r/AmericanCommunist

Update: Thank you so much everyone for participating! There are a couple more questions Nithya really wanted to answer, and I'm hoping we'll be able to get her answers posted over the next couple of days.

-TeamNithya

I'll be answering questions starting around 2:00 pm this afternoon.
Hi r/AskLosAngeles!

I’m Nithya Raman, Los Angeles City Council Member for Council District Four and candidate for Mayor.

I’m an immigrant, an urban planner by training (I earned my master’s degree at MIT), and the mother of 10-year-old twins.

I’m running for mayor because Los Angeles is in crisis- everyone can feel it. The city is unaffordable, unable to deliver basic services, and failing to provide transparency & accountability. In City Hall, there is a lack of leadership instead of the urgency and vision we need.

On council, I passed the strongest renter protections in LA’s history, lowered rent increases for over 1.5 million Angelenos, established independent redistricting, and wrote LA’s sanctuary city ordinance. In my own district, I reduced tents and encampments by 54% and built more protected bike lanes than any other council district. I’m ready to take this progress city-wide!

I want to fight for this city’s future: build more housing, address homelessness, deliver on public safety, expand Metro, and create a city that works for everyone.

And with that, Ask Me Anything! Who’s ready?

r/AmericanCommunist

Hi /r/AskLosAngeles. I’m Nithya Raman, Los Angeles City Councilmember for CD4 and candidate for Los Angeles Mayor. Ask Me Anything. What do you want to see from your mayor?

The American Communist Party unequivocally rejects the trend in Western leftism that calls itself socialist yet rejects all forms of socialism that have actually existed historically.

The establishment fears this:

In collaboration with the national Victory Day Organizing Committee, ACP NY hosted a major Victory Day celebration in Brighton Beach, heart of the largest post-Soviet community in the United States. We honored the legacy of the Soviets and Americans who united to crush fascism.

Members of ACP California celebrated International Workers' Day with their community in Sacramento.

What Hasan Piker Gets Wrong About the American People and Our Current Era, by Carlos Garrido. Thoughts?

The choice is between tailing Epstein Democrats forever, or rejecting the duopoly and building working-class sovereignty. ACP is the path forward.

This weekend in Dallas, ACP TX was proud to host, alongside VDOC & the local Russian/ex-Soviet community, a memorial & celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany and the triumph of the historic Soviet-American anti-fascist alliance.

ACP Florida helps to remodel local community garden

ACP NY marched on Washington, D.C. to honor an early Victory Day at the World War II Memorial. Shoulder-to-shoulder with the post-Soviet community, we held our ground against provocations from Ukrainian counter-protestors and paid tribute to the generation that crushed fascism.

Why Hasan Is Wrong - Carlos Garrido from the American Communist Party Explains Why Hasan Piker's Usage of Lenin to Support the Democrats is Completely Incorrect. Watch:

Honour our heroes. ACP Ontario is committed to defending the memory of Canadian and Soviet veterans of World War 2 and rekindling the solidarity that brought the fascists to their knees.

Happy Victory Day!

Members of ACP California honored the great author Michael Parenti at his memorial service. We met with speakers, friends, and family to pay our respects and share how his writing and lectures moved us. He will be missed and we are grateful to have his works preserved for others to learn.

The MAGA Communist postscript: a reply to critics, setting the record straight, and an analysis of the current American politics in the aftermath of the Epstein files, Gaza genocide, Iran war, & dominance of Silicon Valley. Read here:

Recently, to mark the 251st anniversary of the first battle of the American Revolution, ACP Mass hiked 10 miles on the Battle Road Trail from Lexington to Concord. In 2026 as in 1775, common people around the world struggle for a decent living against the greed of empire. The ACP stands with them.

r/AmericanCommunist

Hi /r/AskLosAngeles. I’m Nithya Raman, Los Angeles City Councilmember for CD4 and candidate for Los Angeles Mayor. Ask Me Anything. What do you want to see from your mayor?

The American Communist Party unequivocally rejects the trend in Western leftism that calls itself socialist yet rejects all forms of socialism that have actually existed historically.

The establishment fears this:

In collaboration with the national Victory Day Organizing Committee, ACP NY hosted a major Victory Day celebration in Brighton Beach, heart of the largest post-Soviet community in the United States. We honored the legacy of the Soviets and Americans who united to crush fascism.

Members of ACP California celebrated International Workers' Day with their community in Sacramento.

What Hasan Piker Gets Wrong About the American People and Our Current Era, by Carlos Garrido. Thoughts?

The choice is between tailing Epstein Democrats forever, or rejecting the duopoly and building working-class sovereignty. ACP is the path forward.

This weekend in Dallas, ACP TX was proud to host, alongside VDOC &amp; the local Russian/ex-Soviet community, a memorial &amp; celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany and the triumph of the historic Soviet-American anti-fascist alliance.

ACP Florida helps to remodel local community garden

ACP NY marched on Washington, D.C. to honor an early Victory Day at the World War II Memorial. Shoulder-to-shoulder with the post-Soviet community, we held our ground against provocations from Ukrainian counter-protestors and paid tribute to the generation that crushed fascism.

Why Hasan Is Wrong - Carlos Garrido from the American Communist Party Explains Why Hasan Piker's Usage of Lenin to Support the Democrats is Completely Incorrect. Watch:

Honour our heroes. ACP Ontario is committed to defending the memory of Canadian and Soviet veterans of World War 2 and rekindling the solidarity that brought the fascists to their knees.

Happy Victory Day!

Members of ACP California honored the great author Michael Parenti at his memorial service. We met with speakers, friends, and family to pay our respects and share how his writing and lectures moved us. He will be missed and we are grateful to have his works preserved for others to learn.

The MAGA Communist postscript: a reply to critics, setting the record straight, and an analysis of the current American politics in the aftermath of the Epstein files, Gaza genocide, Iran war, &amp; dominance of Silicon Valley. Read here:

Recently, to mark the 251st anniversary of the first battle of the American Revolution, ACP Mass hiked 10 miles on the Battle Road Trail from Lexington to Concord. In 2026 as in 1775, common people around the world struggle for a decent living against the greed of empire. The ACP stands with them.

This weekend in Dallas, ACP TX was proud to host, alongside VDOC & the local Russian/ex-Soviet community, a memorial & celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany and the triumph of the historic Soviet-American anti-fascist alliance.

The MAGA Communist postscript: a reply to critics, setting the record straight, and an analysis of the current American politics in the aftermath of the Epstein files, Gaza genocide, Iran war, & dominance of Silicon Valley. Read here: