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American Communist Party (current)

2026-09-15T10:30:10Z

94.102.207.79: Added Sovintern to international affiliation

{{Infobox political party|name=American Communist Party|logo=ACPlogocurrent.jpg|founded=21 July 2024|abbreviation=ACP|split=|newspaper=[[Red America]]|political_orientation="Unified Tendency" of [[Marxism–Leninism]] (''de jure'')<ref>[https://acp.us/constitution "Constitution of the American Communist Party"]. acp.us. Retrieved 2025-09-06.</ref><br>[[Patriotic socialism]] (''de facto'')<br>[[Social chauvinism]] (''de facto'')|position=[[Left-wing]] (''de jure'')<br>[[Far-right]] (''de facto'')<ref name=":1">{{Video citation|channel=Brandon Torres|title=The Nonsense of MAGA Communism|date=2025-04-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpLy6brTYvM}} {{Web citation|title=sources|newspaper=Pastebin|url=https://pastebin.com/KNJ0mpf7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116104642/https://pastebin.com/KNJ0mpf7}}</ref>|international=[[World Anti-imperialist Platform]] [[Sovintern]]|colours=Red|seats1_title=|seats1=|website=https://acp.us/|twitter=|youtube=|facebook=|instagram=}}{{Stub}}
The '''American Communist Party''' ('''ACP''') is a self-described [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[political party]] operating in the territory of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It was founded in [[Chicago]] in July 2024 by several [[Patriotic socialism|patriotic socialist]] social media [[Influencer|influencers]] and claims to be the legitimate successor to the historic [[Communist Party of the United States of America|Communist Party USA]]. Its Plenary Committee (now named the Executive Board) consists of [[Haz Al-Din]], [[Henry Ahmad]], and [[Grayson Preutz]] of [[Infrared]]; [[Edward Smith|Eddie "Liger" Smith]], [[Carlos Garrido]], [[Noah Khrachvik]], and [[Kyle Pettis]] of [[Midwestern Marx]]; former [[Party of Communists USA|PCUSA]] International Secretary [[Chris Helali]]; [[Rev Laskaris]] of the [[Research and Technical Studies Group|RTSG]]; and most famously [[Jackson Hinkle]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=American Communist Party|title=Declaration of the American Communist Party|date=2024-07-22|url=https://acp.us/declaration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126205435/https://acp.us/declaration|archive-date=2024-11-26}}</ref>

Although the party has added the names of various CPUSA sections as signatories of its founding declaration,<ref name=":0" /> many of these sections were not aware their name had been put on the document and made statements distancing themselves from the ACP.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@UncolaMD|newspaper=Twitter|title=Of the 29 orgs. these dinguses claimed, 16 (red) have publicly refuted any association or endorsement, 2 (orange) don't even exist, and 1 (purple) dissolved roughly a week before this and is no longer active.|date=2024-07-23|url=https://x.com/UncolaMD/status/1815567086074126460|archive-url=https://archive.ph/iG1md}}</ref> In response, an ACP supporter claimed that the signing sections had been "unconstitutionally expelled from [CPUSA]",<ref>{{Web citation|author=JSummit2036|newspaper=Twitter|title=The social media account of a club represents only the illegal Sims clique, not the Communist Party itself. The true representatives were unconstitutionally expelled from the party. And who told you UConn/Storrs wasn’t real?|date=2024-07-25|url=https://x.com/JSummit2036/status/1816482334901727614|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0QcH5}}</ref> though without providing any evidence, and admitting that the people claiming to represent these sections had no authority to sign the CPUSA name on the ACP declaration.

Previously in 2022, patriotic socialists set up fake CPUSA accounts on Twitter to hijack the names of CPUSA sections as part of their failed [[CPUSA 2036]] strategy.<ref>The real CPUSA Indiana Twitter account is [https://x.com/indianacpusa @IndianaCPUSA], and a fake one handled by patriotic socialists exists at [https://x.com/CPUSA_IN @CPUSA_IN]</ref> Based on this, it is plausible to say that the ACP only used the name of CPUSA to boost their launch but otherwise had close to no contact with it.

== Ideology ==
The ACP is associated with the "[[MAGACommunism|MAGA Communism]]" trend of Haz Al-Din and Jackson Hinkle, both leaders of the party. In the ACP's party programme, the party omits properly dealing with the colonial question which dominates American history (never referencing [[land-back]]) and calls for the "Promotion of American Civilization".<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=American Communist Party|title=Party Program|date=2024-10-12|url=https://acp.us/program}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Patriotic socialism]]

Labour Party (Ireland)

2026-09-10T11:26:46Z

94.102.207.79: Initial stub, to be expanded

The '''Labour Party''' (Gaeilge: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, "The Party of the Working People") is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] political party in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. The party was founded in 1912 by [[James Connolly]], [[James Larkin]] & [[William O'Brien]]. While the party was originally [[Socialism|socialist]] it has since been transformed into a pro-[[EU]] [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] party.

