Robert Bruce Avakian (born March 7, 1943) [1] [2] is an American political activist and Maoist philosopher who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP). Coming out of the New Left [ 3 ] of the 1960s, he has authored the organization’s ideological framework, "the New Synthesis" or "New Communism".

The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (also known as RCP, The Revcoms, or Revcom) is a communist party in the United States led by Bob Avakian. Founded in 1975, the RCP has its origins in the New Communist movement of the 1960s-70s.

Bob Avakian has been the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA since its founding in 1975. He has dedicated his life to serving the cause of revolution and the emancipation of humanity, and has consistently taken responsibility for leading the movement for revolution—both theoretically and practically.

Revolutionary leader, author and architect of a whole new framework for human emancipation: the new communism

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Bob Avakian (BA) is the architect of a whole new framework of human emancipation, the new synthesis of communism, which is popularly referred to as the "new communism." Listen to Bob Avakian

Bob Avakian: Maoist Revolutionary and Leader of the RCP Early Life and Activism Robert Bruce Avakian was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Berkeley, California by Armenian-American parents. Inspired by the civil rights movement, his father became a lawyer and judge.

For anyone who yearns for a different world, one free of all forms of oppression and exploitation, where all humanity could truly flourish and where the planet could thrive, this thought-provoking work from Bob Avakian is essential reading. Find serious answers to serious questions, and much more, in this hour-long talk and Q&As from Bob Avakian.

“...we have two choices: either, live with all this—and condemn future generations to the same, or worse, if they have a future at all—or, make revolution!” —Bob Avakian

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