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==American communism==

==American communism==

:''Main article : [[Committees of Correspondence]]''

:''Main article : [[Committees of Correspondence]]''

With the collapse of Soviet communism and the conversion of Chinese communist to "state run captialism," the spirtual and ideological center of world communism and the [[Marxist-Leninist]] tradition shifted to the [[United States]]. In 1992 several prominent American communist party members disillusioned with the leadership of [[Gus Hall]] after the CPUSA lost its Soviet subsidy and ruderless without [[Moscow]] direction formed a new group, [[Committees of Correspondence for Democratic Socialism]].

With the collapse of Soviet communism and the conversion of Chinese communist to "state run captialism," the spirtual and ideological center of world communism and the [[Marxist-Leninist]] tradition shifted to the [[United States]]. Several prominent American communists, ruderless without [[Moscow]] direction, formed a new organization in 1992 called the [[Committees of Correspondence for Democratic Socialism]].

The initial organizational conference was held in [[Berkeley]], [[California]], July 17-19, 1992. Charlene Mitchell, a former leader of the California Communist Party, speaking at the conference said, "the collapse of [[socialism]] in [[Eastern Europe]] left the [[United States]] in a near unchallenged position of world leadership." She continued,  

The initial organizational conference was held in [[Berkeley]], [[California]], July 17-19, 1992. Charlene Mitchell, a former leader of the California Communist Party, speaking at the conference said, "the collapse of [[socialism]] in [[Eastern Europe]] left the [[United States]] in a near unchallenged position of world leadership." Marshall continued,  

{{Cquote|What began as a moment to take stock and ponder where to go from there has now become a very different entity. People from the Communist Party, from CrossRoads, from the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], from NCIPA [National Committee for Independent Political Action], from Solidarity, from the Socialist Organizing Network and many others, including independent leftists and independent socialists, have come together here in Berkeley.}}

{{Cquote|What began as a moment to take stock and ponder where to go from there has now become a very different entity. People from the Communist Party, from CrossRoads, from the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], from NCIPA [National Committee for Independent Political Action], from Solidarity, from the Socialist Organizing Network and many others, including independent leftists and independent socialists, have come together here in Berkeley.}}

Criticizing U.S. actions in the [[First Gulf War]], Mitchell stated,  

Criticizing U.S. actions in the [[First Gulf War]], Mitchell stated,