The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: Recent Episodes
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The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist studies’ sole goal is to educate the working class to prepare to build socialism. Our team of talented teachers run an interactive classroom focused on openness and clear understanding.
March 16th marked the 57th anniversary of the unspeakable My Lai Massacre perpetrated by the United States Army during the Vietnam War. This tragedy saw over 500 civilians including 200 children slaughtered in the most barbaric way. Make no mistake, atrocities in the name of US imperialism like this are not uncommon, this massacre was only the first documented on camera for the American public to see. It galvanized the anti-War movement in the 60s.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:44 Section 1 - Causes and Conditions4:47 Q&A 19:52 Section 2 - The Massacre Itself30:53 Q&A 242:14 Section 3 - Role of Journalism in Exposing War Crimes and Sparking Anti-War Movements1:06:20 Conclusion
The Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, commonly known as the Bread and Roses Strike was dubbed by progressive hero Eugene V. Debs as “one of the most decisive and far-reaching ever won by organized workers, demonstrated the power and invincibility of industrial unity backed by political solidarity.” Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:55 Section 1 - Meet the Organizers3:35 Q&A 15:45 Section 2 - Conditions of the Early Textile Industry in America12:00 Q&A 220:25 Section 3 - Autobiography of Bill Haywood28:40 Q&A 333:00 Section 4 - Results of the Strike43:40 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Often, the role of women in the fight against fascism goes unrecognized. In this week’s class, the Women’s Commission of the Party of Communists USA give recognition to a few of many important women and women groups that heroically stood up against fascism.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:54 Section 1 - Rosa Luxemburg - Against the Fascist-Enabling SPD7:50 Q&A 112:56 Section 2 - World War II21:37 Q&A 235:17 Section 3 - Mirabal Sisters - 196039:41 Q&A 343:17 Section 4 - Women Partisans in Franco Spain, Vilma Espin in Cuba49:00 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Former Chairman of the Communist Party USA and Civil Rights Activist, Henry ‘Winny’ Winston, forged much of the Communist political thought on the Black American struggles in the United States. Winston’s incredible wisdom of his day still rings true today!Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:47 Section 1 - The Meaning of San Rafael15:50 Q&A 125:55 Section 2 - Strategy for a Black Agenda35:40 Video - Henry Winston on the Black Belt Thesis50:00 Q&A 258:50 Section 3 - Moynihan-Kissinger Doctrine and the "Third World"1:07:30 Q&A 31:11:50 Conclusion
In the 19th Century, Marx and Engels laid down the theory of Scientific Socialism. In the early 20th century, Lenin updated Marxism to the age of Imperialism and led the 1917 revolution that gave birth to the first large scale Scientific Socialist state. Stalin then picked up the Marxist-Leninist tool kit and led the building of the USSR. Communist Parties around the world built socialist societies modeled after Soviet-style socialism. Unfortunately today, with the absence of the Soviet Union, there is much confusion surrounding what socialism is. In this class, we read from Nemmy Sparks’ ‘What is Socialism?’Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:55 Section 1 - A Workers Democracy4:00 Q&A 17:35 Section 2 - What is and What is Not Socialism13:55 Q&A 217:05 Section 3 - Historical Materialism - Who Owns What under Socialism?22:20 Q&A 337:30 Section 4 - What can America do with Socialism?42:40 Q&A 449:25 Conclusion
Before the abolition of slavery in the United States, a complex network of heroic black and white abolitionists was developed to liberate the slave plantations of the South and set the wheel in motion for the dismantling of the chattel slave economy altogether. This network was called the Underground Railroad.Some sections of this class had to be cut from the video due to copyright restrictions.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:12 Section 1 - Harriet Tubman - Life and Connection to the Underground Railroad7:25 Discussion 112:20 Section 2 - Black History Week and the New York Teachers Union16:05 Discussion 219:55 Section 3 - The Underground Railroad29:40 Discussion 351:00 Conclusion
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Following the arrest, boycotts lasted over a year in what would be known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This movement would be a major step in the dismantling of the Jim Crow South and bringing about political equality between white and black Americans.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Rosa Parks and Lead-up to the Boycott3:45 Video - Rosa Parks Interview with Larry King6:40 Q&A 113:15 The Montgomery Bus Boycott22:30 Video - Martin Luther King, Jr.24:40 Q&A 239:40 Video - Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech on the End of the Boycott47:10 Q&A 3 and ConclusionVisit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store
On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army 322nd Rifle Division saved the lives of 7,000 Jews from the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau Labor and Death Camps where over a million Jews, Romani, and Communists were systematically exterminated or worked to death. Join us as we team up with the Jewish Peoples Schule and US Friends of the Soviet People to discuss this horrific event and lessons for today.This class originally included clips from "The Liberation of Auschwitz", which has been removed here due to copyright restrictions. The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0RMf2qU18&rco=1 Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction and Q&A 136:00 Section 2 - Remnants of Nazi Germany Linger On54:10 Q&A 2 and Conclusion
In January 1937, the Flint Sit-Down Strike, the “strike heard around the world,” challenged General Motors in what would transform the UAW forever. Join us as the Harry Bridges School of Labor again leads our class for Part 2 of a two-week presentation on the Flint Sit-Down Strike.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:10 Section 1 - Battle of the Running Bulls - Beginning of Negotiations13:30 Q&A 115:45 Section 2 - GM Counterattacks, and Sit-Downers Take Chevy No. 429:50 Q&A 242:05 Section 3 - The Workers Win!49:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
In January 1936, the Flint Sit-Down Strike, the “strike heard around the world,” challenged General Motors in what would transform the UAW forever. In this class, the Harry Bridges School of Labor again leads Part 1 of a two-week presentation on the Flint Sit-Down Strike.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:45 Section 1 - What is a Sit-Down Strike? / Organizing at General Motors14:40 Q&A 124:30 Section 2 - Strike Actions Begin33:55 Q&A 238:10 Section 3 - Life as a Sit-Downer53:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
From 1936 to 1939, brave patriots from all over the world joined in the struggle to safeguard the Spanish Republic and democracy against the Hitler-Mussolini backed General Francisco Franco. In the United States, the volunteers, which were sourced and led greatly by the CPUSA but also included anti-fascist fellow travelers, made up the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:10 Section 1 - Why the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Was Formed5:20 Video - Interviews with Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veterans13:00 Q&A 127:30 Section 2 - What the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Did30:30 Song - El Quinto Regimiento32:50 Q&A 241:05 Section 3 - Legacy of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades42:45 Video - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive (ALBA)50:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Unlike in the US where Christmas is spotlighted, the Soviet Union emphasized the New Year as the big winter holiday. Christmas, Hanukkah, and other religion-based holidays were celebrated but the socialist state focused on New Year’s as it signified the coming of the new. In many Soviet holiday cards, we observe Ded Moroz, or Father Frost as he is known in English, with either a cosmonaut, a rocket, or generally modern innovations. This signified that it was labor, organized for the good of humanity, and not mysticism, that brought joy to the people. Join us for a light-hearted class for New Year’s Eve!Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:05 Section 1 - Soviet Celebrations of Christmas and New Years3:55 Cartoon - Soviet Toys14:55 Cartoon - New Year's Eve25:00 Q&A 128:55 Section 2 - New Year's Addresses30:25 Brezhnev's New Year's Greetings37:50 1982 Soviet Union New Year's Greetings48:20 Q&A 2 and Conclusion
On December 17, 1951, black communist heroes William L. Patterson and Paul Robeson submitted a petition to the United Nations. This petition put out by the Civil Rights Congress called attention to the over 10,000 lynchings of black Americans (likely much more that went unreported) committed since the abolition of slavery in 1865. Further, "We Charge Genocide" highlights the inactivity of the US government to deal with these lynchings.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:25 Section 1 - Background of the Petition12:20 Q&A 113:10 Section 2 - The Opening Statement27:30 Q&A 239:45 Section 3 - We Charge Genocide59:25 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
As we work to build a Labor-Led Anti-Monopoly coalition, we decided to put the spotlight on a progressive hero during the Popular Front Period and subsequent Post-War Period. This man, Vito Marcantonio, bravely fought against attacks on labor, civil liberties, communists, and socialists during the outbreak of McCarthyism. He was the only Congressperson to voice opposition to the US-initiated Korean War in 1950.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:48 Section 1 - Introduction to IPPACA, Anti-Monopoly Coalition, and the American Labor Party9:50 Q&A 114:40 The November 1938 Election and Career of Marcantonio31:15 Q&A 247:35 Audio of Marcantonio's and Robeson's speech, Q&A 3, and Conclusion
Communists have long understood that art is an expression of the mode of production of a society. As such, art in the Soviet Union represented its socialist mode of production. Rather than looking from the lens of the individual, Soviet art represented the perspective of the collective. Soviet art presents itself as society with the proletariat and farmers that built it. The art generally presents itself as positive and realistic to show that we do not need fantasy to bring about a progressive society.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:54 Section 1 - Socialist Realism - What is Art to the USSR? Socialist Realism vs. Abstract Expressionism2:30 Video - From Socialist Realism and the Concept of the Ideal 2017 Lecture by Angela Harutyunyan5:45 Q&A 114:45 Section 2 - Art Movements Throughout Soviet History18:15 Video - Russian Avant-Garde35:35 Video - Socialist Realism43:05 Q&A 251:30 Section 3 - Famous Soviet Artists, and Famous Events in Soviet Art1:00:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The purpose of mass organizations is to be a unifying force for all progressive forces against monopolies and reaction. Join us to learn more about mass organizations in American history and today.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Section 1 - Soviet Mass Organizations5:10 Q&A 119:20 Section 2 - American Mass Organizations Prior to 194519:30 Video - PCUSA Educational on Mass Organizations39:35 Q&A 243:35 Section 3 - American Mass Organizations After 19451:01:15 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
