John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Progressive politics is possible only if it rejects anti-communism
February 13, 2019Trump’s State of the Union address aimed to unite a right-wing base and drive a wedge between Democratic moderates and progressives and the entire anti-extreme right-wing alliance.
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CPUSA chair responds to Trump State of the Union speech
February 6, 2019John Bachtell, the national chair of the Communist Party USA, offered his party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in a live video presentation on Feb. 5, 2019.
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Save democracy at home and abroad: Oppose Trump’s Venezuela coup
February 4, 2019Trump's coup in Venezuela should dispel any notion he is a “peace president” or an isolationist.
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Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear
December 21, 2018What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.
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Strategy for democratic, green socialism and global transformation
December 19, 2018Capitalism is killing the planet, but we can't for socialism to do something about it.
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U.S. and Vietnamese Communist Parties meet in Washington
December 12, 2018Ever since the Vietnam War, the Communist Parties of the two countries have shared a special relationship - one that continues to this day.
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Trumpism loses a battle, but not the war
November 28, 2018Bankrupt of ideas, the GOP has a narrowing base, is descending deeper into crisis, and is becoming a “cult of Trump.”
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Midterms were a big victory, but future Democratic gains not guaranteed
November 13, 2018Any notion the election result was a “split decision” obscures what really happened on November 6. But Democrats can't just rely on demographics to deliver future wins.
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