1. Communist Party CPUSA

2. the party operates on the principle of democratic centralism (discuss and debate matters, decision majority vote & uphold decision through action) played a defining role in the U.S. labor movement from the 1920s through the 1940s

3. "struggle for the unity of the working class” End discrimination & segregation End male supremacy and discrimination against women End discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people…

4. $12/hour minimum wage for all workers universal health care opposition to privatization of Social Security increased taxes on the rich and corporations

5. strong regulation of the financial industry regulation and public ownership of utilities increased federal aid to cities and states opposition to the Iraq War and other military interventions

6. opposition to free trade treaties such as NAFTA nuclear disarmament and a reduced military budget The CPUSA still runs candidates for local office