First Comes Smoke

January 23, 2025 Cde. Thorn 0

Such are the conditions at the Red Onion prison. Suffering intolerable abuse, beaten away from legal means, and exiled for peaceful protest, men are now setting themselves on fire.

The Violence Is Never Isolated

September 12, 2024 Cde. Oak 0

Forest Park Deputy Police Chief Christopher Chin referred to Labor Day’s quadruple homicide as an “isolated incident.” There is nothing isolated about violence and dehumanization of unsheltered people.

A large wall hanging of the US's official eagle seal surrounded on both sides by Roman fascia, a famous symbol of fascism

Fascism Is Already Here

July 8, 2024 Cde. Peter 1

Fascism is an order of austerity, a plundering of the public sectors by the private, taking away the menial social concessions from the working classes and enforcing the dictatorship of capital.

You Can’t Vote Against Fascism

May 24, 2024 Cde. Myrrh 2

Ahead of the 2024 Convention, CPUSA is split on two important quesitons: What is fascism? Is fascism already here? Cde-Editor Myrrh examines a woefully inadequate attempt by a party member to answer these questions.