McCarthyism

 
 
Red Scare 2.0 launched: Act now to save democracy!

Red Scare 2.0 launched: Act now to save democracy!

Trump's Memorandum 7 counts anti-fascist and anti-capitalist ideas as “fomenting” violence, threatening sweeping attacks on the rights of free speech, assembly, and association.

Red Scare without the Reds? Clay Risen loses the plot

Red Scare without the Reds? Clay Risen loses the plot

Blind to anti-communism's function in the class and democratic struggle, Risen erases CPUSA history, presenting McCarthyism as a mere cultural phenomenon.

BY: Norman Markowitz| September 30, 2025
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Ina Wood, Oklahoma Communist behind the ‘Union Maid’ song

Ina Wood, Oklahoma Communist behind the ‘Union Maid’ song

  This article originally appeared in People's World. During my research for an upcoming article on Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger’s creative friendship, which preceded the years depicted in the...

March 7, 2025
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The political situation in D.C.

The political situation in D.C.

D.C. Communists are building the fightback in the nation's capital. With much on the line, now is the time to organize. Free D.C.!

BY: D.C. Metro CPUSA| March 4, 2025
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Report to NC: An organizing moment like never before

Report to NC: An organizing moment like never before

Our Party has a huge responsibility at the moment, but we can fulfill our task, if we keep our eye on the prize.