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War of position vs. war of maneuver: China’s Gramscian trade war strategy Fresh off his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump hailed the summit as “amazing,” a “12” on a scale of 1 to 10. Xi’s assessment was also positive but more measured in ton...

War of position vs. war of maneuver: China's Gramscian trade war strategy. The U.S.-China economic competition is a battle of two very different strategies.
#politics #China #news

Dear national guard service members: you must disobey illegal orders. Join your people instead of serving capital. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ill...

"It is not about the Democratic Party and never has been. It is about building a grassroots movement on the issues. Candidates and campaigns have to speak with solutions to the issues that matter to people’s lives." www.cpusa.org/article/vote...

Two weeks from today, CPUSA and People's World bring together activists from every corner of the democracy and justice movement to build a unified Program for Peace. We are building working-class power to create a peace economy where people's needs come before corporate profits.

Call, write, or visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to demand they urgently pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R.14 / S.2523) to expand and restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Call 202-225-3121 today! 

📚 1 week until our State & Revolution discussion! Can working people use the capitalist state for liberation, or must we build new forms of power? This 1917 text speaks directly to today's organizing debates. Oct 29, 6-7:30pm, Holgate Library

We tabled at the No Kings parade to connect with our community. "From the masses, to the masses" means being where people are, listening to their struggles, and organizing together for systemic change. We got newsletter signups and made real connections.
Working-class power FTW!

Oregon CPUSA | Substack Oregon District of the Communist Party USA. Clubs: Portland, Salem, Eugene, Washington County, Corvallis, Southern OR.

Introducing the Oregon CPUSA Newsletter! We share to party and community alike. We write stories about what we've been working on as well as some casual content like opinions and media reviews. Subscribe at lnk.bio/s/6309f to get the newsletter right in your email!

Israeli Communist MPs Odeh & Cassif were dragged from parliament for holding "Recognize Palestine" signs during Trump's speech 10/14. When anti-war voices are silenced, war profiteers win. Portland stands with all who risk everything for peace https://lnk.bio/s/45be7

Portland CPUSA Book Club - Oct 29, 6-7:30pm, Holgate Library Room 2A 📚 Lenin's State & Revolution: How do working people build real political power? What does genuine democracy look like? All welcome, no prerequisites!

Portland CPUSA tabling at "No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings" Saturday Oct 18, 11am-4pm Waterfront Park at Battleship Memorial
Rejecting kings means challenging the billionaire oligarchy. Come discuss building working-class power in Portland. Find our table! ✊

Portland CPUSA stands with 4,000 Kaiser healthcare workers on strike in OR! Frontline caregivers built Kaiser's reputation, now they're fighting to preserve it. Kaiser executives: Billions in reserves Also Kaiser: Cutting care, driving caregivers away #OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture

A solid letter from the editor. Our only note is to stop saying "authoritarian", it's a word with no meaning. Use "fascist" instead. That word is more specific. Trump and the Trump regime are fascist.

People like the working class, who have a vision of society without exploitation!

We joined coalition partners to expose the Oregon Air Show as military propaganda & predatory recruitment disguised as family fun. We're told there's "no money" for healthcare, housing, or living wages while billions flow to weapons manufacturers.
https://lnk.bio/s/cpusaportland/cb535
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Portland Police just launched a drone surveillance program WITHOUT City approval. PPB partnered with Gresham PD to station drones on East Precinct's roof, avoiding the democratic oversight that Portland voters demanded. What will be their next surveillance tool? #PortlandCopwatch

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Great pictures and great job not posting faces!

Great pictures! On that last one though, fascism is very much American. The Nazis were inspired by how we treated Natives and enslaved Black people, and our capitalists funded their rise to power

What a maroon

We demand:
ABOLISH ICE
NO FEDERAL FORCES IN PORTLAND
ALL PEOPLE TAKEN BY ICE TO BE RELEASED 🧵5

Fascism wants to raise the stakes of struggle hoping that the people will lie down and accept their terror. We will not be silenced, we will stand by our immigrant comrades and their organizations, and we will continue to struggle against fascism and for socialism. 🧵4

Portland supports Palestine, trans rights, and the abolition of ICE. The MAGA right is retaliating for us standing up for working class people. We oppose police violence, launching chemical weapons into neighborhoods and forcing a school to relocate due to toxic fumes. 🧵3

The only people "ravaging" Portland are ICE’s un-identified thugs as they tear apart our community and families, arresting mothers, fathers, and regular working people. Authorizing “Full Force” is a direct threat to everyone in Portland. 🧵2

This morning the Trump made true on his threats toward Portland and declared he is going to "provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland. … I am authorizing Full Force, if necessary." These are direct attacks on the people of Portland and completely false. 🧵1

Don't we know it! This is capitalism in crisis, the inevitable end of US hegemony. We will take care of each other. Solidarity ✊

CPUSA Peace Conference 2.0, will be held online Saturday, November 8, from noon to 4 pm eastern. We will discuss, strategize, and adopt an action agenda. We need to build a working-class led new peace front – an important part of the people’s coalition against the far right!

7️⃣ Sources & receipts:

- Arms transfers: https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/us-spends-a-record-17-9-billion-on-military-aid-to-israel-since-last-oct-7/

- Public opinion: https://pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/american-support-for-israel-military-aid-gaza

6️⃣ Sources & receipts:

- Full aid breakdown: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RL/PDF/RL33222/RL33222.51.pdf

- Costs of War report: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2024/USspendingIsrael

5️⃣ What this means for organizing:
- Link US anti-war activism to global solidarity campaigns
- Expose how capitalist profit drives imperialist war
- Build unity against war profiteers
- Track US foreign policy serving corporations, not people