In this class, the People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies provides a post-election analysis of the US Presidential Election. We will discuss reasons why Trump won, what can we expect from a Trump Presidency, and what we can do about it.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:55 Part I - Why Did Trump Win?1:50 Video - DNC Delegates Cover Ears and Mock Protesters3:00 Video - Kamala Harris "I'm Speaking"5:15 Q&A 125:40 Part II - What Can be Expected from the New Trump Administration?36:20 Q&A 244:30 Part III - What is to Be Done?50:15 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
In the middle of the 18th Century, the British Empire colonized the land that contains India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Towards the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, independence movements sprang up. The British, savvy as they were in dividing and pitting the subject populations against one another had in its arsenal various ethnicities, languages, and religions to create infighting. These conflicts shaped and continue to shape how these Indian movements developed. Today, the Hindutva Nationalist movement threatens the democratic-loving Indian people. In tonight’s class, we will analyze how the social movements in India developed. We will be reading from Rajani Palme Dutt’s “India Today”. We will also attempt to use this analysis to look at Indian social movements in the 21st Century.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:45 Section 1 - India Today and India's Independence Movement13:25 Q&A 122:40 Section 2 - Hindutva30:00 Q&A 233:50 Section 3 - Political Movements in Modern India47:40 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Films and other media may appear to some simply as forms of entertainment. The reality is, however, that film can shape how the public thinks. Films can be used to advance society by pushing pro-peace ideals or it can galvanize the public for the next imperialist war. For this reason, the film industry serves as an important battleground for Socialists. Join us as we dive into the role of films in shaping public perception.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:52 Section 1 - Film in the Battle of Ideas by John Howard Lawson1:50 Video - John Howard Lawson testifies before HUAC16:05 Q&A 126:35 Section 2 - The Hollywood Ten39:00 Q&A 246:45 Section 3 - The Function of Film in Class Society54:05 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Section 1 - What is Industrial Concentration? The Bolshevization of the Communist Parties18:40 Q&A 127:30 Section 2 - The Communist Party USA on Industrial Concentration (1919-1991)45:10 Q&A 257:50 Section 3 - PCUSA on Industrial Concentration1:13:50 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join the People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies for a reading and examination of The October Revolution by Joseph Stalin. "The October Revolution" is a collection of articles and speeches by General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, JV Stalin. We have republished this work due to the distorted view in the United States of the Great October Socialist Revolution thanks to an overemphasis of the writings of Socialism’s biggest traitor, Leon Trotsky. This book contains a brilliant take down of the theory of “Permanent Revolution” aimed at weakening the world’s first Socialist Republic.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Section 1: Conditions for Revolution6:45 Q&A 110:20 Section 2: The October Revolution and the National Question21:20 Q&A 231:00 Section 3: October and Trotsky's Theory on "Permanent" Revolution45:45 Q&A 353:30 Section 4: October and Trotsky's Theory on "Permanent" Revolution Part 21:10:20 Conclusion
In this class, the Peoples School discusses the history of Belarus after the treacherous counter-revolution of 1991 which illegally broke up the USSR. We will discuss the politics, government, Party, and the situation in Belarus during the 1990s.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:40 Belarus - Pre-History and Geography5:30 Q&A 115:55 The Byelorussian SSR22:40 Q&A 225:45 Belarus in the Great Patriotic War35:15 Q&A 338:25 Post-1991 Belarus and Western Myths53:50 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Join the People’s School of Marxist-Leninist Studies for a presentation on John Reed’s work concerning the Russian Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. John Reed wrote about the revolution as it unfolded in front of him. This work is the inspiration for the movie Reds!Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Biography of John Reed2:30 Ten Days That Shook the World - Preface5:55 Q&A 112:00 Preface, cont'd18:00 Q&A 220:15 Timeline of Ten Days That Shook the World24:00 Q&A 329:50 Excerpts from the Book35:10 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Short Biography of Wilfred Burchett3:00 Q&A 17:30 Founding of the DPRK14:05 Q&A 220:30 Call for Signing of a Peace Treaty / Division of Korea37:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:30 Origins of the International Workers Order10:15 Q&A 114:35 How the International Workers Order Worked29:10 Q&A 236:50 The Popular Front and the IWO's Campaigns38:50 A People's Culture43:30 Q&A 348:50 Destruction of the International Workers Order53:30 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Join the PSMLS as we look at the history of Communism and Zionism. While we do not support Zionism, as it is a reactionary bourgeois ideology, it is important to look at the history of when Communists worked in coalition with more left-leaning Zionist elements and what tactical and strategic goals were served. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 The PCUSA on Zionism2:15 Section 1 - Communists in Israel and Palestine Dealing with Zionism11:50 Q&A 117:30 Reading - The New State of Israel - Alexander Bittelman22:42 Reading - On the Communist Approach to Zionism27:45 Q&A 242:40 Communists and the Oslo Accords, and Other Contemporary Examples49:45 2006 Lebanon War56:10 On Recent Events1:02:30 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join the PSMLS as we read passages from "Communism vs Fascism" by former CPUSA General Secretary William Z. Foster. Cold War Propaganda, which began with monopoly media moguls like William Randolph Hearst who knew the American working class hated fascist barbarism, tried to obfuscate the working class and pro-democracy movements by equating Socialism with fascism. In reality, the socialist system was the polar opposite of fascism, which is the most openly terrorist, chauvinist, and imperialist form of finance capital.The Disney cartoon parodying Nazi Germany can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjNtBi_lzzM&pp=ygUQZG9uYWxkIGR1Y2sgbmF6aQ%3D%3DVisit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:2:05 On Peace and War10:00 Q&A 115:30 Democracy vs Autocracy23:40 Q&A 226:50 Democracy vs Autocracy - Labor, Women, and Youth34:30 Q&A 338:50 Culture for Whom?48:30 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Tonight, we will be working together with the Cervantes Fraternal Society to discuss a brief history of the Panama Canal. We will discuss how and why Panama broke off from Greater Colombia in the late 1800s. We will also discuss how the US used the Panama Canal for its imperialist gains. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:1:03 Panama History: From Pre-Imperialism to US Imperialist Outpost8:55 Q&A 118:55 Panama As US Imperialist Outpost24:25 Q&A 233:25 Video: The Panama Deception46:45 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and August 8th 1945 were the first and only time nuclear weapons were used in on a civilian population. The nuclear bombings have long been pushed as “necessary evils” by the US bourgeois state. Tonight the Peoples School along with the Asian-American Friendship Congress (aafc.us.org) seek to dispel this myth and show these acts for the atrocities they were. Through education, the peace loving Americans and the people of the world shall never be duped into supporting nuclear aggression anymore. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:10 Video - Hiroshima Before the Bombing - 19351:15 Video - Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6th, 19458:40 Reading - The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb by Gar Alperovitz11:50 Section 1 - The Manhattan Project18:10 Reading - The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb by Gar Alperovitz (continued)22:50 Q&A 135:15 Section 2 - Atomic Aftermath and the Present Day Nuclear Threat41:20 Video - Nuclear War Simulation45:10 Video - Scene from "The Day After"52:10 Q&A 2 and Conclusion
In this class, we read excerpts from the book Fascism and Social Revolution by R. Palme Dutt provided to us by New Outlook Publishers. We will discuss the Communist definition of fascism and what its defining features are. We will also discuss Communist strategies for combating fascism via an organized working class and democratic elements of other social classes as allies in the fight against fascism. As the book was initially written before the 7th Congress of the Communist International in August 1935, we supplement the text with later documents on the subject to reflect the Popular Front analysis after 1935. If you would like to read the full text, the book can be purchased from New Outlook Publishers following this link: https://newoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/fascism-social-revolution/. