• We are dedicated to identifying and uniting every communist and socialist committed to fighting for their class—the working class.
• The working class needs its own party and philosophy. The two-party system is corrupt, and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans represent our interests. Their only goal is to find out how they can continue to extract more profit from the working class and serve the billionaires while ensuring austerity and fear reign over our heads.
• Our goal is to build a safe, respectful, diverse, well-structured, and highly organized party of workers. We prioritize high-quality education to empower both the masses and our cadre, emphasizing rigorous theory alongside an engaging and supportive environment grounded in clear guidelines and principles to protect all members.
• We commit to never avoiding difficult topics, questions, or discussions. We uphold collective responsibility, fairness, respect, and community, ensuring every comrade receives the support they need to develop into an effective Marxist cadre.

We, the Sankofa Communists, stand firmly against the corrupt trade union bureaucracies that have long held back the working class. The ongoing capitalist crisis has further demoralized workers, exposing the harsh truth: bosses and corporations are the true opposition.

We reject and oppose all anti-union and anti-labor laws, including the Taft-Hartley Act, which restricts the power and activities of labor unions.

We fight for every worker’s right to organize, protest, and strike. We oppose contracts that benefit the union bureaucracy at the expense of workers and reject tactics designed to silence their voices.

We demand trade union democracy:

• Every member must have one vote to combat corruption.
• All union officials should be elected by their membership with the right to immediate recall.
• Union leaders must be paid no more than the average wage of the workers they represent.

It is thanks to communists who built the labor movement globally and in America that we have secured paid time off, sick pay, pensions, OSHA workplace safety standards, and the abolition of child labor.

Now, the American ruling class seeks to roll back these hard-won rights. We must remember our heritage and return to our fighting roots.

This is not a conflict of civilizations, but a war of resources. From the minerals of the Kongo that power our technology, to the oil and gold of Sudan, to the resource-rich land of Palestine, our ruling class wages war to plunder and control. They impose inhumane conditions, enforce poverty, and drive entire populations from their land, forcing them into concentration labor mines and camps to extract the wealth that rightfully belongs to the people.

We will carry out justice not through appeals to the bourgeoisie, but through a militant class struggle against their imperialist projects.

Our program is one of liberation, not charity. We will

• Break the power of the imperialist war machine by organizing international working-class solidarity in hands with workers in the imperialist heartlands. We refuse to let our taxes continue to fund genocide.
• Redistribute the wealth stolen by the billionaire class. The resources plundered from Africa and the Middle East must be returned.
• Use every tool at our disposal to help rebuild what empire has destroyed—from direct material aid to building a socialist federation capable of dismantling the colonial settler projects and exploitative systems that create this suffering.

Our fight is for a world where the people of the Kongo, Sudan, and Palestine are free to determine their own future, control their own resources, and live in dignity and peace.

• American communist and trade union movements have a long history of racism that continues to fracture the working class and undermine the confidence of marginalized groups to organize against the system.
• To confront this, we commit to providing equality, equal opportunities and visibility to all, regardless of race, sex, gender, or national identity.
• We will amplify the untold stories of People of the Global Majority (PGM), prioritizing education that reveals the true history of oppressed peoples worldwide.
• We will engage with communities of diverse races and backgrounds with open ears, respect, and a commitment to revolutionary education.

Bigotry in any form will not be tolerated and is explicitly prohibited by our policies.

Our commitment is to deepen class unity by connecting all workers, challenging internalized racism, bigotry, homophobia, and xenophobia—while fostering grace for those undoing capitalist indoctrination while prioritizing protection for our marginalized members.

• Free, high-quality healthcare
• Free education at all levels
• Free and affordable housing
• Guaranteed, high-quality jobs with living wages and dignity
• A four-day, four-hour work week. Capitalism exploits us through overproduction—four days is more than sufficient, given the advancement of modern technology and AI.

Jobs and Worker Control

• The workers’ government will be rooted in weekly worker cell meetings, where communities decide on their community priorities, such as repairing infrastructure, cleaning up the community, building community parks, upgrading public facilities, fixing roads, opening food kitchens, handling communal disputes, and implementing improved transportation.
• Unions will control hiring and firing, ensuring worker power in the workplace.
• Job training and recruitment centers will be established in every city to place workers in quality jobs.
• A national minimum wage of $6,500 per month will be set for all workers, adjusted regularly for inflation.
• Retirees can voluntarily retire at 50 with full pensions equal to their pay, allowing them to contribute to society and mentor youth.

Housing for All

• Housing affordability is a global crisis, with many workers lacking basic amenities such as running water or plumbing.
• In the first month of the workers’ government, cadres will identify vacant homes and move homeless people into them.
• A socialist housing plan will guarantee safe, quality housing, with rent capped at no more than 10% of wages. Evictions will be abolished.
• New housing designs will provide more than 400 sq. feet per person, with windows and communal spaces to foster community well-being.

