League of Young Communists USA

Communist Youth of the Party of Communists USA

Advancements in Childcare: NYC Supports Parenthood

For many Millennials and even older Generation Z in New York City, becoming parents seemed impossible to afford. With crushing student debt and the high cost of living, we could barely afford to support ourselves. Many second-generation youths still support their families and even choose to stay at home while paying off debt and building

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American Youth

American Youth Embrace Socialism

Driss El-Hassan In the aftermath of McCarthyism and the devastating losses incurred by the American communist movement throughout the 20th century, socialism (and more generally anti-capitalism) is becoming an integral part of the political tendencies of American youth, irrespective of racial demographics or the state in which they reside.  Contrary to the Trump Administration’s analysis,

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Why We Fight

We are told that poverty is inevitable. That homelessness is inevitable. That children going hungry while warehouses overflow is inevitable. That a worker can labor for decades and still face eviction, medical debt, or hunger in old age. We are told that there is simply “no alternative.” But there is an alternative. We know it

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Young American Communists Relaunch Historic Publication

The League of Young Communists has announced at its recent Central Committee meeting the relaunching of its historic publication called “The Young Worker”. Originally founded in 1922, The Young Worker primarily deals with problems pertaining to youth living under capitalism. This includes finding a job in a tense employment market, paying for a college education,

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Youth Alienation Growing Under Capitalism

Editor’s note: The information stated in the article applies just as much to the United States as Britain. Young people’s life satisfaction has fallen sharply in recent years, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) today. Fewer than half of 16 to 24-year-olds in England now feel satisfied with their lives,

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Freedom for Comrade Milos Karazevic

League of Young Communists USAWire ServicesThe First Secretary of the League of the Communist Youth of Yugoslavia SKOJ, comrade Miloš Karavezić, was arrested near Istanbul at approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 1 during an internal anti-NATO conference. Erdoğan’s authorities raided the camp of the World Anti-Imperialist Platform, where youth organizations were gathered. At around 8:00

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A Response to Jacobin Magazine’s Unruly Attack Against Chris Smalls

By Driss El-Hassan Earlier this month, Jacobin’s Annie Levin contributed an article for the democratic-socialist publication titled “The Rise and Fall of Chris Smalls.” The former President of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has been a topic of contentious discourse on the left in recent years, both within the labor movement and the left at

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Trump Plans to Break Law Again

By Driss El-Hassan A whistleblower from within the Federal Government’s Social Security Administration (SSA) recently revealed a conspiratorial plan by the Trump Administration to assign false death dates to 2.7 million American immigrants with the intention of forcing them to leave the country. The whistleblower, a former IT worker within the SSA named Jeremiah Schofield,

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Individual

On the Role of the Individual in Collective Struggle Pt.3

Palestine, Discipline, and Revolutionary Seriousness By Brian Nunez If one truly wishes to help Palestine, the path is not self-flagellation. It is serious preparation and sustained action. That means becoming someone others respect and listen to. Someone capable of explaining imperialism clearly. Someone disciplined enough to organize meetings, build coalitions, distribute material aid, influence unions,

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