NEW YORK - The First Annual Communist Party USA National Conference, held April 16-17, reflected a potential new turning point.
Watch the video clip from the first CPUSA phonebank to recent members.
"You really made my day," was a typical response from the coast-to-coast call to 1,500 new members of the CPUSA.
We're gathered here because the young generation, including among them our sons and daughters and grandchildren, is experiencing a profound crisis that demands urgent action.
John Bachtell is CPUSA District Organizer of Illinois. On behalf of all the comrades from Illinois, welcome to Chicago! Welcome delegates and guests and members of the Young Communist League...