Communist Party – Page 47

Angy Lebowitz—fighter for equality, peace, socialism—dies at 101

April 27, 2022 By Tim Wheeler

There is an old Communist Party saying that describes Angy: “Leading from the ranks.” She never aspired to any leadership role, yet her understanding of the class struggle, of racist and sexist oppression, was razor-keen.

Le Pen defeated in France, but far right gains ground

April 25, 2022 By C.J. Atkins

The French Communist Party warns that “the noose is tightening” on democracy in the country.

Lenin’s legacy: Working class leadership in the fight for democracy

April 22, 2022 By Joe Sims

Without the October Revolution, the very concept of working-class rule, the idea that ordinary workers are “enough”—that they possess everything needed to create a new just world—would remain a distant dream.

Betty Smith, longtime CPUSA leader and director of International Publishers, passes at 95

April 20, 2022 By Special to People’s World

Thanks in large part to Betty Smith, International Publishers survived the post-Soviet crisis. She was determined to keep Marxist literature present in classrooms and bookstores for the next generations to absorb.

For artist Alice Neel, people always came first

April 4, 2022 By Michael Berkowitz

Virtually ignored for much of her early career, Alice Neel’s life and work are beacons for socially conscious artists, especially women.