VACPUSA
Virginia District of the Communist Party USA
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Saturday October 18th saw millions of Americans take to the streets across the country to protest the executive overreach of the Republican party and their attempts to erode bourgeois democracy. In Virginia, VACPUSA attended protests across the state, in Appalachia, NoVA, Charlottesville, and Tidewater. Reports from the streets were disappointing. Not only was turnout much…
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A monthly update from the front lines of the class war. Like what you see? Join us: email contact@vacpusa.org or apply online directly to Virginia or to national. What we’ve been doing Our head writer took a break in writing about our work but the we did not take a break from our work! This summer we participated…
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By worker-correspondent Mike Roark On September 3rd, VACPUSA joined a coalition of organizations that took part in an anti-ICE demonstration in Chantilly, Virginia, along Route 50, which sees an average of about 70,000 commuters every day. The demonstrators were protesting the inhuman conditions at the nearby ICE facility and the disappearing of our neighbors, friends,…
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By worker-correspondent Z. Rivers What happens when the guardians of our history are told what to remember – and what to forget? On March 27, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14253, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, outlining a plan to return the Smithsonian Institution to its “rightful place as a symbol of…
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by worker-correspondent Gaia WillisBroad Street Workers’ Club Pete Buttigieg’s recent comments on transgender athletes were delivered with a “polished” and “composed” tone, using the language of balance, empathy, and moderation. He spoke of fairness, compassion, and the importance of leaving decision-making to local sports leagues and school boards. On the surface level, it seems almost…
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Gaia Willis, Broadstreet Workers’ Club CPUSA On June 27th, 2025, University of Virginia president Jim Ryan resigned after accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice, which accused the university of failing to dismantle its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Ryan’s Departure is the latest in a wave of reactionary interventions in higher education, carried out…
