Bob Avakian

American communist leader (1943-) · United States · On the map · Politicians

Robert Bruce Avakian is an American far-left political activist and Marxist writer who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP).

Bob Avakian is read about 183 times a day, in 23 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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2020“The truth is that social democrats in an imperialist country must ultimately and fundamentally be pro-imperialism.”In their wordsDAVID BROOKS - THE NOT SO GREAT PRETENDER - AND THE PROFOUND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRUMP, SANDERS AND ACTUAL SOCIALISMRead the whole statement

2018“White supremacy and capitalism - it is not possible to overcome and finally abolish the one without overthrowing and finally abolishing the other.”In their wordsWHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018)Read the whole statement

“While determined and massive struggle needs to be waged against these inhuman actions by the U.S.”In their wordsWHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018)Read the whole statement

“A major role of the Democratic Party is “corralling” and “domesticating” dissent.”In their wordsWHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018)Read the whole statement

2009“This takes us back to the very important point from "The End of a Stage - The Beginning of a New Stage" about unresolved contradictions under socialism.”In their wordsUNRESOLVED CONTRADICTIONS, DRIVING FORCES FOR REVOLUTION (2009)Read the whole statement

2008“There would be no United States as we now know it today without slavery. That is a simple and basic truth.”In their wordsCOMMUNISM AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY (2008)Read the whole statement

1943Born7 March 1943

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Bob Avakian

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In fundamental terms, we have two choices: either, live with all this - and condemn future generations to the same, or worse, if they have a future at all - or, make revolution!
2018 · WHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018), Own words
Obviously, we have only one Earth as a home for humanity, and this climate crisis can only be fundamentally and ultimately addressed on a world scale.
2018 · WHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018), Own words
The police, the armed forces, the “intelligence agencies,” the courts, and so on - all this represents the dictatorship of the capitalist-imperialist system.
2018 · WHY WE NEED AN ACTUAL REVOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY MAKE REVOLUTION (2018), Own words