Communist Party Usa

COMMUNIST PARTY USA (CPUSA) chairman John Bachtell argues that the main danger – overriding all – is the danger of the extreme right.1 Bachtell points out that the CPUSA has been sounding the alarm on this danger since the 1980s. In doing so, the CPUSA has consistently urged people to vote for the Democratic Party candidates and not support third party efforts in the cause of defeating the extreme right. [Read More]

Workshop on the Bernie Sanders Campaign, with Bernard Sampson (CPUSA) and Jason Schulman (DSA), held on Saturday April 2, 2016, at the Platypus International Convention 2016.

Audio Recording

On Saturday, April 11, Platypus invited members from various groups on the Left to lead discussions on the politics of their project at the Seventh Annual Platypus International Convention. This is audio from the discussion led by Scott Hiley of the Communist Party, USA. The discussion was moderated by Ed Remus. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Every year at the Platypus International Convention, speakers from various perspectives are asked to bring their experience of the Left’s recent history to bear on today’s political possibilities and challenges as part of the “Differing Perspectives on the Left” workshop series. [Read More]