The party was in coalition with the liberal-conservative party [[Fine Gael]] from 2011 to 2014. While in government, domestic water charges were introduced, [[Austerity|austerity]] was further increased, college fees increased, and welfare services were cut.

Despite these failures, Labour still attempts to appeal to the working class, although not as successfully as in the past.

== External links ==
*[https://labour.ie/ Official website]
*[https://labouryouth.ie/ Labour Youth – Youth section]

Korean Central Television

2026-09-10T08:38:24Z

94.102.207.79: Draft, redlinks will be fixed

{{Infobox organization
|name=Korean Central Television
|founded=3 March 1963
|headquarters=[[Pyongyang]], [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
|type=State television broadcaster
|owner=Korean Central Broadcasting Committee
}}

'''Korean Central Television''' ('''KCTV'''; Korean: 조선중앙텔레비죤) is the principal state television channel of the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] (DPRK). It broadcasts news, documentaries, political and educational programmes, films, music, children's programmes, sports and other programming throughout the country.<ref name="38North2020">{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=North Korea's Multi-Channel TV Age|date=2020-12-16|url=https://www.38north.org/2020/12/mwilliams121620/|website=38 North}}</ref>

KCTV forms an important part of the DPRK's mass media and regularly carries coverage of [[Kim Jong Un]], decisions and activities of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], economic campaigns, historical documentaries and cultural programming.<ref name="38North2025">{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=North Korea's Other TV: What You Don't See on KCTV|date=2025-12-18|url=https://www.38north.org/2025/12/north-koreas-other-tv-what-you-dont-see-on-kctv/|website=38 North}}</ref>

The channel is also an important primary source for those outside the DPRK seeking to examine the country's official political positions and domestic media directly. Footage from KCTV is frequently analyzed and reproduced in foreign coverage of the country.

== History ==

Regular television broadcasting in the DPRK began on 3 March 1963. The service initially operated as Pyongyang Television and later took the name Korean Central Television.<ref name="38North2020" /><ref>{{Web citation|title=조선중앙텔레비전방송|url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0052221|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture}}</ref>

The development of television broadcasting took place during the reconstruction and socialist development of the DPRK following the devastation of the [[Korean War]]. It also formed part of the broader development of national communications and cultural institutions after the liberation of [[Korea]] from [[Korea#Japanese colonialism|Japanese colonial rule]].

Korean sources place the adoption of the present Korean Central Television name in 1970. The channel subsequently introduced colour broadcasting during the 1970s.<ref>{{Web citation|title=조선중앙텔레비전방송|url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0052221|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture}}</ref> The South Korean Ministry of Unification's North Korea Information Portal likewise records the station as having opened in 1963, changed to its present name in 1970 and begun colour broadcasting in 1974.<ref>{{Web citation|title=언론 및 출판|url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/view.do?menuId=CL413|website=North Korea Information Portal|publisher=Ministry of Unification}}</ref>

For many years KCTV was the only television channel available to most of the population. Additional television services were later developed, but KCTV remained the country's main national channel.<ref name="38North2020" />

Satellite distribution of KCTV began in 1999, allowing the station to be received outside the DPRK.<ref name="38North2020" /><ref>{{Web citation|title=언론 및 출판|url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/view.do?menuId=CL413|website=North Korea Information Portal|publisher=Ministry of Unification}}</ref>

The channel has undergone substantial technical modernization. In 2012, China Central Television provided KCTV with broadcasting equipment valued at approximately US$800,000 to upgrade its production and transmission systems. KCTV began using a high-definition satellite feed in 2015 and made widescreen high-definition programming its standard output in December 2017.<ref name="HD2017">{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=KCTV gets a widescreen, stereo upgrade|date=2017-12-05|url=https://www.northkoreatech.org/2017/12/05/kctv-widescreen-stereo-high-definition/|website=North Korea Tech}}</ref>

== Programming ==

KCTV broadcasts news, documentaries, political education, feature films, music, children's programming, scientific and educational material, economic reports and sports.<ref name="38North2020" /><ref name="38North2025" />

Political and historical programmes occupy an important part of the schedule. These include coverage of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], the activities of [[Kim Il Sung]], [[Kim Jong Il]] and [[Kim Jong Un]], Korean revolutionary history, the struggle against [[Empire of Japan|Japanese imperialism]], the [[Korean War]], socialist construction and national development.

