugees to go back home.” It is our responsibility to help achieve this result. The first step is forcing our own government to accept and support an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Communist media: the terrain is challenging, but we must build there anyway
A focused, tight, and centralized media strategy with a Marxist orientation is necessary to build on the increasingly hostile terrain of US media, both digital and otherwise. We are obligated to use all methods necessary to organize our class.
CPUSA must be a Party of militant anti-racism
Militant anti-racism is a part of our Party’s roots, grounding our outlook both historically and today. However, this rich history may be threatened by the contemporary version of the old Socialist Party assertion that fighting racism as its own distinct battle is extraneous.
What We Need to Learn from the Black Panther Party
By incorporating these strategies and drawing inspiration from past movements like the Black Panther Party, the party can enhance its legitimacy, increase participation, attract donations, and move closer than ever to achieving a united front, thus gaining mass appeal.
Strategies for organizational unity and action
By helping lead movements on relevant issues we will build a mass, revolutionary party. This, however, will only be possible when all levels of the party are equipped with the skills and tools necessary for this. Thank you for reading this submission, onwards to the 32nd National Convention!
CPUSA Peace And Solidarity Commission 2024 convention discussion
Two threats to the continued existence of the human family, and even the earth as a living planet, are nuclear war and climate scorching. These threats are linked. Addressing them is urgent.
For a one-state solution in Palestine, and other suggestions
Palestine is the site of the most important anti-imperialist struggle of today; Palestine is the Vietnam of the 1960s. Every single communist in the United States must — and with the most unapologetic, most comprehensive, and most unrestrained attitude — support Palestine. Palestine must get its liberation.
Our fraternal parties in Palestine and Israel are best suited to present analysis on the issues on the ground. Not only are they best suited, it is their right to self determination to lead the struggle, and it is our job as comrades to follow their lead.
Xenophobia: a 21st century vector for fascism
The Communist Party USA must do what it can to bring attention to and fight back against the fascist tactic of xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiment before it’s too late.
Let Us Renew the Struggle Against Male Supremacy
If the Party hopes to tackle the threat of fascism in the current political moment, it must take up these tasks, prioritize women’s issues more than ever, and renew the struggle against male supremacy.
The working class and the struggle for democracy
The working class and the struggle for democracy is paramount if we are to succeed in overthrowing the bourgeois class and instituting a society based on socialism.
For consideration of national oppression in our discussion
A call to deepen collective discussion on one or more resolutions regarding Mexican American Equality and other Latina/os
Environmental Crises and Class Struggle
The environmental crises the world faces are getting worse, fast, and are part of the general crisis of capitalism. We can build people’s movements to end this crisis now.
Preparing to end monopoly capital’s political rule by the 37th convention
The urgency of addressing climate change demands correspondingly urgent changes if we are to adapt. Recognizing the imminent threat posed by climate change, promoting a “socialism or extinction fighting orientation” and preparing our Party organizationally for dynamic political conditions barely scratches the surface of what we will need to accomplish over the coming years.
The party must renew its engagement with the healthcare for all movement
Comrades, it is our task as the Communist Party to direct the politically advanced sector of the working class which struggles on the front lines of the opioid epidemic into a revived national coalition to win healthcare for all.
Right wing forces are the main agitators of a “culture war” they claim to want no part in, and many socialists have taken them at their word. We must confront the current crisis of culture.
The only class that can lead the green transition is our own
Only the working class, in alliance with specially oppressed people of other classes, can lead the fight for the fundamental changes necessary to mitigate climate change.