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Biography of R. Palme Dutt, Fascism and Social Revolution, and Explanation of the Third Period2:15 Video - What was the "Third Period" of the International Communist Movement?4:25 Q&A 112:30 What is Fascism?22:10 Q&A 228:20 Lenin (then Fascism) on the Women's Question34:30 Q&A 346:10 Fight Against Fascism and the Popular Front56:40 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Bourgeois educational and cultural institutions generally claim that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact was an alliance between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in their “shared conquest of Europe”. This is categorically false. The Soviet Union understood the threat of Nazism and Fascism early on and spared no effort in building an anti-fascist collective security agreement with the bourgeois democracies of Britain and France in the decade leading up to WWII. Britain and France as well as their allies refused to sign a collective security agreement and instead opted to a policy of appeasement with Hitler. To bide time in order to build up its industrial base, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction7:30 Q&A 119:00 The Pact Itself24:30 Q&A 231:20 From Grover Furr's "Stalin - Waiting for the Truth"40:45 From Ekaterina Blinova's "Unveiling the Lies of the Cold War"45:55 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Comintern of 1935 tasked all Communists to become the patriots of their countries against fascism. We will focus on the campaign led by the Daily Worker journalist Lester Rodney, under the leadership of the Party to make “Communism 20th century Americanism,” by writing in the press, creating YCL-led picketing, and collecting petitions to integrate Black athletes into the Major Baseball League. Learn about all of the greatest names of baseball-stars of the Negro Baseball League like Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, Willard “Homerun” Brown. It was the Communists that made the most vigorous effort in the fight for desegregation in America’s most loved sport. So, “buy some peanuts and some crackerjacks, and root root root for the working class,” and join us at the Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 The Party, Sports, and the Popular Front12:40 Q&A 122:00 A Communist in the Press Box?25:30 Video - Crime of the Big Leagues35:40 Q&A 241:40 The Negro Baseball League, and Breaking the Color Line in Baseball50:00 The Negro National League57:45 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Harry Bridges was an Australian who moved to the US and became one of the most prolific trade unionists in US history. He along with the Communist Party led the Great San Francisco General Strike. In this class, the PSMLS joins with the Harry Bridges School of Labor to explore more of his life in labor.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:00 Section 1 - Early Life14:00 Q&A 119:10 Section 2 - US Arrival, Organizing the Longshore Workers37:50 Q&A 245:00 Section 3 - Leader of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union47:50 Video - Harry Bridges Following His Perjury Conviction49:20 Video - Harry Bridges 2 59:50 Video - Harry Bridges Speech at the 100th Anniversary of ILWU Local 231:07:40 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
This class will discuss the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence from a Historical Materialist point of view.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction14:30 After the Seven Years War21:10 Q&A 128:45 Prelude to the Revolution39:50 Q&A 242:20 Start of the American Revolution52:30 Q&A 31:03:50 Polemic Against Ultra-Left Narratives on the Revolution1:13:50 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
As part of our series honoring and commemorating the 80th anniversary of different battles of the Great Patriotic War, the Second World War, we will be looking at the 80th Anniversary of the Allied Operation Overlord (better known as D-Day) and Soviet Operation Bagration. This class is special as it allows us as Americans to honor our brave anti-fascist soldiers who fought in a rare justified American military campaign, while also focusing on the Soviet perspective and paying tribute to the overlooked and obfuscated Eastern Theater as we have with previous classes. We will explore the lead-up to D-Day and US intervention in WW2 leading up to D-Day.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:40 Lead Up to D-Day and Soviet Perspective10:30 Q&A 123:45 Operation Bagration32:30 Video - March of the Vanquished in Moscow36:30 Q&A 245:30 Waffen-SS Das Reich and D-Day / Operation Overlord58:30 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join us this week as we study the irregular trial and unjust execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We will have a viewing from the 1983 documentary "The Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg."Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 Film Clip 118:00 Q&A 123:30 Film Clip 2 42:00 Q&A 249:30 Film Clip 31:00:00 Q&A 31:07:00 Conclusion - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg's Last Letter
Join us this week as the LGBT+ commission of the PCUSA does a class on the book we published through New Outlook Publishers “Communist and the LGBT+ Struggle: An Anthology, Volume 1.” Subjects from the book we will cover is the LGBT+ in socialist countries, and the LGBT+ movement in America.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storePeoples LGBT+ United Society: peopleslgbt.orgTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:30 Opening Remarks from Party of Communists USA General Secretary2:00 Beginning of Slides8:30 Preface to "Communists and the LGBT+ Struggle"15:40 Q&A 126:05 Communism vs Fascism - Two Lines on the Gay Question, by Bob McCubbin29:40 Excerpts from Interview with Fidel Castro37:40 New Advances in the LGBT+ Rights Movement in Vietnam, by Samuel Welborn43:20 Lavender and Red, by Leslie Feinberg46:10 Q&A 21:00:00 1940s-1950s: Lavender Scare1:10:00 Stonewall 1969: Night of Rage1:12:00 Today: Peoples LGBT+ United Society1:13:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store0:00 Introduction1:00 Background7:15 Emergence of the New Left9:00 Q&A 122:30 Protests begin: 1964-196732:00 Video - MLK Speech "Beyond Vietnam"32:30 Video - Newsreel covering April 1967 Spring Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam38:00 Video - Newsreel covering (and mocking) October 1967 March on the Pentagon39:40 Q&A 248:40 Peak of Protests - 1968 to 197151:15 Video - Newsreel with commentary on the 1968 Columbia University Revolt53:00 Video - NBC Newsreel on the 1968 Democratic National Convention Protests1:01:30 Video - CBS Newsreel on the 1970 Kent State Shootings1:06:20 Video - Gus Hall CPUSA 1972 Campaign Ad "Peace"1:11:40 Aftermath: the Left1:15:45 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Ultra-Leftism and Petty Bourgeois Radicalism, phenomena which have existed since the time of Marx and Lenin, have caused disruption and disunity throughout the history of the Communist movement. This class provides an introduction to Ultra-Leftism in general, and it also covers the recent Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity. The Beijing Declaration has united the Palestinian forces in their struggle against the genocide which the Netanyahu government in Israel is currently perpetrating. Its approval by the representatives of the Palestinian people highlights the errors of contemporary Ultra-Left views on the Israel-Palestine question.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:30 What is Ultra-Leftism?3:45 Q&A 114:00 Excerpts from "Petty-Bourgeois Radicalism", by Gus Hall29:30 Q&A 239:30 The Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity46:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion58:00 Lied der Partei - Song of the Party
In this class, we will dive into the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the problems therein. We’ll learn about this history of NATO during the Cold War, and how the alliance postured itself against the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. Lastly, we will explore the history of NATO during the period of American Unipolarity in the wake of the counter-revolution in the USSR, and how NATO has exposed itself as an imperialist, pro-fascist organization.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:20 Origins and Creation of NATO4:30 Text - Vital Problems of Our Time - The Evolution of NATO7:50 Aftermath of World War 210:00 Q&A 119:10 History of NATO: Cold War22:00 Text - Vital Problems of Our Time, continued27:15 Early Years of NATO32:00 Q&A 238:10 History of NATO: Unipolar World41:40 PCUSA Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia47:00 NATO Since 199152:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 On the Peoples Schule4:00 The Spirit of the Warsaw Ghetto and Passover9:00 Nazi Germany's Invasion of Poland11:10 Video - The Warsaw Ghetto - US Holocaust Memorial Museum18:15 Q&A 127:00 April 19 1943 - May 16 194331:00 Video - Clip from "The Pianist"33:20 Q&A 246:00 Resistance49:20 Was the Soviet Union a Passive Witness to Nazi Crimes in the Warsaw Ghetto?54:50 The Gaza Ghetto - A Modern-Day Warsaw Ghetto56:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a long-awaited class on the Spanish Civil War, with an overview of the entire war itself and the different forces involved as well as the contribution of American communists to the Republican forces. We will also highlight the reactions and involvement of powers internationally, including a section on the USSR’s anti-fascist foreign policy. Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 Background and 193613:20 Video - The Siege of Madrid & Arrival of the Brigades21:10 Q&A 134:30 193748:50 Q&A 256:45 Late War 1938-391:15:50 Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Video - I Love My Land - Tribute to Women14:30 Q&A 124:30 Video, continued40:30 Q&A 248:45 Clara Zetkin - Lenin on the Woman Question57:30 Q&A 31:07:00 Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:10 Video - History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Aftermath10:00 Background of the Incident13:20 Q&A 122:00 Second Video on Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire30:40 Women for Racial and Economic Equality Article on the Fire36:00 "Downtown Women" Poem40:00 Video - Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100 Years Later45:50 Q&A 253:40 Video - Bangladesh - The Rana Plaza Tragedy58:40 Formation of the ILGWU1:01:20 Commemorations Video1:08:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction - History and Background of the 2024 World Youth Festival7:00 Video - UN Press Conference from the American Delegation to the WFY18:30 Q&A 127:30 Video - PCUSA International Secretary Interview with Russia Today's Don Courter34:00 Video - American Communists Address Putin and Lavrov at Youth Festival in Sochi44:00 Video - PCUSA International Secretary Asks a Question of Dmitry Peskov at the WFY52:30 Q&A 21:08:00 Bilateral Meetings and Photos Between Groups at the World Youth Festival1:15:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:50 Video - Women's International Democratic Federation 1981 Congress16:15 Q&A 120:10 Video - Women's International Democratic Federation, continued35:20 Q&A 238:30 Video - Rude Awakening - Soviet Film Project (Soviet Jews and Israel)48:30 Q&A 31:10:15 Scott Ritter - Israel is Reaping the Whirlwind1:16:45 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
This class is the SERIES FINALE in our series on the History of U.S. Imperialism, with a class on the Fall of American Unipolarity! This covers events and developments from 2020 to the present day. It focuses on the failure of American Imperialism abroad and the return of multipolarity in the world. This is an incredible milestone for our PSMLS as we complete a nine class series on U.S. Imperialism, starting from the very origins of it in the late 19th Century all the way up to the present moment.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:00 2020-2021: Trump, Biden, and the Pandemic12:30 Q&A 123:35 2022-2024: War. Genocide, and Nuclear Brinksmanship33:00 Q&A 245:00 Rise of Multipolarity, Other Domestic Events54:30 Q&A 31:11:40 Conclusion
This class is a presentation from the Women’s Commission of the PCUSA on Women Communists: Then and Now, looking at women primarily from the latter half of the 20th century and who were Communists, or fellow travelers heavily involved with the Communist movement. Some women that will be touched on are Claudia Jones, Anne Braden, Angela Davis, Mariela & Vilma Castro, and more. …
