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May Day 2026: Communists out in Record Numbers!
In the wake of Trump 2.0, the Iran war, and the Minneapolis General Strike, the RCA anticipated that this would be the biggest May Day in the US in living memory.
“A Lot of People Feel Betrayed”: Iran War Drives Millions out of the MAGA Camp
Bold predictions were put forward in the aftermath of Trump’s 2024 electoral victory. Trump’s re-election signified, according to many, a fundamental cultural shift in America.
As the US Loses in Iran, China Is Coming out on Top
For nearly two decades, American presidents spoke of the need to “pivot to Asia” and confront their main rival—China. None, least of all Trump, figured it’d be the rest of the world that pivots to China … and away from the US.
On May Day, Remember the Blood Our Class Shed: Honor the Haymarket Martyrs!
We remember Haymarket not only as a tragedy, but as a warning and a guide. The working class in the United States has a proud, militant history. It has faced down bullets, prisons, and gallows.
Trump’s Defeat in Iran and Its Worldwide Consequences
The war in Iran, which started as a reckless gamble on the part of Trump, is developing into a significant strategic defeat for US imperialism, which can have important consequences for the world economy, the position of America as a world power,...
Imperialist Blowback and Revolution
A half century after the empire’s loss of an important sphere of influence, the commander-in-chief, facing scandal and suffering from ill health in his old age, has launched a war.
Ford vs. BYD: “It’s the most humbling thing I’ve ever seen”
BYD’s rise has come as a shock to Western capital. When Elon Musk was asked about competition from BYD in 2011, he laughed. Musk and co. didn’t see it as a serious competitor. He’s not laughing now.
Millions of Trump Voters Have Buyer’s Remorse—A Mass Workers’ Party Has Never Been More Viable
After Trump was re-elected the liberal media was hysterical about a supposed “shift to the right” in the US population. Now, more than one in five Trump voters are not planning to vote Republican in 2028.
Should Workers Care About the Private Credit Panic?
“When you see one cockroach, there are probably more…” So said Jaimie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, after last year’s sudden, multi-billion dollar collapse of Tricolor and First Brands shined a spotlight on the murky world of private credit. Dimon...
“All You Had To Do Was Pay Us Enough To Live”: Warehouse Arson Vents Class Rage
“A lot of people are going to understand,” Chamel Abdulkarim reportedly told his girlfriend over the phone just moments after burning down the 1.2 million square foot Kimberly Clark distribution center where he worked.
All out for May Day 2026! Down with Trump and the Democrats!
The hated Iran war, Epstein revelations, grinding affordability crisis, and ICE’s rampage across the country are driving millions of American workers into struggle against the capitalist system. January’s movement in Minneapolis proved that mass...
Zionists Preparing Another US-Sponsored Ethnic Cleansing in Lebanon
Israel’s bombing of Beirut was “the deadliest ten minutes in decades,” according to The Guardian. On the same day that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a ceasefire “on all fronts,” the Zionist regime carried out the most fatal mass killing in Lebanon since the civil war of 1975–90.
The Communist: The Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.