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Delegate: Josh Porter (August 19) Location: Teleconference Dates: August 18 & 19, 2023 Preface: The opinions contained within this report represent those of the delegate who attended the Congress and … Read more

By G.G. Zangar At midnight on September 15, 2023, the President of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW), Shawn Fain called on previously selected facilities to commence a historic strike … Read more

By Scott Moran UPS workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reached a tentative deal to avoid a worker strike that would have started on August 1st, 2023. The … Read more

by Daemon Rounds On this day 50 years ago, socialist president Salvador Allende ended his own life amidst a violent coup d’état led by the military commander-in-chief, Augusto Pinochet, with … Read more

by W.R. Hothersall The seemingly imminent merger of the Kroger and Albertsons grocery giants has recently gained momentum with their joint agreement to sell over 400 stores for a total … Read more

By Joseph Hancock — Editor, Labor Today International The best example of what a national health service is can be found in England. At the end of WWII, the big … Read more

by G.G. Zangar It is necessary to bring to the attention of Communists, non-communists, anticommunists, and everyone in between, what is arguably the most pressing situation of our lives. The … Read more

by Robert Lovely Say a human is born on a world that is plagued on every end by pollution, where those who pollute the most receive society’s greatest rewards while … Read more

Preface: We are republishing the article “Marxism and the Crisis of Imperialism” which was released circa 1980 by a group called “Line of March.”[1] [2] This article was written at … Read more

By Joseph F. Hancock Negotiations resumed on Tuesday, June 18th for the approximately 15,000 workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 11 and employed by some of the largest hotel employers-including … Read more

by the New Worker Editorial Board Preface: We are republishing the article “Freedom for Simón Trinidad!” which was originally published by the Communist Workers’ Platform USA (CWP) via their central organ, New … Read more

Preface: The New Spark Editorial Board is publishing a translation of an interview that we recently conducted with the Editor of the central organ of the Communist Party of Mexico … Read more

by Heather Morgan, Red Spectre Writer[1] Preface: In our ongoing effort to provide a repository for Marxist-Leninist press, we are pleased to present our first approved submission to New Spark … Read more

by G.G. Zangar The struggle on climate action is one that has been mired in controversy through concerted disinformation campaigns for many years now. The purpose of this article is … Read more

By W.R. Hothersall and Francis Acadian Introduction Ever since the “First Congress” of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) held in 2016, with the delegates being an eclectic mix of … Read more

Baseline Information Delegates: Philip Thomas (July 8th & 9th) & Sydney D. (July 8th) Location: Teleconference Dates: July 8 & 9, 2023 Preface: The opinions contained within this report represent those … Read more

By Kelly McConnell SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a … Read more

Approved by the Immediate Task #3 Committee of the ACB The ACB has been busy with its efforts to organize itself and put itself on sound ideological footing. There has … Read more

Preface: We are republishing the Joint Statement of Solidarity With the Communist Party of Venezuela between the Communist Workers Platform USA (CWP) and the American Council of Bolsheviks (ACB). This … Read more

by W.R. Hothersall The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), a pillar in maintaining popular American facades such as “freedom” and “democracy,” ruled on June 29, 2023, in Students for Fair Admissions … Read more

Approved by the ACB’s General Membership Preface: New Spark is publishing the Immediate Tasks of the ACB, a document approved in April 2023 by the ACB’s membership that outlines the … Read more

By Francis Acadian On the 23rd of June, following an alleged missile strike on a Wagner Private Military Corporation (PMC) camp in southern Ukraine by the Russian Ministry of Defense, … Read more

by G.G. Zangar According to Socialism Betrayed, Kazakhstan played a big role in catalyzing the downfall of the Soviet Union in response to Gorbachev’s gross neglect of the national question … Read more

By Francis Acadian and W.R. Hothersall It’s no secret to any reader of PCUSA’s central organ, The Daily Worker USA, that the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) is a supporter … Read more

by F. Brown Preface: We are recirculating the majority of F. Brown’s 1934 article Lenin’s Conception of the Party from Vol. 13, no. 1 of The Communist, the former theoretical … Read more

By El Camarada and Auberon In June 2016, two white evangelical Americans, Chad, and Jennifer Brackeen, attempted to adopt a 10-month-old Navajo boy after his Navajo mother was found to … Read more

by Kelly McConnell and Joseph Hancock Part One: National Health Service (The Time Has Come…) At the end of the victory over German fascism in 1945 Winston Churchill, Franklin D. … Read more