This class is a presentation from the Black Liberation Commission of the PCUSA on Henry Winston’s “Strategy for a Black Agenda.“ The principal focus of the book is a trenchant Marxist-Leninist analysis of neo-Pan-Africanism and Maoism. The similarities of the two ideologies as bourgeois nationalist trends are clearly exposed. Race, instead of class analysis of world events, separatism as opposed to unity, and fanatical anti-Sovietism, are the hallmarks revealing their reactionary essence.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netNew Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.storeTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:40 The Crisis of the Black Panthers7:50 Q&A 113:10 Maoism and Black Liberation15:00 The Meaning of San Rafael23:20 Q&A 236:55 The Meaning of San Rafael Continued44:00 Q&A 358:40 Conclusion
This week we continue our series of the History of U.S. Imperialism with a class on the Height of American Unipolarity, covering events from 2005 to 2020. This includes the various wars and interventions under the second term of George W. Bush, and under the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. We will touch on Libya, Syria, Yemen, Donbas, and more. We will also address the domestic conditions during this time, such as the repression against whistleblowers like Julian Assange, the 2008 financial crisis, the immigration crisis, civil rights struggles and more. This class is the second to last in our nine class series on U.S. Imperialism.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction3:30 Bush, Obama, and the "Global War on Terror" 2005-20166:40 Video - Libya's slave trade: 'They sell Africans over there'13:40 Video - Victoria Nuland Leaked Phonecall19:20 Q&A 129:50 Trump and the Unraveling of American Unipolarity 2016-202031:20 Video - Mother of All Bombs41:15 Video - Trump and Stoltenberg get into tense exchange at NATO summit44:30 Q&A 253:30 Domestic Conditions in Late 2000's and 2010's America1:02:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:45 Claudia Jones7:45 Q&A 113:20 W. E. B. DuBois23:10 Q&A 234:30 Other Black Communists41:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join the PSMLS as we watch and discuss the RT documentary "Black in the USSR", which tells the story of African-American immigrants who found a home in the Soviet Union and their experience in the world’s first workers state. This is a presentation from the Black Liberation Commission of the Party of Communists USA along with US Friends of the Soviet People to highlight what it was like for Black people in the USSR, something that isn’t often discussed in American media and political rhetoric.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netUS Friends of the Soviet People: usfriendsofthesovietpeople.infoTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Black Bolshevik - Autobiography of Harry Haywood6:30 Q&A 118:25 Blacks in the USSR31:00 Q&A 241:10 Blacks in the USSR, continued53:50 Q&A 31:03:10 Paul Robeson's Speech to HUAC - June 19561:14:30 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a class on the 79th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, featuring Professor Barry Lituchy, Director of the Jasenovac Research Institute.The Jasenovac Research Institute was founded on the belief that the failure to learn the lessons of the genocide committed against Serbs, Jews and Gypsies during the Second World War rests at the very core of recent events in the Balkans.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netJasenovac Research Institute: https://www.jasenovac.org/Timestamps:0:00 Introduction6:30 Beginning of video on Auschwitz Concentration Camp15:20 Q&A with Barry Lituchy1:21:10 Conclusion
January 27th, 2024 marks 80 years since the infamous Siege of Leningrad came to an end with a Soviet victory that foreshadowed the ultimate Nazi defeat. As we have done before with the 80th Anniversaries of famous parts of the Great Patriotic War such as the Victory at Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk and Liberation of Ukraine, we will hold a class to study this siege and honor those who fought to hold off the fascists from Leningrad for nearly 900 days. Over 1.5 million people lost their lives during this siege. We will be using the “Siege of Leningrad” film from the Soviet Film Archive project of US Friends of the Soviet People for parts of the class.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:25 Background: Poland, Finland, and Operation Barbarossa15:00 Q&A 132:10 Video - The Siege of Leningrad - Soviet Film Project43:30 Q&A 254:40 Video - The Siege of Leningrad, continued1:07:20 Q&A 31:12:30 Video - The Siege of Leningrad, continued1:23:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Background: The Soviet Constitution of 19777:15 Q&A 115:55 Film - In the USSR, the Right to Work34:25 Q&A 245:30 Film - In the USSR, the Right to Housing1:02:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. With the last class leaving us at the end of the Cold War and the counter-revolution in the Soviet Union, we will now cover the subsequent rise of American unipolarity. This class spans from 1991-2005. First we will address the counter-revolution in the USSR and counter-revolutions across the world at the beginning of the 1990’s, as well as US/NATO intervention in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia and more during the decade. The second section will cover the September 11th terrorist attacks and the beginning of the so-called “War on Terror” with the launch of invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as expanded intervention abroad. Lastly we will address the domestic and trade issues of the time, such as NAFTA, the PATRIOT ACT, the Democratic Party change under Clinton and more.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:10 Clinton, Yeltsin, NATO and Transnational Corporations11:10 Q&A 145:35 US in the Middle East: Gulf War, September 11th, and the War on Terror52:00 Video - General Wesley Clark "We're going to take out seven countries in five years."56:20 Q&A 21:10:00 Domestic and Trade Issues1:16:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a class on "The Popular Front" by Earl Browder, former CPUSA General Secretary. We will be explaining the concept of the Popular Front strategy and how it would be significant in 2024, as well as discussing the Ultraleftist Trotskyite position on the Popular Front.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:30 Background: Earl Browder8:10 Q&A 133:30 The American Tradition38:10 Q&A 250:40 The Popular Front, Democracy, and the Constitution55:30 Q&A 31:17:20 Trotskyism (Ultraleft) Position on the Popular Front1:25:50 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
This week's class was on Soviet Holiday cartoons along with a short history of the celebrations of the holidays in the USSR. We showed a variety of cartoons from the Soviet Union from the 1920s to the 1970s.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Video - The New Year's Tree - 194811:40 Soviet Holiday Celebrations Before the Revolution13:40 Q&A 120:30 Video - Soviet Toys - 192431:30 Video - Interplanetary Revolution - 192439:30 Q&A 243:20 Video - What Hitler Wants - 194145:30 Video - A Farce in 3 Acts - 194148:55 Video - To You, Moscow - 194156:50 Q&A 31:00:40 Video - The Nutcracker, 19731:07:10 Video - American Imperialist - Millionaire - 19631:13:30 Conclusion
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:20 The Soviet Union on the Two State Solution7:50 Q&A 138:30 The Ideological Stance of the Soviet Union Towards the Israel-Palestine Issue49:00 Q&A 21:17:20 Soviet Relationships with the Middle East After 19481:22:55 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents chapter 1 of Lenin's monumental work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism", addressing the concentration of production and monopolies under imperialism. #Lenin #Leninism #Leninists #Imperialism #Imperialismo #Capitalism #Communism #Socialism #Marxism #MarxismLeninism #PSMLS #PCUSAThis work can be found and purchased through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers, at https://newoutlookpublishers.store/sh.... Buying books through New Outlook Publishers helps to support the PSMLS and the PCUSA.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:20 October 7, 20234:45 Video - Israel Admits Burning Hundreds of People in October 75:30 Video - Survivor Speaks: Israeli forces shot their own civilians11:15 Q&A 118:40 Background on Hamas31:55 Q&A 251:35 Video - Israel Apache helicopters strike Hamas targets with chain gun and missiles54:25 The Oslo Accords1:02:10 Q&A 31:27:10 Video - Scott RItter on Israel-Palestine Relations1:30:50 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a class on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev and the life of Nikolai Vatutin, a Soviet military commander during the Great Patriotic War who played a key role in the victory in Kiev.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Nikolai Vatutin - Early Life to the Great Patriotic War9:40 Video - Clip from Liberation Movie #2: Breakthrough32:00 Video - Speeches of Zhukov and Vatutin After Victory34:40 Q&A 142:20 The Death of Nikolai Vatutin47:30 Video - Ukronazis take down Vatutin's monument50:20 Q&A 2 and Conclusion
Continuing our series on the History of U.S. Imperialism from where we left off at the end of WW2, we will be delving into the early years of the international struggle between Western Imperialism and the world Communist movement following the end of the Second World War up to 1960. This will include happenings domestically, such as severe repression of the Communist movement, the Civil Rights movement and its connection to the Communist movement, and the movement against conscription. This class will also cover international events, such as the U.S. military interventions in Greece, Korea, Iran, Guatemala, Cuba and more, as well as the nuclear flashpoints, what was happening in Germany, US-Soviet Relations etc.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction3:55 Text - Red Baiters Menace America - Eugene Dennis - 19467:00 Text - Excerpt from "Free Speech in the Good War" by Richard Steele16:55 Q&A 132:10 Return to Presentation35:20 Q&A 245:15 Cold War: International Front1:00:00 Q&A 31:14:30 Cold War: International Front - Korean War1:22:05 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a class on the documentary Babi Yar: Lessons of History. This video tells the story of the Babi Yar Massacre, a horrendous event carried out by Fascists in occupied Ukraine at the Babi Yar ravine near Kiev. "Babi Yar: Lessons of History" dates to the 1970s, and it was released in the West in the 1980s. It was originally produced by Soviet filmmakers through the Ukrainian Studio of TV Films. The film depicts the horrors of the Nazi occupation of Ukraine and the massacre of Jewish people during the Holocaust at Babi Yar, where they were buried in a mass grave outside of Kiev. The film is a historical account of events and warns nations about the dangers of Neo-Nazi ideologies around the world, especially in the United States. The events are told from the perspective of Ukrainian-Jewish poet Vitaly Korotich through voice over that is intertwined with survivor testimonies and archival footage.