working class
The party of a new type, 100 years later
What does it mean to be a “Communist Party” in the 21st century? The Communist International (known as the Third International or Comintern) was founded in 1919, the same year...
The Green New Deal’s success will come from a focus on jobs, restructuring, and the role of the working class
If organized labor and the Communist Party take the lead on the Green New Deal, it could open the door to a new economy where workers and communities are the...
Labor Day, every day!
For a special Labor Day edition, The Specter talks with a young electrician and union organizer from Texas about the nuts and bolts (and conduit and wiring) of trade unionism.
Communist Party celebrates centennial anniversary
Our commitment to democracy, justice for people of color and workers’ rights, for example, has reshaped and redefined the contours of U.S. politics throughout our 100-year history.