Labor and people from every walks of life see hope in the Obama presidency, and they see someone who will be responsive to the demands of the broader people’s movement more so than Wall Street. This was exemplified when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi got a letter from big Democratic donors demanding she take back her support of Super Delegates switching their votes based on their Districts.
Lenin's Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder gives us an introduction to understanding how Marxist strategy and tactics are formulated and tested. For Lenin it was not enough to just want and work towards socialism, but how you actually planned to get there mattered as well.
The General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth met this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal to decide, among other things, the location of the next World Festival of Youth and Students. After nearly a year of consultations with each organization that bid to host the Festival, the Coordinating Committee found Belarus to have the necessary infrastructure and political climate to host it in 2009.
The Commission of Europe and North America of WFDY (CENA), strongly expresses its discontent about the violation of the democratic rights and liberties of the Communist Youth of Czech Republic as it remains penalized by the Ministry of Interior. We condemn the fact that KSM has been summoned to appear before a court on the 19th of March 2008 despite mass international reactions by organized groups, parties and movements from the entire political spectrum and, by thousands of anonymous and well known personalities from all over the world.
Use the new club educational on the elections to help get your club and group started on discussions on the importance of the upcoming election and how to get involved.
The Young Communist League, USA is a multi-racial, working-class organization made up of youth who believe we can build a better world. We come from a variety of backgrounds, just like the young people of our country: we are employed and unemployed workers, we are high school and college students, we are Black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American, we are gay and straight, we are women and men.
March 19th marks the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Across the country, youth and students are mobilizing to take action to end the war on their campuses and communities. Find out more on how you can get involved today!
As expected, the upcoming 2008 Elections have already taken center stage, and nearly every issue we struggle for hinges on them in some way. Now we have the opportunity not only to strengthen the Democratic majority, but also to elect a Democrat as president—setting a real path to end the war, secure jobs, and improve access to quality schools.