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction3:00 Beginning of Babi Yar Video16:35 Q&A 126:30 Continuing Babi Yar Video38:15 Q&A 245:40 The Survivor of Babi Yar Massacre53:35 Q&A 356:20 Finishing Babi Yar Video1:12:10 Q&A 4 and Conclusion1:16:50 Babi Yar Nazi Executions1:18:40 Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a much-needed class on the Hungarian Counter-Revolution of 1956. We’ll be delving into some of the background information of Hungary before and during WW2 with the fascist Horthyite regime, as well as the conditions which led to the 1956 Counter-Revolution after WW2. The class will examine the 1956 counter-revolution itself and the response to it by the USSR, something that is misrepresented by western sources. Lastly, we will draw parallels between this event and more recent events, such as the Euromaidan coup in Ukraine in 2013/2014.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction3:10 Historical Background9:30 Q&A 127:40 Conditions that Led to the 1956 Counter Revolution38:15 Q&A 257:30 The Hungarian Counter-Revolution1:14:15 Video - Last Broadcast of "Free Hungarian Radio" Before Soviet Tanks Rolled In1:16:50 Q&A 31:22:30 Drawing Parallels to Today and Euromaidan1:31:40 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the preface and introduction of Lenin's monumental work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism." #Lenin #Leninism #Leninists #Imperialism #Imperialismo #Capitalism #Communism #Socialism #Marxism #MarxismLeninism #PSMLS #PCUSA00:16 - Preface03:22 - Preface to the French and German Editions, I04:59 - Preface to the French and German Editions, II08:56 - Preface to the French and German Editions, III11:13 - Preface to the French and German Editions, IV13:34 - Preface to the French and German Editions, V17:29 - IntroductionThis work can be found and purchased through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers, at https://newoutlookpublishers.store/sh.... Buying books through New Outlook Publishers helps to support the PSMLS and the PCUSA.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The PSMLS presents a class on the Great Patriotic War and the Great Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK. The class examines how the anti-fascist war from 1941-1945 paved the way for the creation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:15 Korea Under Japanese Colonialism13:15 Q&A 123:30 Liberation of the DPRK29:05 Q&A 240:00 Hiroshima and Nagasaki US Nuclear Strikes48:40 Video - The US Started the Korean War55:00 Text - Proclamation No. 1 by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur58:45 Q&A 31:05:20 Video - The US Started the Korean War, continued1:09:00 Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class exploring the history of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, as well as the background of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Vietnamese intervention in Kampuchea which brought about the People's Republic of Kampuchea. We'll look at the ultra-leftist genocidal crimes in Democratic Kampuchea and understand the relation of this conflict to the Sino-Soviet split.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 Background - Indochina Communists3:30 Text - Kampuchea: The Revolution Rescued by Irwin Silber9:30 Origin of the Khmer Rouge12:10 Q&A 121:20 "Democratic Kampuchea" Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge and Genocide21:30 Text Continued35:40 Q&A 249:00 Video - The Cambodian Genocide52:00 Text Continued58:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. It covers the events and developments between 1975 and 1990, the supposed end of the Cold War. We’ll cover the interventions in Grenada, Libya, Panama and more, as well as other interference abroad, such as the Iran-Contra Affair, the propping up of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, and the extent of US involvement with the counter-revolution throughout the Eastern Bloc.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 Interventions in West Asia2:40 Text - Afghanistan: Washington's Secret War by Phillip Bonosky9:30 Iran - Revolution & Hostage Crisis13:10 Q&A 122:00 Interventions in Latin America26:10 Video - US Invades Grenada News Footage from 198329:40 Q&A 247:00 Interventions in Africa and Other International Events54:00 Q&A 31:09:50 Domestic Events: The Reagan Era1:17:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
October 3rd, 2023 was the 30th Anniversary of Black October of 1993. Black October was the name for the events which took place in Russia in 1993 when the new, capitalist Yeltsin administration attacked the House of Soviets, arrested lawmakers, ended the regional and local Soviets and all their institutions and adopted a new constitution for the country, beginning a period of Yeltsinite “shock therapy” capitalism in Russia that severely impacted the Russian people.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 Video Explaining Events of Black October 19933:50 Text - Protection of the House of the Soviets in the October Days of 199311:15 Q&A 119:55 US Support for Black October21:00 Text - Telephone Convo in September 1993 - Yeltsin and Clinton26:00 Video - Footage of Black October 199331:00 Text - Telephone Convo in October 1993 - Yeltsin and Clinton37:20 Text - Secretary Christopher's Meeting with Yeltsin in October 199338:40 Q&A 250:45 Significance of Black October52:25 Video - They Were Us, We Are Them57:05 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Chilean Coup of 1973, in which the Popular Unity Government was overthrown by the Chilean Armed Forces led by the fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet, and Salvador Allende was assassinated. We will mark this anniversary by learning about the background of what was happening in Latin America in the late ’60s and early ’70s, learning about the coup itself and the suffering of Chile under the US-backed military junta of Pinochet.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:55 Background on Salvador Allende10:35 Video - Fidel Castro visits Chile17:15 Q&A 136:40 September 11, 197340:00 Video - Allende Last's Words47:50 Q&A 21:07:20 Pinochet's Chile and Operation Condor1:11:10 Video - On Neoliberal "Shock Therapy" in Chile1:20:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
In this class we study the history of Marxist-Leninist education in America, including our Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies. This will be covering multiple different party-sponsored schools that operated between the early 20th century and today, and discussing the importance of party sponsored collective education. This is a great first class if you’re new to the school and want to know about our school and our lineage.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:40 Precursors to the PSMLS5:10 Reading - New Masses, December 13, 193813:00 Jefferson School of Social Science16:00 Center for Marxist Education & Peoples School for Marxist Studies20:40 Q&A 136:55 The Formation of the PSMLS41:30 Video - What is the PSMLS?44:10 Q&A 21:08:40 Present Day and Future of the PSMLS1:12:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
This is a presentation from the Animal Rights Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) called “Why Animal Rights?” It focuses on a dialectical view of the animal rights question rather than a moral one. The presentation explains how speciesism is a form of chauvinism and how our level of consciousness should evolve as the reality changes.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction4:50 Why Animal Rights?16:50 Q&A 135:15 Chauvinism/Speciesism40:20 Q&A 251:40 Reality Changes56:00 Q&A 31:09:30 Kill Capitalism - Not Animals1:13:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
What do Marxist-Leninists think about the current housing struggle, and what do we think housing will look like in the future? The Housing Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) presents a class on the housing struggle, looking at books on the subject including Blueprint for Survival and Life without Landlords.Visit us at:Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.usParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction2:20 Housing in the USSR10:50 Q&A 119:40 Housing in the USSR, continued25:10 Q&A 251:40 War, Housing, and Jobs - US Economy and Housing1:04:30 Q&A 31:08:30 The US in Crisis with Housing1:19:05 Q&A 41:25:00 Henry Winston on Housing (Video)1:35:30 Conclusion
The PSMLS continues its series on U.S. Imperialism, picking up where we left off at the end of the Dawn of the Cold War, 1960. This class explores U.S. Imperialism in the 15 year period between 1960 and 1975, from the US response to the Cuban Revolution all the way to the Fall of Saigon, during the Height of the Cold War, where tensions were at their highest, battles were at their bloodiest, coups were at their most plentiful and the world came the closest to nuclear conflict.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:40 Series Recap2:45 International: Cuba10:00 Video - The Most Dangerous Moment in Human History11:40 Q&A 125:50 International - Vietnam35:30 Q&A 256:40 International Continued - Other Interventions Abroad1:07:40 Q&A 31:24:00 Domestic - US in 60s and 70s1:39:15 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The PSMLS presents a class honoring the life and death of revolutionary comrade Ernesto Che Guevara! The PSMLS offered this class on the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban revolution. Che’s contributions to the Cuban revolutions and to the world communist movement cannot be understated. The class will cover events from his birth to his death, and what made him become a Communist and assist with the Cuban revolution. Hasta Siempre Comandante!Timestamps:0:00 Introduction3:45 Latin America at the Time6:35 The Death of Ernesto and the Birth of Che9:00 Q&A 114:35 Becoming a Communist21:40 Q&A 231:10 Bolivia and Adventurism34:25 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Please enjoy this class on the August Revolution in Vietnam against the Japanese fascists in 1945. The class will review a bit of history about comrade Ho Chi Minh and look at a bit of the history following the August Revolution with the struggle against French Colonialism. The Peoples School defends the revolution in Vietnam, and we are proud of our Marxist-Leninist comrades there that led a successful struggle against American imperialism in the heat of the Cold War.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbDonate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund...Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:30 French Colonialism and Ho Chi Minh14:15 Video - Vietnam's Proclamation of Independence22:15 Q&A 147:40 National Liberation - August Revolution49:50 Video - August Revolution Every Day Mapped53:20 Q&A 21:12:45 National Liberation, continued1:15:45 Video - Battle at Dien Bien Phu Documentary1:25:50 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
This class explores the true reasoning behind the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and debunks the narratives that the bombings were necessary, justified or excusable in any way. The class also goes over the background of World War 2 and nuclear research that led up to the atomic bombings, and it examines the aftermath of the bombings and how they changed the world forever, drawing comparisons to the present nuclear crisis. This class comes 78 years after the atomic bombings, but they are just as relevant now as they were then, and we will mourn and honor the victims of the bombings.Timestamps:0:20 Opening Clip6:30 Background: Operation Downfall and Incendiary Bombings16:00 Q&A 128:30 The Atomic Bombings34:55 Reading - The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb41:30 Q&A 256:15 Atomic Aftermath and the Present Day Nuclear Threat1:03:30 Video - Nuclear War Simulation1:07:30 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
