John Bachtell

John Bachtell is president of Long View Publishing Co., the publisher of People's World. He served as national chair of the Communist Party USA from 2014 to 2019. He is active in electoral, labor, environmental, and social justice struggles. He grew up in Ohio, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque and attended Antioch College. He currently lives in Chicago where he is an avid swimmer, cyclist, runner, and dabbler in guitar and occasional singer in a community chorus.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell

Environment

Inflation Reduction Act: Will Sinema sacrifice the planet to save corporate profits?
August 3, 2022 By John Bachtell
Slimmed-down climate provisions satisfy Manchin, but his Arizona colleague will be the deciding vote on the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Opinion

Emerging anti-MAGA majority must be mobilized to win in November
July 15, 2022 By John Bachtell
Biden’s approval numbers may be down and inflation may be up, but it’s not translating into support for Republican policies.
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Politics

750,000 petition for Michigan constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
July 13, 2022 By John Bachtell
“The Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All campaign’s record-breaking signature submission reflects the urgency and grassroots energy powering this movement,” said Nicole Wells Stallworth, director of Planned Parenthood Advocates for Michigan.
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Politics

Highland Park MAGA murders spur Illinois gun action, spotlight Republican intransigence
July 11, 2022 By John Bachtell
The applicant’s past offenses drew attention to Illinois’ “red flag” law and raised questions about the effectiveness of existing regulations.
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En español

Muertes de camiones de migrantes en San Antonio prueban la necesidad de una reforma migratoria
July 1, 2022 By John Bachtell

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U.S.

San Antonio migrant truck deaths prove, again, need for real immigration reform
July 1, 2022 By John Bachtell
The mass death in an unairconditioned truck came just days before the Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration to end Trump’s cruel ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.
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Politics

Right-wing Supreme Court overturns N.Y. handgun law, opening door for more carnage
June 24, 2022 By John Bachtell
The landmark ruling overturns a hundred years of states passing laws regulating firearms to protect the public.
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Labor

Juneteenth 2022: Demanding a Third Radical Reconstruction of U.S. capitalism
June 18, 2022 By John Bachtell
Tens of thousands are in Washington, D.C., with the Poor People’s Campaign demanding an end to racism, poverty, and the war economy.
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