Preface We are recirculating a work by S. Tsirul that was published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) in September 1932. The contents of the article … Read more

by W.R. Hothershall and Sydney Daeng On April 16, the notorious megacorporation, Walmart, announced that it was closing four Chicagoland locations, three of which operated in predominantly Black and low-income … Read more

By the New Spark Editorial Board Today we celebrate May Day, a day of incredible historical significance for all working people. But this day holds a particular significance for American … Read more

by Robert Lovely Many of our readers likely experienced the hardships of the Great Recession of 2008, whether they were adults attempting to make ends meet or children watching their … Read more

by Auberon On January 30th, 2023, the UE General Executive Board published a statement on their website titled “Railroads Must Be Brought Under Public Ownership,” which called for the nationalization … Read more

by W.R. Hothershall The Internet Archive (IA), one of the world’s most widely used digital libraries, has long been in the sights of profit-hungry publishing companies. A recent court ruling … Read more

by G.G. Zangar On Friday, March 10th, the sixteenth largest bank in the United States, Silicon Valley Bank, fell victim to the profession’s oldest malady; a classic bank run. As … Read more

by A. Fried Preface: We are recirculating an article by A. Fried, published in 1929, vol. 8 no. 8 of The Communist, the former theoretical organ of the Communist Party … Read more

by Scott Moran & Sydney Daeng This article is based on the current information available to the public. On February 3rd, 2023, a massive 150-car train, operated by Norfolk Southern … Read more

by W.R. Hothershall With the backdrop of heightening inter-imperialist tensions, exemplified by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan has come out with plans for … Read more

by Y.F. (I.E. Ferguson) Preface: We are recirculating an article originally published in the United Communist Party’s edition of The Communist.[1] This article details an intense struggle for unification of … Read more

By Auberon For some time now, ever since the founding of the ACB back in August of 2022, the American Council of Bolsheviks (ACB) has been in contact with the … Read more

by G.G. Zangar For many readers, especially those along the coasts, “Ogallala Aquifer” might sound made up or even comical. The reality is that it is a natural resource that … Read more

by Sam Kushner Preface: We are recirculating an excerpt from The Long Road to Delano, which was written in 1975 by veteran labor reporter Sam Kushner. Kushner’s paper, the People’s … Read more

by W.R. Hothershall Since it was announced in October of 2022, the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery mega-merger has met stiff resistance from unions and workers who cite concerns about price hikes … Read more

Baseline Information Delegate: Philip Thomas (IL) Location: Mexico City, Mexico Dates: December 16, 17, & 18, 2022 Preface: The contents of this report are compiled almost exclusively from memory, and … Read more

by El Camarada Since first contact and throughout the last five hundred years, the colonial west has continued to exploit the people of the Americas. From the first conquistador to … Read more

by the Provisional Central Committee of the American Council of Bolsheviks Introduction             The American Council of Bolsheviks (ACB) was officially formed in the early morning of 08/12/2022 in … Read more

by Robert Lovely We Americans are no strangers to fanciful narratives and tall tales, especially those that conveniently “vindicate” the status quo of our nation’s many transgressions. From nearly the … Read more

by M.A. Booth Now more than ever, self-described Marxist-Leninists across the United States need to be equipped with proper ideological tools to navigate the treacherous waters that appear right beyond … Read more

The bodycam footage of the January 7th, 2023, extrajudicial beating, and execution, of Tyre Nichols by five policemen of the Memphis Police Department was released two days ago, January 27th. … Read more

By Valentín Pacho: Former Secretary General of the CGTP and former Senator of the Republic Note: This article first appeared in the publication Labor Today International To be clear, since … Read more

by W.R. Hothershall Preface: Information in this article is supplemented by a phone call between the author and an elected member of the District 209 Board of Education (BoE) on … Read more

by Joseph Hancock Sacramento, CA – Four weeks into the largest higher-education strike in American history, 17 striking Academic Workers were arrested at the Sacramento office of the University of … Read more

by Alex Bittelman Preface: We are recirculating Alex Bittelman’s 1932 article To the Study of Lenin and Our Party from Vol. 11, no. 1 of The Communist, the former theoretical … Read more

We are excited to announce the beginning of New Spark, a publication whose primary interest is looking after the interests of and highlighting the muted stories of the oppressed, struggling … Read more