US Friends of the Soviet People (USFSP), our affiliated partner organization, presents a class on “The Other October Revolutions.” This will be a class on how the October Revolution unfolded in other areas of what would become the USSR, such as Ukraine, Belorussia (Belarus), Transcaucasia and Kazakhstan. We invite all of our comrades to hear this wonderful presentation from our comrades at USFSP, and we invite you to visit their website, https://usfriendsofthesovietpeople.info/ to find out more about them.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:10 Belorussia - Similar but Different6:50 Q&A 128:35 Kazak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Region / Kazak Socialist Soviet Republic37:45 Q&A 249:35 Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic56:40 Q&A 31:06:50 History of the Ukrainian SSR 1917-19221:15:40 Q&A 41:35:30 Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents part two of our class on the American Revolution. We will be looking at the Revolution from 1776 on, the Confederated Period, and the significance of the US Constitution. This class will provide evidence for the progressive character of the American Revolution, and we will argue against the narrative that upholds that the American Revolution was a reactionary counter-revolution.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:05 The Revolutionary War 1776-17836:50 Q&A 117:10 The Newborn USA, and The US Constitution21:45 Video - The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights27:45 Q&A 236:05 Polemic Against Ultra-Left Narratives on the Revolution49:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Initially held on the occasion 247th Independence Day of the United States of America, this class discusses t the history of the American Revolution. This will be the first class of a two part educational on the American Revolution and why we as American Marxist-Leninists defend it as a progressive event in human history that is still meaningful to us today. We will polemicize against the ultra-left assertions that it was counter-revolutionary, reactionary, or entire indefensible.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbDonate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund...Timestamps:0:00 Intro Song: Paul Robeson - The House I Live In3:25 Beginning of Class7:35 Lenin and Marx on the American Revolution9:30 After the Seven Years War16:20 Q&A 126:00 Prelude to the Revolution35:10 Q&A 241:50 Start of the American Revolution50:05 Q&A 31:08:00 Declaration of Independence1:19:15 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
This is the third part of our series on the History of US Imperialism, this time on American Imperialism during and immediately after WW2. During this time the United States was an imperialist power that gained from its participation in, and played a progressive role in, the United Front with other allies, including the Soviet Union, to defeat the fascist Axis powers. We’ll also cover how American businessmen collaborated with the Nazis, and how the United States and other western imperialists absorbed Nazis after the war.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbDonate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund...Visit our bookstore: https://newoutlookpublishers.store/Timestamps:0:00 Introduction2:25 Series Recap3:30 American Collaboration with Nazi Germany9:40 Traitors in American History: Lessons from the Moscow Trials - Reading 111:25 Q&A 125:10 The United States in World War II30:15 History of the CPUSA, Chapter 28 - World War II - Reading 232:40 The Truth about the Atomic Bombs34:20 Q&A 259:30 Post-War Imperialist Activity1:06:20 Q&A 31:27:30: Conclusion
80 years ago, on July 12th, 1943, the Soviets launched their counter-offensive against the Nazi “Operation Citadel” at Kursk, a little city northeast of the border with the Ukrainian SSR. That month saw the largest tank battle in human history, and was only 5 months after the victory of Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in human history which we learned about in February with it’s 80 year anniversary. We will honor these Soviet victories up until 80th anniversary of VE and VJ Days in 2025. This week we will learn about the Battle of Kursk, and we will honor those Soviets that served in this battle, and remind ourselves of the current struggle against western backed fascism.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbDonate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund...Timestamps:0:00 Introduction3:30 Prelude7:50 The Unknown War - Video Part 115:10 Q&A 134:10 The Battle of Kursk: Operation Citadel38:15 The Unknown War - Video Part 257:30 Q&A 21:04:20 The Battle of Kursk: The Soviet Counter-Offensive1:07:00 The Uknown War - Video Part 31:16:45 - The Battle of Kursk: Victory Salute!1:19:30 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 4 of Mossaiye J. Olgin's book Why Communism?, entitled "The State." #MoisayeOlgin #Communism #Socialism #Marxism #MarxismLeninism #PSMLS #PCUSAConnect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
This is the second class in our series on the history of U.S. imperialism, this time delving into the American intervention in WW1, further development of American imperialism and the role of the United State in the interwar years.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbDonate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund...Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:15 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 15:30 The Great War - World War I10:45 History of the CPUSA - WW1: Social-Democratic Betrayal - Reading 114:50 Q&A 131:30 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 243:20 American Intervention in the First World War44:40 History of the CPUSA - WW1: Social-Democratic Betrayal - Reading 250:00 Q&A 21:05:30 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 31:15:40 The Interwar Years1:19:25 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 2, Part 5 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961) - "The Beginning, Development and End of a Guerilla." #CheGuevara #Che #Guevara #Guerilla #GuerillaWarfare #Cuba #Communism #Socialism #Marxism #MarxismLeninism #PSMLS #PCUSAConnect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
This class covers the 1950's framing and execution of comrades Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, by the US government and the history of the campaign that is still continuing to reopen the case and bring justice for them. This comes at a time of heightened repression of communists and anti-imperialists as another Cold War looms. Every year we pay tribute to the Rosenbergs. So join us and learn their story.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 The Atom Bomb Hoax and the Start of the Cold War 19:20 Q&A 1 39:00 Film Excerpt - Can the Rosenberg Case Be Reopened? 51:55 If We Die - Poem by Ethel Rosenberg 53:10 The Rosenberg-Sobell Case: A Prosecution Fraud 1:03:10 Q&A 2 1:18:30 Film Excerpt 2 - Can the Rosenberg Case Be Reopened? 1:21:50 Letter to Congress on Reopening the Rosenberg Case 1:25:25 Conclusion
This week we will attempt to understand the history of American aggression toward the People's Republic of China and how the current crises around Taiwan, Korea, the South China Sea and more are bringing us closer to a war with China. This is important as events rapidly develop in the area and we should understand this subject before a major event occurs in the area.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 China Basic Information 2:30 Historical Background 1895-1949 11:30 Q&A 1 34:20 Historical Background 1949-2010 44:30 CGTN Video on One-China Principle and the Taiwan Question 47:10 Q&A 2 1:15:00 Present Situation 1:16:15 Clip From Oliver Stone's History of the United States - Episode 12 1:24:30 Video - Biden Stating US Troops Will be Deployed to Taiwan in Case of Chinese Invasion 1:27:15 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
For LGBT+ Pride Month, the LGBT+ Commission of the Party of Communists USA presents a class on the LGBT+ Struggle. This is an important class as we are working to raise the level of consciousness in the Communist movement about the LGBT+ question and provide a Marxist-Leninist, positive analysis of the LGBT+ community.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:45 What is the "LGBT+ Community"? 2:45 The History of the LGBT+ Community 12:15 Video on the Nazi persecution of LGBT+ people 13:55 Q&A 1 39:55 Communists and the LGBT+ Struggle 50:40 Towards a Scientific Analysis of the Gay Question - Los Angeles Research Group 56:35 Q&A 2 1:17:00 The LGBT+ Struggle Today 1:20:25 Liberation vs Liberalism - LGBT+ Movement in the 21st Century 1:28:25 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join us as we start a series on the History of U.S. Imperialism. This is crucial history for American communists to thoroughly understand in order to be equipped to fight American imperialism today. We're starting with the origins of U.S. Imperialism focusing on the period of the late 19th and early 20th century before the First World War.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:35 American Capitalist Expansion 4:50 Q&A 1 14:55 Beginnings of American Imperialism 21:40 Q&A 2 30:25 1898: Pacific Islands and Spanish-American War 32:20 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt I 37:30 Annexation of Hawaii and Acquisition of Samoa 39:00 Q&A 3 42:30 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt II 46:10 Panama Canal and the Banana Wars 48:10 Untold History of the United States, Video Excerpt III 51:10 American Imperialism in 1914 53:00 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
The PSMLS and the PCUSA stand with those fighting the war against Ukrainian fascism, and with this class, we seek to explain the history of Ukrainian fascism. There is a history that goes back nearly a century of Ukrainian nationalism and collaboration with Nazis and more that matters and should be understood by everybody before they evaluate the current war. We’re going to do our best to sum up that history and explain the rise of the current Ukrainian fascist state we see today.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Video - Fascism in Ukraine, from Midwestern Marx 2:50 Q&A 1 6:55 Origins of Ukrainian Fascism 21:25 Q&A 2 30:10 Reemergence of Ukrainian Fascism 1995-2014 38:10 Q&A 3 47:20 Fascist Ukraine 2014-Present, Reading - "Donbass Cowboy" 53:00 Maidan and Odessa Clashes, Video - "8 Years Before" 57:30 War in Donbas, Video - "Ukraine: An Everlasting Present" 1:01:55 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
"Victory in Europe Day" commemorates May 8th, 1945, when Nazi Germany surrendered and fascism was stopped in Europe. We celebrate the great victory of the Soviet Union, Allied powers and partisan fighters who all struggled fiercely against the Axis powers. This class goes into VE Day and its significance to contemporary issues.
