Series XIV: Archived Websites

The Communist Party USA website was first collected in late 2007. The website contained the party platform and constitution; reports and proceedings from conventions, conferences, committee meetings, and national conventions in the early 2000s; press releases; organizing around the 2008 elections; fundraising; the Manufacturing Think Tank; study and discussion guides; and news and their e-newsletter from their Organizing Department, the Party eBuilder. The website focused on many issues (called "struggles" by the CPUSA), including equality for Black, Native American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican peoples; civil rights; culture outside of commercialism; economic democracy; public education; electoral politics; environmental protection; healthcare; immigrant rights; independent media; international communist unity; justice system reform; labor organizing; LGBTQIA+ rights; solidarity against war and imperialist globalization; protections for Social Security and Medicaid; protection from agribusiness; coalition building; and women's equality. In early 2010, the website was redesigned. The website redesign included information on their national convention held every four years; speeches; commentary; reports; their blog; an FAQ on the party platform and communism; and action campaigns and petitions related to climate change, net neutrality, Iranian sanctions and peace deal, Planned Parenthood, overtime pay threshold, free higher education, voter suppression, worker safety, protections for Medicaid and Social Security, Black Lives Matter, national budget, police brutality, and corporate interests in politics. In 2016, the website was redesigned to its current iteration (as of this writing). It contains educational resources; classes and quizzes on Marxism; their pdocast, the Specter; This Week @CPUSA discussion series; events; and articles, videos, and local activities on their blog Party Voices.

Digital HUAC was a project by students in a Digital Humanities Praxis course at the Graduate Center, City University of New York to create a database of House of Un-American Activities Committee testimonies.

Dynamic Magazine was the publication of the Young Communist League, USA. It was active from 2007-2009.

International Publishers is a publishing house historically associated with the Communist Party USA that publishes working class literature. The website contains an online catalog.

Labor Upfront Newsletter was the online publication of the Labor Commission of the Communist Party, USA, which directed the Party's work in the labor movement. The blog was active from 2007-2010.

People's World, established online in 2009, is a national news website that reports on workers' rights, peace, equality, social and economic justice, democracy, civil liberties, women's rights, protection of the environment, and other topics. The website is affiliated with the Community Party USA and descended from the Daily Worker, the Communist Party's newspaper from 1924-1991. The website publishes articles and opinion pieces. The Spanish language edition of the website is called Neustro Mundo. The website and URL changed in 2009.

The People's Weekly World – New York is the publication of the New York District of the Communist Party USA. The website contains news posts on topics such as foreign affairs, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, healthcare, housing, immigration, the environment, LGBTQIA+ rights, women's rights, minimum wage increases, racial justice, Black Lives Matter, police accountability, cultural commentary, socialist history, job safety, voting rights, and anti-Trump organizing. Posts date back to 2015.

People's World, established online in 2009, is a national news website that reports on workers' rights, peace, equality, social and economic justice, democracy, civil liberties, women's rights, protection of the environment, and other topics. The website is affiliated with the Community Party USA and descended from the Daily Worker, the Communist Party's newspaper from 1924-1991. The website publishes articles and opinion pieces. The Spanish language edition of the website is called Mundo Popular. The website was redesigned in 2016.

Political Affairs was an online magazine of theories, ideas, politics and culture of the socialist and democratic traditions and visions of the United States from a working- class point of view. The website contains sections on features, culture, editor's blog, education, podcasts, and news analysis. The website features stories from the labor movement; from the struggles of communities of color and diverse nationalities against racial injustice and inequality; and movements of women, youth, seniors, disabled, and of LGBTQIA+ communities for equality. The website was active from 2010-2015.

Red Books Day commemorates the publication of the Communist Manifesto on February 21, 1848. It was created by the International Union of Left Publishers of which International Publishers is a member. The organization calls for writers, editors, publishers, booksellers, and readers to read the he Communist Manifesto or another "red" book. The website contains a toolkit on how to host an event, a young socialist art exhibition illustrating the Communist Manifesto, and international event listings.

The Specter is a podcast by young organizers and activists in the Communist Party USA. The podcast explores "politics, social justice, and culture through the Marxist lens using scientific research, observation, and participation in working class movements." The podcast dates back to 2019.

Webpage for People's World fundraising sustainer program. The website contains training and community packets, digital assitance, activities, and testimonials.

The Young Communist League, USA was a multi-racial, working-class organization made up youth. The organization's main goal is to educate members into becoming communists. They work to advocate for the working class, reject the abuse of drugs and alcohol, to fight for the equality of all young people, to end racism and discrimination, and work for peace, full employment, complete equality, trade union and democratic rights. The YCL was associated with the Communist Party of the United States of America. The website contains news listings, membership applications, and their publication Dynamic Magazine. The website was redesigned in 2013 and 2015.