Universal Healthcare

• Healthcare in capitalism is inaccessible and unaffordable for millions. Preventable deaths occur annually due to lack of care, while politicians manipulate healthcare access as a political tool.
• We demand socialized, universal healthcare: abolish insurance, nationalize pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and clinics. These will be integrated into a democratically administered public health system offering world-class care to all.
• Workers will control their own healthcare, not corporations.
• Reproductive care, gender-affirming care, mental health services, retirement homes, and palliative care will all be free, high-quality, and based on patient-professional collaboration.

Education for Liberation

• Under capitalism, education serves only to produce obedient workers and elite administrators of capitalist institutions.
• We fight for free, high-quality education tailored to community needs, interests, and abilities, promoting critical thinking, creativity, and strong ethics.
• We oppose charter schools, privatization, and corporate influence, which deepen inequality.
• Real history will be taught, including Black, Indigenous, African, Middle Eastern, Latinx, Asian, LGBTQ+, and women’s histories to raise collective consciousness.
• The workers’ government will nationalize and unify education institutions into a public system. Tuition and fees will be abolished, student debt will be wiped clean, and students will receive grants and paid internships totaling $6,000 per month.

Just 500 corporations hold enough wealth to rival the power of the world’s most powerful country the United States. Their combined fortunes are so vast they could end global poverty more than 15 times over—yet they hoard this wealth, unable to spend it all in their lifetimes.

As Sankofa Communists, we demand the expropriation of private capital and the owners of these corporations, placing them under full workers’ government control.

• All nationalized companies will be integrated into a socialist plan of production designed to meet society’s needs—not to generate profit.
• Banks will be nationalized and transformed into a unified, publicly owned, and democratically administered institution. This will protect workers’ savings and guarantee affordable loans for all.
• We reject austerity, privatization, and corporate bailouts. No more “socialism for corporations”—only for the people.

Billionaires and Trillionaires will be expropriated and made to repay the working class for the exploitation they have profited from.

• Black self-determination, including the right to independence in the Black Belt South and Black people to identify as what they choose.
• The dissolution of the prison-industrial complex by abolishing oppressive institutions like the Police and ICE. We will work to create a new, fair, and just constitution designed to dismantle systemic racism and ensure equality for all. Power over community safety will be returned to the working-class through democratically governed community patrols and restorative justice programs that prioritize healing and accountability over punishment.
• Reparations for African and Black Americans, carried out through prioritizing them for economic, social, and political material development in order to repair the lasting damage of slavery, Jim Crow, racism, and repeated acts of state and social genocide. This prioritization aims to achieve full equality and strengthen the unity and power of the working class as a whole.
• Targeted investment in Black health outcomes, including ending the Black maternal mortality crisis through guaranteed prenatal and postnatal care, fully funded community health systems, and the elimination of racist medical neglect.
• We recognize Indigenous sovereignty and the right to self-determination as fundamental. The workers’ state commits to returning decision-making power and stewardship of ancestral territories to Indigenous nations through a spectrum of voluntary legal and community-based strategies, including:
• A voluntary land tax for workers residing on Indigenous lands, supporting Indigenous communities without coercion.
• Co-management agreements that allow Indigenous tribes to rename, govern, and manage their ancestral lands in partnership with their local workers’ government.
• Restoration and protection of Indigenous heritage sites, guided and maintained by Indigenous ecological knowledge and tribal stewardship.
• The dissolution of colonial states and U.S. colonial territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other occupied lands, and the return of political power and territory to the peoples dispossessed through conquest and imperial domination.

Our society prioritizes men over women, and women’s health and issues are often ignored. Domestic violence is rampant, with 1 in 3 women experiencing sexual abuse. These are urgent issues the workers’ government will confront because an injury to one is an injury to all.

Concrete Commitments:

• Nationalized healthcare and public institutions will provide upgraded shelters, programs, and safe houses for victims of domestic violence.
• Free, mandated, and easily accessible rehabilitation clinics and counseling will be available to reduce domestic abuse.
• Anti-rape, abuse, and assault courses will be implemented in schools to raise future generations with the correct ethics.
• A dedicated cadre task force will recruit top doctors to research women’s health, prioritizing solutions for women's health, menstrual pain, and mother-baby support.
• LGBTQ+ clinics will be established to prioritize gender-affirming care and healthcare tailored to same-sex relationships.
• The American Constitution will be amended to affirm that all persons are equal.
• Sex trafficking will be abolished and prosecuted.
• All sex workers will have the opportunity to leave the industry for high-quality jobs with a guaranteed minimum wage of $6,500 per month. For those who choose to stay, sex work will be nationalized to prioritize their rights, with transitional programs to explore other job options.
• Mothers and children will be supported through community food kitchens and playgrounds. Household burdens such as laundry, cleaning, and cooking will be eased through community laundries and affordable cleaning services, giving mothers much-needed time and rest.