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:25 Victory in Europe Day Presentation 5:45 Video - The Unknown War 17:15 Q&A 1 25:15 Video - The Unknown War - continued 47:10 Q&A 2 58:45 Victory Day Parade of 1945 1:04:15 Q&A 3 and Conclusion 1:11:05 Den Pobedy (Victory Day) Song
This week we look at the history behind International Workers Day, also known as May Day, and learn about the communist legacy associated with it. This is a great class to attend before May Day events!Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:45 The Struggle for the Eight Hour Day2:10 Reading - History of May Day by Alexander Trachtenberg10:30 Q&A 117:40 1886 Haymarket Affair21:55 Video: The Haymarket Trial24:15 Reading - History of May Day, continued28:20 Reading - May Day: A Short History by Philip S. Foner32:55 Q&A 244:30 Aftermath Haymarket; Communist Legacy of May Day46:05 Reading - History of May Day, continued52:15 Q&A 31:07:45 Conclusion
Join us for another class on ultraleftism! This class will be on the trends of the ultraleft in our time, and how it harms the communist movement.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction3:00 Brief History of Ultra-Leftism12:45 Reading from Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin16:00 Q&A 126:35 Today's Ultra-Leftist Pole35:40 Q&A 249:25 How do we combat this ultraleftist trend?52:50 Reading from Lenin, continued58:05 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
What constitutes a nation? What is self-determination? What is regional autonomy? Join us to hear the answer to these questions and more as we read from Marxism and the National Question by J. V. Stalin. The book is being republished by our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers!Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction5:15 Marxist-Leninist Definition of a Nation10:35 Q&A 123:30 Class Nature of National Liberation Struggles35:30 Q&A 249:15 False Solution: Nationalist Separatism1:08:35 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join us for a presentation by the Environmental Commission of the Party of Communists USA on Gus Hall's "Ecology: Can We Survive Under Capitalism?" You can find this work on newoutlookpublishers.store as well.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction6:20 Introduction to the Text11:10 The Eggs and the Chickens Are Being Destroyed12:30 The Oldest Crime15:40 Q&A 125:40 Kill Every Living Thing29:25 The Roots of the Problem36:15 Irresponsibility of Government40:20 A New Problem46:45 Q&A 21:01:25 Socialism and the Environment1:09:05 Toward a Solution1:15:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Join us as we look back at the illegal, unjustified and disastrous US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, and the many years of war and tragedy that followed it. We will examine the history of the war, as well as examine statistics about the war to understand the true cost of this imperialist campaign.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Iraq Basic Information2:30 Prelude: Iraq from 1968 to 200211:05 Q&A 118:05 The US Invasion of Iraq from 2003 to 201131:25 Q&A 249:40 Results and Continued US Intervention from 2011 to 202358:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion1:13:30 Internationale
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of "National Reunification Across the Taiwan Strait", written by Li Wen for the Qiushi Journal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article was re-published in Volume II of The Communist.The Communist is the official theoretical organ of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of The Party of Communists USA. Volume II can be purchased here: https://newoutlookpublishers.store/sh...Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 2, Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961) - "The Guerrilla Fighter: Social Reformer", "The Guerrilla Fighter as Combatant", and "Organization of a Guerrilla Band"Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Part 1: The Guerrilla Fighter: Social Reformer7:20 Part 2: The Guerrilla Fighter as Combatant35:00 Part 3: Organization of a Guerrilla Band
Join us as we look at the East Palestine Rail Disaster that occurred on February 3rd, 2023, and analyze why it happened and what happened after the event. This class is being presented by the Railway Action Committee of the Labor Commission of the Party of Communists USA!Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbParty of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.netTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:30 1980 Staggers Rail Act5:10 Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR)7:40 Video: ECP Braking Could've Mitigated Disaster10:15 Q&A 118:15 The Derailment23:00 Video from More Perfect Union28:45 Second Video from More Perfect Union31:35 Q&A 239:00 The Aftermath45:05 Q&A 351:35 The Aftermath, continued55:10 Q&A 4 and Conclusion1:11:00 Song: JP Wright - Railroad Man
Join us as we read from V. I. Lenin, W. Z. Foster, Earl Browder, and others on the necessity of building broad coalitions in the fight against fascism. This is a very important class that we want all our comrades to pay close attention to and implement in their work.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:05 Sectarianism and its Consequences2:15 Reading from Lenin's "Left-Wing Communism", chapter 63:35 The CPUSA and the LaFollette Movement4:40 Reading from W. Z. Foster's "History of the CPUSA", chapter 156:35 Q&A 115:15 Coalition Building - The People's Front Against Fascism16:45 Reading from Browder's "The People's Front", chapter 1018:40 The French Communist Party's "Outstretched Hand"21:15 Q&A 234:45 The Popular Front in Practice35:05 Reading from "The Communist International, Volume III"37:55 Q&A 350:25 Conclusion
Join us for the second half of our class on the last year of war in Ukraine! We will be covering events from the Nordstream 2 sabotage up to the present day, as well as presenting vital maps and statistics on the conflict so we can better understand how this war is going for everyone involved. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Sacred War2:40 Introduction5:50 Phase 3: September 12 - November 97:50 Phase 4: November 10 - Present8:50 November & December 202210:35 January 202311:50 Q&A 135:30 February 202337:30 Video: Biden Addresses NATO Allies in Poland42:25 "They Started the War" - Putin's Annual Address to the Nation46:30 March 202348:30 Article in The Worker - "Ukraine and the 'Revolutionary' Phrasemakers"1:01:25 Q&A 21:06:30 Statistics1:12:50 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
To end off Black History Month here in the United States, the Black Liberation Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) presents a class on Black Communists of the 20th Century. Please join us and learn about the wonderful contributions of these comrades to our movement. Learn more about the Party of Communists USA: https://partyofcommunistsusa.net/Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:55 The Age of Proletarian Revolution2:20 Harry Haywood3:35 The Scottsboro Boys4:40 Angelo Herndon5:40 James W. Ford6:35 Q&A 120:05 The Anti-Fascist Period22:15 The Post-War McCarthy Period22:50 Paul Robeson Testifying At the House Un-American Activities Committee34:30 Claudia Jones35:10 Esther Cooper Jackson35:40 Rosa Parks36:10 W. E. B. DuBois37:10 Q&A 255:45 Civil Rights Era56:15 Henry Winston58:20 Paul Robeson59:25 Conclusion
This class gives an overview of events in the first year of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine. We touch on important flashpoints, such as the US sabotage of the Nordstream 2 pipeline.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:50 Pre-Conflict9:15 - Q&A 126:50 - February 202227:55 Putin Announces the Special Military Operation32:45 First stage: February to April 202234:35 Second stage: April to September 202236:15 Q&A 259:50 The US Sabotage of the Nordstream 2 Pipeline1:05:05 "How America Took Out the Nordstream 2 Pipeline" by Seymour Hersh1:17:15 Q&A3 and Conclusion1:25:00 "Donbass is Behind Us" song
Comrade Kayla Popuchet of the PCUSA speaks on Midwestern Marx with an analysis of contemporary fascism in Ukraine.Learn more about Midwestern Marx here: https://midwesternmarx.comConnect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Professor Barry Lituchy speaks at the Left Forum in 2015 on the history of fascism in Ukraine up to the present day.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Join us for a class presented by the Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Party of Communists USA on the emerging Multipolar World. This first class will focus on current developments in Europe and East Asia. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:40 BRICS2:50 Shanghai Cooperation Organization4:30 Q&A 115:00 Europe: From Gladio to Ukraine15:30 Operation Gladio17:20 NATO's Drive Eastward19:00 US-backed Coup in Ukraine22:30 Mass Demonstrations23:20 Pyotr Simonenko24:50 Ukraine's Attempt to Provoke NATO26:00 Q&A 238:30 China and Taiwan41:00 Xinjiang and the "Uyghur Genocide"46:25 DPRK and South Korea48:20 India49:45 The Peasant Movement51:25 Final Q&A59:25 Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of "The Crisis of the Black Panther Party" wrote by comrade Henry Winston in 1973 as part of his work entitled "Strategy for a Black Agenda: A Critique of New Theories of Liberation in the United States and Africa." Included as well is a preface to this writing by Jake Fund.The Communist is the official theoretical organ of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of The Party of Communists USA. Volume II can be purchased here: newoutlookpublishers.store/sh...Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory at the Battle of Stalingrad on February 2nd, 1943. This was a major turning point in the second World War, leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 "The Sacred War" (Song)2:25 Introduction4:05 Prelude to Stalingrad8:05 Q&A 114:35 Battle of Stalingrad22:35 Q&A 232:55 "The Unknown War" (Documentary)46:15 Q&A 351:30 "The Unknown War" continued1:03:55 "The Motherland Calls" (Video)1:06:15 Q&A 41:08:35 Map of the Region 1:11:45 Conclusion1:17:55 "Katyusha" (Song)
In this week's class from the People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies (PSMLS), we examine fascism as it stands in the present day in different countries in Europe, Asia and South America, as well as in the United States. We also read from Dimitrov’s “The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International” to understand what we must do as Communists to resist the re-emergence of fascism.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Preface: Fascism in the Last Century4:50 Q&A 19:50 Fascism in the World Today11:30 Ukraine16:05 Q&A 224:25 Fascism in Other Foreign Countries - Italy26:00 Sweden, Japan28:20 Brazil30:15 Q&A 339:00 Brief History of American Fascism42:20 American Fascism in the Present Day48:30 Q&A 41:04:00 Reading from "The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International"1:09:20 Conclusion1:12:10 The Song of the United Front
