Talk:Communist front
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I'm suggesting that the article List of Comintern affiliate organizations, which presently is in fact a list of alleged CPUSA front groups as of 1948 (as far as I can tell) be merged in to this article. Rafaelgr 20:34, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
- I second that proposal, although I not sure if this is the best title for the article (perhaps 'CPUSA fronts', 'List of organizations linked to CPUSA' would be better names). --Soman 07:34, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- The word "alleged" is key here. Some of the groups cited were only suspected of being communist front organizations. Some seem to have been chosen because CP members participated, or they rejected McCarthyism at a pivotal moment. 'List of organizations linked to CPUSA' is just an OK title, so long as the article explains who the did the linking and for what purpose for each and every organization. DJ Silverfish 00:05, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
The term Communist front has distinct meaning and requires it's own article. Merecat 21:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with the poster Merecat. That end, I've changed the internal list on this page to read "Alleged CPUSA front organizations, circa 1944". The inclusion of Communist Political Association dates the list to 1944 - 1945, when the party reconstituted itself as a non-party political action committee under the direction of Earl Browder. This was reversed by 1946. The article as a whole needs more US-specific historical context, since it is mostly concerned with the late 1940's and the Progressive Party, anyway.
DJ Silverfish 14:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
The Progressive Party was not a communist front. Its candidate was simply endorsed by the CPUSA. There are no sources for that bit listed, and it should be deleted. Redflagflying 10:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
