American Communist Party
This draft has 7 WP:RS ([2] The Guardian, [3] The Free Press, [4] The Jewish Chronicle, [9] The New York Times, [10] Independent Political Report, [18] Vermont Sec of State, and [19] La Repubblica). This draft also has 11 WP:ABOUTSELF sources ([1] ACP Ledger, [5] CPUSA 32nd Convention, [6] ACP Declaration, [7] Hinkle tweet, [8] Garrido article, [11] CPUSA Solidnet message pt1, [12] CPUSA chapter tweets, [13] CPUSA Solidnet message pt2, [14] WAP declaration, [15] ACP Constitution, and [16] ACP Program).
In addition, each WP:ABOUTSELF source supports no claim that is substantial or self-serving beyond "ACP holds position X" or "CPUSA holds position Y". This is common in articles on smaller political organizations for summarizing their programs (for example). In this article, all claims which go beyond "ACP says X" are supported by a WP:RS.
Thank you for your time and your work!American Communist Party | |
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| Abbreviation | ACP |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Split from | Communist Party USA |
| Membership | 300 (claimed)[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Syncretic (Far-left, Far-right)[2][3] |
| Members in elected offices | 1 |
| Website | |
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The American Communist Party (ACP) is a social conservative and communist political party in the United States. ACP formed in 2024 when its members split from the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
ACP is notorious for its "MAGA Communist" ideology, which combines far-left economic nationalist and far-right social conservative stances,[2][3][4][5][6] including anti-feminism,[3] anti-trans,[2] and climate change denial.[5]
Notable ACP members include Jackson Hinkle and Haz Al-Din.[3]
History
Origins
From 2022 to 2024, a group of socially conservative socialists attempted to join and remake CPUSA, in order to "reclaim" the party from "liberals, federal agents and Democrats".[2] Group members included "American Conservative Marxist–Leninist"[7] online influencer Jackson Hinkle and "patriotic socialist" influencer Haz Al-Din.[2] Most of this group became members of Caleb Maupin's Center for Political Innovation (CPI), which collapsed in August 2022. In May 2024, the 32nd CPUSA National Convention passed Resolution 5, which supported a "broad front to defeat Trump [and] Trumpism".[8]
Split
In July 2024, this group split and created the American Communist Party. ACP claimed that CPUSA had violated democratic centralism and opposed CPUSA's support for the Democratic Party.[9] Founders included Jackson Hinkle,[3][10] Haz,[3][11] and former Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) leader Christopher Helali.[9]
Hinkle claimed that CPUSA had expelled him.[12] CPUSA claimed that Hinkle had never joined the party, beyond signing up for their newsletter, and that Hinkle did not reflect CPUSA values.[12] ACP also claimed that 26 CPUSA clubs had split with them.[13] CPUSA denied this,[13][14] and at least 10 CPUSA clubs listed by ACP's declaration explicitly denied signing it.[13][15] CPUSA later called ACP "a small[,] exclusively online movement".[14][16]
Subsequent history
In August 2024, ACP joined the World Anti-Imperialist Platform (WAP),[17], which Maupin's CPI and Helali's PCUSA had previously done. WAP is run by the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
In April 2024, ACP leaders Hinkle and Al-Din hosted a Free America to Free Palestine event in Dearborn, Michigan, which attracted controversy both for its unique mixture of anti-Zionist, pro-Russia, and MAGA Communist rhetoric.[18][19]
In November 2024, in Orange County, Vermont, ACP leader Christopher Helali won a write-in campaign for High bailiff,[20][21] a ceremonial position,[22] with 5% turnout.[23][24] This makes Helali the only elected communist party member in the United States,[20][21] as CPUSA member Denise Winebrenner Edwards' final term ended in January 2024.
In February 2025, ACP leaders Al-Din, Hinkle, and Helali attended the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the third Secretary-General of Hezbollah, as ACP representatives.[25][26]
Ideology
ACP identifies as a Marxist-Leninist party.[9][27] However, ACP does not does not explicitly oppose capitalism or support socialism in its party program or party constitution.[27][28] ACP has been described as "a red-brown alliance",[14] "National Bolsheviks",[14][29] or "fascists".[2][29][5] Alexander Reid Ross labelled MAGA Communism "a deranged fringe movement that doesn’t really have a great deal of articulation".[2]
ACP's program calls for the nationalization of large corporations, "AI-driven national economic planning", a right to refuse vaccination, "the abolition of the University-Industrial Complex", an end to "mass immigration" in favor of "population exchanges on a rational and planned basis", a ban on genetically modified food, "compulsory military training" in People's Militias, abolition of sex work, and annexation of Canada.[28]
ACP supports social conservatism.[2] For example, ACP founder Jackson Hinkle stated that "we need to protect our youth from trans terrorists and propagandists".[2] All 10 founders of the ACP are men.[3] ACP leader Haz said they are not "against women", but oppose the "effeminization" of men.[2]
Election results
ACP has fielded electoral candidates for local offices. ACP candidates usually run as Independent candidates.
ACP has won one local office.
Local elections
| Year | Candidate | Office | City | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Helali | High bailiff | Orange County | At-Large | 446 | 2.50% |
Won | write-in candidate | [23] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Blockchain Ledger". American Communist Party. December 15, 2024. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Owen, Tess (May 24, 2024). "'A deranged fringe movement': What is MAGA communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?". The Guardian.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Steinberg, Julia (July 30, 2024). "The MAGA Communists Launched a Party". The Free Press.
