Commentary
On May 1, 2026, in Chicago, Americans marched through the streets carrying portraits of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong. They raised red flags bearing the hammer and sickle. They distributed copies of the Communist Manifesto to children. American Communist Party members carried signs declaring “The Future Belongs to the Working Class” and openly called for revolution. They called it a protest for workers’ rights.