A published KCTV schedule from September 2019, for example, included reports on industrial production, educational work, Korean revolutionary history, children's programming, documentaries, political speeches, news and a recorded international football match.<ref name="38North2020" />

Economic coverage frequently focuses on factories, mines, farms, construction projects and other workplaces. Reports commonly present production campaigns and major state development projects alongside scientific, cultural and educational achievements.<ref name="38North2025" />

Entertainment programming includes Korean feature films, television dramas, concerts, children's animation and other cultural material. The station has also occasionally shown foreign programming. In May 2018, KCTV began broadcasting the 36-part Chinese television drama ''Mao Anying'', concerning the eldest son of [[Mao Zedong]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=KCTV airing multi-part Chinese drama series|date=2018-05-24|url=https://www.northkoreatech.org/2018/05/24/kctv-airing-multi-part-chinese-drama-series/|website=North Korea Tech}}</ref>

Sports occupy a regular and growing portion of the schedule. KCTV broadcasts domestic and international sporting competitions, including football. International matches are often shown after a delay rather than live; an analysis of broadcasts between April 2022 and January 2025 found that foreign football matches could appear days or weeks after they had taken place.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=Goals, Delays and Mystery: International Football Coverage on Korean Central Television|date=2025-02-26|url=https://www.38north.org/2025/02/goals-delays-and-mystery-international-football-coverage-on-korean-central-television/|website=38 North}}</ref>

== News ==

KCTV is the DPRK's principal national television channel for political news and major state announcements. Its main evening news bulletin has traditionally aired at 20:00, alongside additional news broadcasts during the day.<ref name="38North2020" />

Reports concerning [[Kim Jong Un]] receive particularly prominent placement. An analysis of KCTV's coverage during 2018 found that reports concerning his activities were commonly broadcast several times during the day and could displace the ordinary news schedule when major events occurred.<ref name="Kim2018">{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=North Korean Media: KCTV's Coverage of Kim Jong Un's Diplomatic Push in 2018|date=2018-12-27|url=https://www.38north.org/2018/12/mwilliams122718/|website=38 North}}</ref>

KCTV also reports meetings and decisions of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]], economic policy, international affairs, major construction projects, military affairs and events throughout the DPRK.

The channel has on occasion significantly altered its normal format in response to emergencies. When Typhoon Bavi approached the DPRK in August 2020, KCTV broadcast throughout the night and repeatedly carried weather warnings and reports from the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration. This was described at the time as an unprecedented departure from the station's normal broadcasting pattern.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=We Interrupt this Propaganda…A Dynamic 24 Hours on North Korean TV|date=2020-08-28|url=https://www.38north.org/2020/08/mwilliams082820/|website=38 North}}</ref>

KCTV's news reflects the political line and priorities of the DPRK and the [[Workers' Party of Korea]]. It consequently constitutes a direct primary source for the public positions and political presentation of the Korean socialist state rather than an interpretation supplied by foreign media.

== Broadcasting ==

KCTV broadcasts nationally within the DPRK and has been available internationally by satellite since 1999.<ref name="38North2020" />

For many years the channel maintained considerably shorter broadcasting hours than twenty-four-hour television networks. During the 2010s, a typical broadcast day began at approximately 15:00 and ended around 22:30. Earlier broadcasts were scheduled on Sundays, certain days of each month and major national holidays.<ref name="38North2020" />

This schedule changed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. On 15 May 2022, shortly after the DPRK announced a national COVID-19 emergency, KCTV began broadcasting from 09:00 instead of its previous ordinary weekday starting time of 15:00. The expanded daily schedule continued after the immediate emergency.<ref name="Hours2022">{{Web citation|author=Martyn Williams|title=An expansion of KCTV broadcasting hours|date=2022-08-01|url=https://www.38north.org/articles/affiliates/north-korea-tech-%EB%85%B8%EC%8A%A4%EC%BD%94%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84%ED%85%8C%ED%81%AC/25684/|website=38 North}}</ref>

The North Korea Information Portal reported in 2025 that KCTV continued to begin daily broadcasting at 09:00 following the expansion introduced in May 2022.<ref>{{Web citation|title=언론 및 출판|url=https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/view.do?menuId=CL413|website=North Korea Information Portal|publisher=Ministry of Unification}}</ref>

Unlike [[Voice of Korea]], which is intended primarily for an international audience, KCTV is principally a domestic television service. Satellite distribution nevertheless allows its output to be observed outside the DPRK.

== Political role ==

KCTV occupies an important position in the political and cultural life of the DPRK. It communicates decisions of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] and the state, reports on economic and social campaigns, provides political and historical education and presents cultural programming to a national audience.

Its political content emphasizes socialist construction, national sovereignty, collective achievements and the history of the Korean struggle against colonialism and [[imperialism]]. Coverage of the Workers' Party, state policy and the country's leadership is integrated throughout its news and documentary programming.<ref name="38North2025" />

KCTV footage is frequently incorporated into foreign reports concerning the DPRK. Direct examination of the original broadcasts allows researchers to distinguish what the DPRK actually broadcast from interpretations subsequently added by foreign media, governments or other organizations.

== See also ==

* [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
* [[Workers' Party of Korea]]
* [[Kim Il Sung]]
* [[Kim Jong Il]]
* [[Kim Jong Un]]
* [[Juche]]
* [[Korean War]]
* [[Korea]]
* [[Empire of Japan]]
* [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
* [[Imperialism]]

== External links ==

* [https://juche-tv.vercel.app/ Juche TV]- live relay of Korean Central Television
* [https://koryofront.org/ Koryo Front] - KCTV live stream and broadcast archive

== References ==

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[[Category:Democratic People's Republic of Korea]]
[[Category:Media]]