Libero Della Piana, Chair of the New York State Communist Party, speaks about the radical legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Della Piana references King's famous "Beyond Vietnam" Speech made at The Riverside Church in Manhattan on April 4, 1967 where he called for "revolution of values" and an end to the U.S. war in Vietnam.

The recent opening of an exhibition and related events celebrating his life at the time of his 110th birthday is not earth-shattering, but certainly a welcome remembrance of a man who is beloved by his community but largely forgotten by American society.

Rich countries preach free markets and free trade to the poor countries in order to capture larger shares of the latter's markets and preempt the emergence of possible competitors.

The first thing to talk about is the tremendous excitement and engagement of people in this election. Voter turnout is breaking records. People went to vote in the primaries almost as if it were the general election.

Last fall, Clinton supporters predicted that last night Feb. 5 would cement their candidate's position as the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. With commanding leads in both the national polls and most state polls, Hillary Clinton seemed inevitable.

Last week the Communist Party USA launched its presence on YouTube with five new videos.

When John Edwards announced that he was suspending his bid for president, he said that he was proud of his campaign's contribution to the presidential debates and its influence on the other Democratic party candidates.

In a city of 100,000 people, you can call 300 each night. You'll talk to a dozen. Maybe one will commit to voting for your guy. The people of this city will grow to hate your voice, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it.

First, we need to offer publicly funded incentives for real innovation, research, and development. Second, we must put public funds to work to improve, expand, and repair Amtrak infrastructure and equipment. Third, through public disclosure of the issues involved, we can promote the fair settlement of labor contracts for Amtrak workers.

On February 12th, I'll vote for Obama in the Virginia Democratic Primary if it still matters (if it doesn't I'll vote for Kucinich). And I will have no possible way to determine whether my vote is counted. I'll be voting on a touch-screen electronic voting machine.

Why federal Judge Marcia Cooke is trying to make President Bush’s baseless arrest, detention and charges of Jose Padilla look as if they are even remotely legitimate is beyond me.

On the heels of Bush's state of the union speech Jan. 28 in which he offered no serious new proposals for economic recovery or a change of course in Iraq, Senate Democrats are planning a huge confrontation with Bush on these issues.

Sam Webb talks about the question of democracy and the 2008 elections. What does the Communist Party USA say about democracy? What is the CPUSA's opinion of the 2008 elections? What difference will the 2008 elections make?

Senator Obama won by 28-points over Senator Hillary Clinton with John Edwards receiving 18 percent of the vote in the South Carolina Democratic primary. And in his victory speech, Senator Obama continued to call for unity and action against those who believe that he is on mission impossible.

US Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) rebounded from losses in New Hampshire, Michigan, and Nevada to win the South Carolina primary by a 28 percent margin Saturday.

Some of you may recall the powerful evidence in 2004 that George W. Bush was cheating in the debates by wearing an earpiece. The New York Times famously (well, at least somewhat famously) documented the evidence and then refused to print it.

Tens of thousands of government supporters turned out to official celebrations in the barrio 23 de Enero in Caracas Jan. 23 to commemorate 50 years since the civic-military uprising that overthrew US backed dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez in 1958.

Detroit, Mich. – An exhibition celebrating the life of Paul Robeson opened here last Saturday, Jan. 19, at Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery.

11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantánamo detention camp. Mere months after the start of the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan, a large cargo plane landed in a US military base in Cuba's Guantánamo Bay.

In his bid for the Democratic nomination, John Edwards is campaigning to the left of front-runners Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on general domestic issues. By this, I mean that his most important theme is more than just the necessity for a popular movement for change.