C.J. Atkins

Amidst capitalist crisis and war, Russian Communists struggle against Putin and the oligarchs MOSCOW—Walking along the thoroughfares of the Russian capital these days, it’s easy to feel as though you’ve gone “Back to the Future.” Like Marty McFly in the classic 1985 movie, visitors to Moscow m...

Putin selectively co-opts the Soviet legacy, but the Communist Party says there’s no hiding the true nature of the Russian state. www.peoplesworld.org/article/amid...

On my way to Newark, NJ to cover America's mayor, Ras Baraka ✌️ w/ @peoplesworld1924.bsky.social

As Trump wrecks U.S. economy, China looks ahead to growth The cover of this week’s The Economist magazine sums up the situation facing U.S. capitalism these days. Donald Trump stands alone atop a pile of cash holding a gas can in one hand and a hundred-dolla...

As Trump wrecks U.S. economy, China looks ahead to growth. While America is torn apart by mass firings, tariff battles, collapsing stock markets, and "anti-woke" culture wars, a different story is unfolding on the other side of the globe.
#news #politics
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Ina Wood, the Oklahoma Communist feminist who inspired the folk anthem ‘Union Maid’ During my research for an upcoming article on Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger’s creative friendship, which preceded the years depicted in the recently released Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, I st...

Ina Wood, the Oklahoma Communist feminist who inspired the folk anthem 'Union Maid.' Before Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger became folk legends, an Oklahoma Communist named Ina Wood pushed them to write a union song for women.
#history #music
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Cold Peace with Russia / Cold War with China: Trump’s foreign policy agenda Trump labeled President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” and called him out for not holding elections earlier this week. He said the Ukrainian leader only wants to “keep the gravy train” of U.S. money ...

Trump’s former national security advisor says his old boss has no coherent ideology, but the truth is there’s a plan at work: Isolate China. www.peoplesworld.org/article/cold...

‘Bosses back in command’: Capitalist oligarchy fuels new Trump government “One of the most ‘democratic’ republics in the world is the United States of America, yet nowhere is the power of capital, the power of a handful of multimillionaires over the whole of society, so cru...

The new administration is state monopoly capitalism on steroids, but politically, it also represents the beginning of a descent toward fascism. www.peoplesworld.org/article/boss...

Peace forces condemn Israeli and U.S. interference in Syrians’ self-determination Peace forces around the world are on guard, warning against Israeli and U.S. interference in the Syrian people’s right to determine their own future in the wake of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad dict...

Peace forces condemn Israeli and U.S. interference in Syrians' self-determination
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K-Trump coup collapses: People power crushes South Korean president’s martial law order Declaring “emergency martial law” on Tuesday, South Korea’s conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol—known domestically as “K-Trump”—said he was shutting down democracy to combat what he called “shameless...

K-Trump coup collapses: What are the implications for U.S. imperialism? www.peoplesworld.org/article/k-tr...

Communist Party leaders meet to analyze election results and plan resistance strategy NEW YORK—“The results are in, and to put it mildly, comrades, it ain’t pretty.” That was the blunt assessment made by Joe Sims in his opening remarks to a Nov. 16-17 meeting of the Communist Party USA...

CPUSA National Committee takes steps to strengthen the party’s capacity as it gears up to join with allies in resisting Trump. Here’s my report on the meeting for People’s World. www.peoplesworld.org/article/comm...

The morning after: A Marxist analysis of the Trump victory As with all news-analysis and op-ed articles published by People’s World, this article reflects the views of its author. It is a contribution to the collective analysis needed as the anti-MAGA coaliti...

My election analysis. www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-...

Angela Davis: Electing Harris will open space for more radical struggles PARIS—“Do I really have to answer that question? I’m certainly not voting for the person leading the Republican Party.” That was the response of communist icon Angela Davis when a journalist asked abo...

Speaking to People’s World amidst the festival events, Davis said, “The French people and the people of the U.S., just like many around the world, are engaged in a fight—a fight against racism, anti-immigrant hate, and patriarchy—really a fight against fascism.
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