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For Immediate Release: UN Weapons Inspector, Radio Host; International Guests to speak at Free Speech, Anti-War Gathering

By Center for Political Innovation  When: December 2nd, Doors Open at 10am Where: Tumwater Ballroom, 211 Tumwater Dr, Oregon City, OR 97045 Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, Syndicated Radio Host Garland Nixon, British Communist spokesperson Joti Brar, Iranian-American Political Analyst Seyed Hosseini, Comedian Peter Coffin, Radio Host Lee Stranahan, Host of The Convo Couch Craig Pasta Jardula, local…

To the Masses: CPI members join protests for Palestine and Uhuru

By Jason ATo the Masses: CPI members join protests for Palestine and Uhuru As conflict rages on in Gaza, members of the Center for Political Innovation have joined the wave of protests sweeping the United States. In addition, member John McCarthy was invited to speak at the 15th annual Black People’s March on the White House. Across…

Support Spreads for Peace Conference

By Center For Political InnovationSupport Spreads for Peace Conference In recent days, the Chinese government has been engaging in frantic diplomacy around the conflict in Gaza, a highly volatile situation which threatens to escalate into a catastrophic conflict between superpowers. China requests a ceasefire and proposes an international peace conference to resolve the conflict, and proposes that the goal…

Anti-War Activism Outgrows the “Anti-War” Movement

By John McCarthyAnti-War Activism Outgrows the “Anti-War” Movement Earlier this year, the largest anti-war demonstration since the Iraq War took place: Rage Against the War Machine, organized by a broad coalition led by the People's Party. The Center for Political Innovation was a proud member of that coalition. The event took place at a key time, as…

To the Masses: Teaching Class at the Bus Stop

By Center For Political InnovationTo the Masses: Teaching Class at the Bus Stop Nina, a member of the Center for Political Innovation, believes in and works towards a better future every day – and right now, she’s starting at her son's elementary school bus stop. Every weekday, she drops her 9-year-old son off into a chaotic scene, with kids…

Statement on the UAW Strike

By Noah Schenk[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOIBuANVVA[/embed] The Center For Political Innovation would like to offer its unflinching support for the United Auto-Workers Union in their fight against the 3 major auto-manufacturers, GM , Ford and Stellantis. Since the end of the second world war, good paying, unionized auto-manufacturing jobs have been the bedrock of the working class in the United…

Conviction Sets Dangerous Precedent, Threatens Right to Protest

By Center for Political InnovationThe Center for Political Innovation takes no position on the issue of abortion. We are composed of members of all faiths, and of no faith. However, we are deeply troubled by the recent conviction of five members of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) who were protesting against abortion. Although they have yet to be convicted of…

Statement of Support Uhuru Movement

By Center For Political InnovationThe Center for Political Innovation wishes to offer its full, unequivocal support to the Uhuru Movement, the African Peoples Socialist Party and Chairman Omali Yeshitela in the face of FBI repression, threats of prosecution, bank harassment, financial suppression, intimidation and other violations of civil liberties. The heroic anti-imperialist stance of the Uhuru Movement, linking the…

CPI Conference in Chicago: Unite Against The Imperialists

By Elizabeth P.On August 6th, the Center for Political Innovation held a conference titled "Unite Against The Imperialists" in Deerfield, Illinois - a suburb of Chicago. The event brought together many anti-imperialists from all different backgrounds. Various people and organizations contributed to the literature table: the CPGB-ML sent several copies of their newspapers and books, the African…

Watch: CPI Chicago Conference Opening Ceremony

By Center for Political InnovationCPI's conference Unite Against the Imperialists kicked off today in Chicago. Watch the opening ceremony below and follow @CPIUSA on Twitter for the latest updates and videos.

CPI Statement on Pelosi and Taiwan

By Center for Political InnovationThe Center for Political Innovation condemns Speaker Pelosi’s warmongering attempts to interfere with China's national sovereignty. Furthermore CPI calls for the United States to build the Belt & Road initiative alongside The People’s Republic of China. We call for a de-escalation of tensions while also holding firmly that China has the inviolable right to defend…

Biden Accuser to Speak Publicly in Chicago Area – August 6, 2022

By Center for Political InnovationTara Reade, author, writer and host of the podcast, The Politics of Survival, author of “Left Out When the Truth Doesn’t Fit In”, RT Op-eds contributor, and actress will speak publicly in the Chicago area on August 6th. Reade has spoken up about Joe Biden sexually assaulting her and has refused to back down from…

Re-Start the Negotiations! Peaceful Re-Unification of the Korean Peninsula!

By Center for Political InnovationRegardless of how disappointed you were in Donald Trump’s four years as president, no one can disagree that his opening the door to peace with North Korea was historic. Trump met with Kim Jong Un and even visited the DPRK. Whatever Trump’s intentions were, it was clear some elements within his administration and the US…

Ukraine Places CPI Director On List of “Pro-Russian Propagandists”

By Center for Political InnovationOn July 26, Newsweek reported that Kiev released a list of individuals who are supposedly promoting Russian propaganda. The list was compiled by the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, an organization which was founded in 2021 by Vladimir Zelensky to study the impact of what Kiev considers to be “Russian disinformation”. Several individuals in the…

Caleb Maupin on degrowth, overproduction, war, and the socialist imperative

By Patrice GreanvilleOn July 21, 2022 Caleb Maupin gave one of his most enlightening chats, one that provided the audience with all the explanations needed to understand the deeper roots of the historical crisis confronting humanity, a crisis emanating from the inexorable dynamic of capitalism (aka "neoliberalism"), a sick process that has long dominated the lives of…

CPI Training School Opens in Kansas

By Paul ShepardDozens of dedicated members and affiliates of the Center for Political Innovation convened in Kansas between June 22-26 for the Linn Valley Training School. Attendees participated in an inspiring programme of lectures, music, networking and movement-building for real American socialists. CPI Director Caleb Maupin and the event’s attendees beamed with an infectious enthusiasm, erupting in…

Debunking Noam Chomsky’s Tirade Against Lenin

By Center for Political InnovationCaleb Maupin treats us to a spirited takedown of the "sophisticated ignorance" at work in Noam Chomsky's widely-viewed (and dangerously misleading) analysis of the role that Lenin and the Bolshevik experiment played in the history of socialism worldwide.  He doesn’t mince words, interpolating Chomsky’s “bullshit” with his own eye-opening corrections, handily refuting the all-too-familiar anti-communist…

CPI Director Interviews Okinawa Independence Activist

By Center for Political InnovationOn May 31st, Caleb Maupin sat down for a chat with Robert Kajiwara, the founder of Peace for Okinawa. Kajiwara is a spokesperson for the longstanding movement of people in RyuKyu Islands who seek sovereignty, rejecting colonization and occupation by Japan and the United States. Karjiwara described the various ways the dignity of the people…

CPI Statement on Julian Assange Extradition

By Center for Political InnovationThe UK high court’s ruling that Julian Assange can be extradited to the US has shown us more blatantly than ever the sham of liberal democracy, especially in regards to America. Assange has been accused of a variety of accusations: rape, spying, hacking, helping Trump win the 2016 election, all of which have shown to…

Book Review: BreadTube Serves Imperialism

By N.C. CaiOriginally published on Midwest Marx Breadtube: an amalgamation of Youtube channels who speak on communism, anarchism, progressivism, and leftwing politics. Sadly, Breadtube is the first place that most people go to when learning about leftism. Breadtube likes to champion themselves as the experts on all things related to Leftism. They claim to be the speakers…