Communist Party USA (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party USA (Marxist–Leninist) was a small Maoist political party founded in the United States in 1965 by members of the Communist Party USA around Michael Laski, who took the side of China in the Sino-Soviet split.
General Secretary Laski was expelled after gambling away nearly all of the party's funds in Nevada in an attempt to raise more funds.[1] After the expulsion, two groups existed with the name Communist Party USA (Marxist–Leninist), one led by , which continued to publish People's Voice; and one led by Laski, which started a new paper, The New Worker. In 1969, the Laski group merged with the led by .[2]
The group should not be confused with the Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist).
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