Editing Chris Helali

{{Infobox politician|name=Chris Helali|birth_place=Worcester, [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_line=[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]]|political_party=[[Party of Communists USA]] 
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'''Christopher Joseph Helali''' is the international secretary of the [[Party of Communists USA]]; he ran for election as a [[Communism|communist]] to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. He declared ran in the 2022 legislative election<ref>https://www.chrishelali.com</ref> and was the first [[Communism|communist]] to run in a major U.S. election since 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=2020 Vermont Elections: Communist candidate Chris Helali steals the show at election debate|date=2020-09-23|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2020/09/2020-vermont-elections-communist-candidate-chris-helali-steals-the-show-at-election-debate.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115145525/https://www.idcommunism.com/2020/09/2020-vermont-elections-communist-candidate-chris-helali-steals-the-show-at-election-debate.html|archive-date=2022-11-15|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> The [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] targeted him because of his connections to [[Antifa]] and his experience fighting against [[Islamic State|ISIS]] in [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Meet Christopher Helali: The Communist from Vermont who runs for U.S. Congress|date=2020-08-12|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2020/08/meet-christopher-helali-communist-from-vermont-who-run-for-us-congress.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115151315/http://www.idcommunism.com/2020/08/meet-christopher-helali-communist-from-vermont-who-run-for-us-congress.html|archive-date=2022-11-15|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> Helali supports the [[People's Republic of China]]—despite the Constitution and Statutes of PCUSA demanding a rejection of all socialist experiments in the 21st century and of [[market socialism]]<ref>https://partyofcommunistsusa.net/constitution-statues/</ref>—and the [[Russian Federation]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=Christopher Helali|newspaper=CGTN|title=Forging a new world order: Russia and Iran deepen relations|date=2022-07-22|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-22/Forging-a-new-world-order-Russia-and-Iran-deepen-relations-1bSjbOgajoQ/index.html}}</ref> and has written several editorials for [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]].

Helali was formerly an [[Anarchism|anarchist]] and Secretary-Treasurer of the Boston Branch of the [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] in 2016 before being disgraced and accused of embezzlement of organization funds to the amount of $4,510. Zipporah Legarde, Helali’s ex-partner, stated that the two had decided to have a child, but that Helali abandoned her after getting her pregnant and refused to take accountability for the child.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/IWWBoston/posts/the-boston-general-membership-branch-of-the-iww-passed-the-following-resolution-/2279028628978513/</ref> On May 2, 2019, Zipporah wrote a final statement explaining that Helali had filed a temporary restraining order against her and had been purposely avoiding child support and paternity papers, noting that his legal actions and emotional abuse jeopardized her safety and warning that those who supported her should not engage with Helali since this might extend the conflict, writing, "we should honor his choice, especially as disobeying puts me in danger of further involvement with the State."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Zipporah Legarde|title=Update on Former YPG Heval Christopher Helali|date=2019-05-02|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MoZo58Lnm6_qwV8MixDKXLXn1MFhhPgNeHxhZG4iFRU|archive-url=https://pdfhost.io/v/ClUNqf9fJ_Update_on_Former_YPG_Heval_Christopher_Helali|archive-date=2023-07-13}}</ref>

== Political positions ==

=== Domestic policy ===
Helali called for nationalizing major industries and establishing [[Universal healthcare|free health care]] and free education from preschool to graduate school. He wants to abolish the [[prison–industrial complex]], FBI, CIA, NSA, and pay reparations to [[Colonialism|colonized]] nations within the United States.<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.chrishelali.com/issues</ref>

=== Foreign policy ===
Helali has called for the abolition of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]],<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=VT Digger|title=Christopher Helali: NATO must be abolished to bring peace to Europe|date=2022-03-08|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/03/08/christopher-helali-nato-must-be-abolished-to-bring-peace-to-europe/}}</ref> closing all foreign U.S. military bases, and ending all [[economic sanctions]].<ref name=":0" />

== Works ==

* 2021: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-19/CPC-plenum-s-historic-resolution-boosts-China-s-socialist-development-15ifln7pzVu/index.html "CPC plenum's historic resolution boosts China's socialist development"] posted to CGTN, November 19, 2021
* 2021: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-15/U-S-Imperialism-s-farcical-summit-and-weaponization-of-democracy--160Wf0UrrBS/index.html "U.S. Imperialism's farcical summit and weaponization of 'democracy'"] posted to CGTN, December 15, 2021
* 2021: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-19/HKSAR-LegCo-elections-deal-blow-to-U-S-imperialism-167fYhpStKE/index.html "HKSAR LegCo elections deal blow to U.S. imperialism"] posted to CGTN, December 19, 2021
* 2021: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-12-29/The-U-S-government-s-pandemic-failure-16o52dQBbGM/index.html "The U.S. government's pandemic failure"] posted to CGTN, December 29, 2021
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-01-03/Xi-s-2022-New-Year-Address-2021-a-year-of-exceptional-significance-16w2q5ixqrm/index.html "Xi's 2022 New Year Address: 2021 a year of exceptional significance"] posted to CGTN, January 3, 2022
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-02-03/What-role-is-NATO-playing-in-Ukraine-crisis--17lsj2O8vK0/index.html "What role is NATO playing in Ukraine crisis?"] posted to CGTN, February 3, 2022
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-02-28/NATO-Russia-and-the-return-of-history-180ZHtFqXba/index.html "NATO, Russia, and the return of history"] posted to CGTN, February 28, 2022
* 2022: [https://vtdigger.org/2022/03/08/christopher-helali-nato-must-be-abolished-to-bring-peace-to-europe/ "NATO must be abolished to bring peace to Europe"] posted to [https://vtdigger.org/ vtdigger], March 8, 2022
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-04-23/Prioritizing-global-economic-recovery-and-development-at-the-BFA-19rDVMDbmEw/index.html "Prioritizing global economic recovery and development at the BFA"] posted to CGTN, April 23, 2022
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-01/China-a-strong-upholder-of-peace-and-stability-under-CPC-leadership-1bhr6JAv8C4/index.html "China, a strong upholder of peace and stability under CPC leadership"] posted to CGTN, July 1, 2022
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-22/Forging-a-new-world-order-Russia-and-Iran-deepen-relations-1bSjbOgajoQ/index.html "Forging a new world order: Russia and Iran deepen relations"] posted to CGTN, July 22, 2023
* 2022: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-28/Western-media-s-COVID-19-hypocrisy-and-anti-China-sentiment-1g8m2hIA000/index.html "Western media's COVID-19 hypocrisy and anti-China sentiment"] posted to CGTN, December 28, 2022
* 2023: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-02-20/A-superpower-that-fears-weather-balloons-1hzgl6LpTz2/index.html "A superpower that fears weather balloons"] posted to CGTN, February 20, 2023
* 2023: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-04/CPC-Party-School-continues-to-thrive-1hTEvDYVYKk/index.html "CPC Party School continues to thrive"] posted to CGTN, March 4, 2023
* 2023: [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-01/China-s-modernization-promotes-global-peace-and-development--1hOWf2rVzW0/index.html "China's modernization promotes global peace and development"] posted to CGTN, May 1, 2023
* Upcoming book: ''Greeks of Worcester''

== References ==
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