• America is a nation shaped by many peoples, cultures, and histories. Indigenous nations, Africans brought here through slavery, immigrants from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and workers from across the world all contributed to the development of the country. Out of struggle and coexistence, a shared American culture has emerged.
• Despite centuries of oppression, Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, and many immigrant communities preserved their languages, traditions, art, faith, and communal life as acts of resistance. Their survival and creativity remain central to American society.
• The victories of the Civil Rights Movement struck legal blows against segregation and racial caste. Yet inequality continued through new forms such as redlining, unequal school funding, discriminatory policing, prison slavery, and economic exclusion. Many communities were forced to build distinct local cultures under unequal conditions.
• Today, political elites encourage culture-war divisions to distract from class exploitation, stagnant wages, housing insecurity, and the concentration of wealth. They profit when working people are divided against one another.
• American culture already reflects deep exchange between peoples. Music, language, food, fashion, and social life show that ordinary people create unity more effectively than politicians ever will.
• We reject white nationalism and all forms of chauvinism. These ideologies are tools of division, not genuine heritage. People of European descent, like all people, have rich histories beyond supremacy and empire.

By teaching truthful history and advancing equality, we can build a new American culture rooted in solidarity, mutual respect, and democratic cooperation among workers of every background.

Modern borders emerged alongside the rise of capitalism in the early modern period, as systems of private property, colonial expansion, and labor exploitation took shape. Since then, borders have often been used to divide working people and protect the interests of the ruling classes.

Sankofa Communists oppose the use of borders and imperialist policies to divide workers. Wars, colonialism, and global inequality have displaced millions while enriching elites.

• We will put an end to migrant detention centers, family separation, forced labor, and abusive deportation practices. Immigration systems must be transformed into humane, efficient, and fair processes that prioritize family reunification, due process, and human dignity.
• We will abolish militarized border enforcement and replace it with nationalized humanitarian services focused on safety, anti-trafficking efforts, and the protection of all people.
• We advocate international solidarity among working people and a just, accessible pathway to residency and citizenship for those who seek to build their lives in a new country.
• The American socialist workers' government will amend all laws to remove the words illegal and alien. No human being is an alien or illegal.

• Scientific consensus warns that global temperatures are rising, ice sheets are melting, sea levels are increasing, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. Despite this, private profit-driven industries continue to expand environmentally harmful practices, including fossil fuel extraction, excessive resource consumption, data centers, and energy-intensive infrastructure that strains public systems.
• We recognize that the climate crisis is driven not only by consumption patterns, but by an economic system that prioritizes short-term profit over long-term ecological survival.
• A coordinated public response is necessary to transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean, sustainable energy systems. This includes large-scale investment in renewable energy, solar energy, modernization of infrastructure, and international cooperation on climate mitigation and adaptation.
• Workers in affected industries will be guaranteed strong protections, including paid retraining, income support, and stable employment opportunities with no loss of wages or benefits during the transition.
• Public investment—redirecting resources currently concentrated in major corporations—will be used to fund climate mitigation, ecosystem restoration, and the development of sustainable production methods.
• Research and innovation will be expanded through publicly funded scientific institutions and collaborative international efforts, ensuring that climate solutions are developed transparently and in the public interest.
• Key sectors such as energy, transportation, and resource extraction will be brought under public ownership and democratic planning to ensure they operate in alignment with long-term environmental sustainability and social need, while protecting small farmers and rural workers.

As Sankofa Communists, we advocate for a global federation of workers and socialist societies in which all peoples participate in shaping a more just and cooperative world.

We support democratic governance within the federation, including:

• Short, limited terms for elected delegates (e.g., two-year terms)
• The right of recall at any time by the electorate
• Broad participation of eligible delegates in selecting leadership and policy direction
• Wages that are no more than the average wage of a worker in their country

An international coordinating council would be established to address global affairs, including conflict prevention, disaster response, economic coordination, and cooperation between member societies.

We commit to the peaceful resolution of disputes between nations and the prevention of war through diplomacy, cooperation, and collective security. The federation would promote international solidarity, equitable distribution of resources, and coordinated planning to meet human needs globally.

Membership in the federation would be entirely voluntary. National sovereignty is respected for all peoples and nations that choose not to join, while maintaining peaceful and cooperative relations with them.

The purpose of the federation is to advance global cooperation, reduce inequality between nations, and ensure that scientific, economic, and environmental planning is guided by human need, ecological sustainability, and democratic participation.