- ↑ "Does MAGA Communism make any sense?". The Spectator World. 2024-06-14. Archived from the original on 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kim, Eddie (October 17, 2022). "What the Hell Is MAGACommunism?". Vice.
- ↑ Vittar, Daniel (13 September 2024). "El extraño grupo comunista en Estados Unidos que respalda a Trump". LM Neuquén (in español).
- ↑ Gillot, Hannah (November 6, 2023). "Who is Jackson Hinkle? Twitter's most viral misinformation spreader and anti-Israel activist". The Jewish Chronicle. ISSN 0021-633X. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "32nd National Convention CPUSA resolutions". Communist Party USA. May 31, 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Declaration of the American Communist Party". American Communist Party. July 21, 2024. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jackson Hinkle [@jacksonhinklle] (July 21, 2024). "🚨🇺🇸 I am proud to join the launch of the #AmericanCommunistParty. We are committed to FREEING AMERICA from corporate & pro-war control" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Garrido, Carlos (May 8, 2024). "On the Launching of the American Communist Party". CounterCurrents.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Myers, Steven Lee; Hsu, Tiffany (April 11, 2024). "Riding Rage Over Israel to Online Prominence". New York Times.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Evans, Jordan Willow (July 24, 2024). "American Communist Party Launch Met with Pushback from CPUSA Clubs". Independent Political Report.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Message to all Solidnet parties concerning the so-called "American Communist Party"" (PDF). Communist Party USA. July 23, 2024.
- ↑ CPUSA chapters that denied signing the ACP declaration:
- Philly CPUSA [@phillycpusa] (July 22, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with the Debbie Amis Bell Club-Philadelphia CPUSA, the Philadelphia Young Communist League or our members. Any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Southeast Los Angeles CPUSA [@CPUSA_SELA] (July 22, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with the Southeast Los Angeles Club or its members, and any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are libel and slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Southern New Hampshire CPUSA [@snh_cpusa] (July 22, 2024). "I rarely come on as Chairperson on SNH CPUSA, but this sham and forgery being perpetrated currently by this ACP group is nothing short of wrecker ism and sabotage of the highest order. These are not comrades but Social Fascists in disguise, their rhetoric bordering on strasserite" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Bloomington-Normal CPUSA [@BloNoCpusa] (July 22, 2024). "The Bloomington-Normal Club of the Communist Party USA is not a part of, and wholly condemns, that "ACP"reactionary nonsesnse you may or may not come across on social media" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- San Diego CPUSA [@SDClubCPUSA] (July 22, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with our club, the San Diego Club, or its members, and any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are libel and slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Virginia CPUSA [@VACPUSA] (July 23, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with our clubs or members (the CPUSA Richmond never existed, but the Piedmont club currently covers Richmond), and any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are libel and slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Los Angeles Metro CPUSA [@LACPUSA] (July 22, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with the Los Angeles Metro Club or its members, and any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are libel and slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Iowa City CPUSA [@iowacitycpusa] (July 23, 2024). "The ACP outfit has nothing to do with our District of Iowa/Nebraska, the Iowa City Club or members, and any use of party identity or claims that our members and clubs are organizing under this formation are libel and slanderous" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Albany CPUSA [@AlbanyNY_CPUSA] (July 22, 2024). "We're not going to quote the post because there's no reason give these people more attention. No member of ours signed anything for acp. Nor would we ever" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Red Help ATX [@red_help_atx] (July 22, 2024). "We did not sign this. We would NEVER work with those chauvinist fucks. Keep our name away from your little cult, losers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Communist Party USA: Message to all Solidnet parties concerning the so-called "American Communist Party"". In Defense of Communism. July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists [list updated for August 2024]". World Anti-imperialist Platform. October 14, 2022. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mordowanec, Nick (April 23, 2024). "MAGA Influencer Leads 'Free Palestine' Event". Newsweek. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ O'Sullivan, Donie (September 22, 2024). "MisinfoNation: The Lost Left". CNN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 Gravino, Michele (November 8, 2024). "In America hanno eletto un comunista. Ed è trumpiano". La Repubblica.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Evans, Jordan Willow (November 11, 2024). "Unofficial Results Show American Communist Party's Chris Helali Leading Vermont High Bailiff Write-In Race". Independent Political Report.
- ↑ Dreher, Isabel (October 31, 2024). "Sudden Interest In Unsung Office". The White River Valley Herald.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Vermont Election Night Results". Vermont Secretary of State.
- ↑ "Helali Wins High Bailiff As Write-In". The White River Valley Herald. November 14, 2024.
- ↑ Hayes, Kathleen (February 26, 2025). "The Three Stooges Go to Lebanon". Jewish Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ↑ "The Right-Wing Influencer and His Communist Friends Who Attended Hassan Nasrallah's Funeral". Mosaic. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Constitution of the American Communist Party" (PDF). American Communist Party. October 12, 2024.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Program" (PDF). American Communist Party. October 12, 2024.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Communist Workers' Platform USA: Regarding the so-called "American Communist Party"". In Defense of Communism. July 29, 2024.
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