Baltimore, MD, March 28—There was an early spring chill in the air as the crowd filled War Memorial Plaza in front of Baltimore City Hall. The red communist flag of Progressive Labor Party (PLP) waved among the tide of patriotic and anti-Trump posters, as well as Palestinian flags. As international communists, we make no mistake in  flying only the red flag, the only one that represents all workers of the world.

We positioned ourselves on the right side of the main stage. Armed with a stack of communist flyers and CHALLENGE newspapers, we mingled among the crowd. Our chants of “Communist flyer, communist flyer!” resonated with those in front of the stage.

No kings and no bosses

The No Kings rallies are largely organized by the Indivisible Project, a non-profit organization sponsored by several foundations and capitalists, including the Open Society Foundation, Sandler Foundation, and Reid Hoffman, the CEO of LinkedIn. These “progressive” organizations are now deceiving their liberal base by promoting workers’ rights, equity, and justice, while in 2024—under Genocide Joe’s administration—they were timidly silent during the height of the genocide in Gaza. Local, state and federal politicians who acted as puppeteers for these non-profits occupied the stage. Their job is to entertain and contain their liberal base to garner enough votes and win in upcoming elections, which only maintains the same rotten capitalist system. In contrast, PLP fights to destroy capitalism and the dictatorship of the capitalist class. We organize workers, soldiers, and youth into a revolutionary movement for communism.

While the Big Fascists, under their Democrat label, were speaking nationalist unity, we fired back with our literature.

From our flyer:

“There are no kings or queens in the U.S., but the U.S. Government certainly likes monarchies. Republicans and Democrats alike are feeding propaganda, telling us to support lesser-evil politicians, while actually making bloody deals with deadly monarchs around the world.”

We all took turns passing out the newspaper. Our newest comrade had a valuable time sharing our communist line. We sold 100 copies of CHALLENGE, spread 300 flyers, received donations, and had productive conversations with other protesters. We talked with the workers who wanted to know more about PLP and communism, collecting contacts from those who were especially interested.

Despite the Democrats’ parade of national unity, Progressive Labor Party spoke to the true unity of international worker solidarity. We fight to smash the bosses, racism, sexism, and fascism through collective struggle among the working class. Our ultimate goal for a safe and egalitarian world is only possible under a communist society. Fight for communism! Join PLP!