The Communist Party USA (Marxist–Leninist) was a small Maoist political party in the United States. It was founded in 1965 by members of the Communist Party USA around Michael Laski who took the side of China in the Sino-Soviet split.
"General Secretary" M. I. Laski was expelled after gambling away nearly all of the Party's funds in Nevada.
After the expulsion two groups existed with the name Communist Party USA (Marxist–Leninist), one led by Arnold Hoffman which continued to publish People's Voice and one led by LAski which started a new paper, The New Worker. In 1969 the Laski group merged with the Proletarian Revolutionary Party led by Jonathan Leake.
The group should not be confused with the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist).
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