Join us on for another "Skills and Tactics" class as we dive into political organizing! This is critical information for Marxist-Leninists to understand because it is the basis of how we grow our movement. This presentation was created by the Legislative and Electoral Commission of the Party of Communists USA.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:25 What Does Political Organizing Mean?3:05 The Three-Legged Stool5:10 Q&A 111:35 Engels Quote on Workers Taking Part in Elections13:00 Geoff Young's 2022 Campaign15:30 Q&A 223:15 Geoff Young's 2023 Campaign - Looking for Alternatives24:20 Ed's Experience in Organizing - "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly"28:15 Ed's Lessons Learned Along the Way30:10 Q&A 340:45 Engels Quote on Suffrage as an Instrument of Emancipation42:45 Lenin's Quote on Party Platforms for Elections44:55 Kamryn's Platform for Coos Bay City Council46:10 Q&A 454:05 Resources to Get Involved - Mass Organizations55:40 Legislative Commission Guidelines for Potential Candidates57:00 Take Aways58:00 Lenin's Quote on Using Bourgeois Elections59:35 Questions to Consider1:01:15 Final Q&A and Conclusion
The Indigenous People's Commission of the Party of Communists USA presents a film viewing of "Broken Rainbow" about the 1983 forced removal of Navajo people by the Reagan Administration for the profits of coal.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction4:00 Part 1: The Reasons for Relocation and its Effects8:40 Broken Rainbow Film, part 116:35 Q&A 121:00 Broken Rainbow Film, part 229:30 Q&A 236:50 Broken Rainbow Film, part 354:45 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of "Is it Justifiable to Fight Fascism in Ukraine?" from the Russian Communist Workers Party (RCWP), as published in Volume II of The Communist.The Communist is the official theoretical organ of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of The Party of Communists USA. Volume II can be purchased here: newoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/the-communi…Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
For our first class recorded in 2023, we study the history of left deviation in the Communist movement along with some passages from Lenin's "Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder".Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbLiterature Used in the Class:Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V. I. Leninnewoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/left-wing-c…Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:27 Opening remarks by PCUSA General Secretary1:23 Section 1: What is Ultra-Leftism?2:51 Examples of Ultra-Leftism3:22 History of Ultra-Leftism: Origins - 1850s to 1920s4:45 History of Ultra-Leftism: Trotsky & The Left Opposition6:04 History of Ultra-Leftism: Maoism7:55 Why can't peasantry be revolutionary vanguard? (Q&A)9:47 Chinese Ideology was Developed by their Material Conditions (Q&A)11:30 Ultra-Left & Ultra-Right both oppose the Center of Marxism-Leninism (Q&A)13:09 "Trotsky poses as a left, helps the right" quote (Q&A)13:23 What is anarcho-syndicalism (Q&A)15:12 Does Ultra-Left have veneer of authoritarianism? (Q&A)16:13 Is Hoxhaism Ultra-Leftist? (Q&A)18:11 Section 2: History of Ultra-Leftism: New Leftism20:44 History of Ultra-Leftism: Current Day23:29 Anarchists attacked PCUSA in California; Experience with Red Guards (Q&A)25:04 To what extent did an industrial proletariat exist at time of Chinese revolution, what did they view them as? (Q&A)28:18 Chinese revolutionaries didn't have access to urban proletariat (Q&A)29:01 History of anarcho-syndicalists and trotskyists in Minneapolis (Q&A)30:17 Anarchists, Ultra-Leftists cannot stop the rise of fascism (Q&A)31:17 Critical Theory is a post-modern deviation that is ideologically driven (Q&A)32:23 What does PSL believe? Is Trotskyism a form of fascism (Q&A)35:04 Is there a particular class element to all of these deviations? (Q&A)37:57 Section 3: Reading of "Left-Wing Communism - An Infantile Disorder"48:02 What is the direction that the Chinese Communist Party is taking today? (Q&A)50:35 On Ultra-Leftist nature of idea of "Settler-Colonialism" (Q&A)51:32 Is Xi Jin Ping taking China in a more socialist driven direction? (Q&A)55:17 Section 4: Continued reading of "Left-Wing Communism - An Infantile Disorder"1:04:32 How and when do we compromise with the bourgeois today? (Q&A)1:06:35 Believe China is unquestionably socialist (Q&A)
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 6 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che reviews strategies for suburban warfare.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 5 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che reviews strategies for warfare on unfavorable ground.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1 of Irwin Silber's book "Kampuchea: The Revolution Rescued". Silber details the disastrous ultra-left policies of the Pol Pot regime, their origins and outcomes, and analyzes the changing reactions to those policies among North American radical groups. He argues convincingly in favor of Vietnames intervention on behalf of the Kampuchean Front for National Salvation, situating it in the context of the broader Indochinese revolutionary process. He records the remarkable economic and political achievements of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea and explains the problems that lie ahead.A particular contribution is Silber’s consideration, in terms of Marxist-Leninist theory, of some of the knotty questions posed by the troubled course of the Kampuchean revolution.This book is essential reading for all students of Southeast Asia and, indeed, of 20th century revolutions.This text is available at newoutlookpublishers.store/shop/uncategorized/kamp…Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 4 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che reviews strategies for warfare on favorable ground.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
A class on the counter-revolution in the USSR. Here we read from the text Socialism Betrayed and learn how the counter-revolution impacted the future of the world and our work today.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbLiterature Used in the Class:Socialism Betrayed by Roger Keeran and Thomas KennyPerestroika: A Marxist Critiquewww.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/perest…Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:55 Section on Events of 1985 and 19868:50 Reading from Socialism Betrayed14:15 Q&A 124:00 Section on Events of 1986 and 198724:20 Sam Marcy on Perestroika35:00 Q&A 244:20 Section on Events from 1989 to 199144:30 Reading continued56:15 Q&A 31:04:45 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1 of Philip Bonosky's 1985 book "Washington's Secret War Against Afghanistan". Philip Bonosky was a member of the old CPUSA, wrote books on Afghanistan, Eastern Europe and more. He went to Afghanistan in the late 1970's and bared witness to events which led to the covert US intervention in Afghanistan against the socialist DRA and USSR. In this section, Bonosky recounts Afghan history up to the Carter administration's interference in Afghanistan.This text was used in the Soviet-Afghan War; The Truth About Afghan's History PSMLS class in September 2022.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 3 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che reviews guerrilla tactics.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 2 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che begins to delve into the strategy which should be used by guerrilla fighters.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Join us as we conver an issue that's developing in the labor world, the railroad workers struggle of 2022. We'll be explaining some terminology related to the struggle, going into the background of it and going over a timeline of it. Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:45 Terminology of the Struggle2:40 Involved Unions5:00 Terminology Continued11:45 Q&A 122:00 Grievances of the Railroad Workers26:50 Q&A 244:45 Timeline of Events in the Railroad Workers Struggle56:20 Q&A 31:04:00 Conclusion
This week's class is on an organization that was affiliated with the Communist Party USA which lived from 1930 until 1954, and which had ~155,000 members at one point in time: The International Workers Order!Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction - International Workers Order, Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order (JPFO)0:30 Most CPUSA Members initially joined through their ethnic background1:50 Reading from the Morgen Freiheit (with Commentary)9:30 Q&A 116:10 Return to Reading the Article19:30 Frei Israel22:00 Q&A 230:45 Article from Jewish American Communists on Racism37:00 Q&A 343:00 Reading from Emma Lazarus Division on Women in the JPFO47:50 Comment on JPFO's Activities Being a Model for Mass Organizations49:30 Reading Continued54:00 Q&A 41:04:40 Conclusion
This week's class is on an organization that was affiliated with the Communist Party USA which lived from 1930 until 1954, and which had ~155,000 members at one point in time: The International Workers Order!Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Der Arbeter Ring (The Workmen's Circle)4:05 International Workers Order5:55 Q&A 123:00 The Life of the International Workers Order36:20 Q&A 250:30 The Destruction of the International Workers Order1:01:00 Q&A 31:06:05 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 1, Part 1 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this section, Che describes the basic essence of guerrilla warfare.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Join us for another class on practical skills and tactics that we can use in our work as we take a look at political outreach and the different forms it takes!Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbTimestamps:0:00 Introduction0:50 Different Types of Outreach2:10 Community Outreach7:30 Q&A 119:30 Coalition Outreach26:40 Q&A 237:25 International Outreach43:15 Q&A 355:10 Conclusion
In this class we study the November Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution, in which the Soviets took power in 1917.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbLiterature Used in the Class:The October Revolution by Joseph Stalin10 Days That Shook the World by John Reednewoutlookpublishers.store/shop/countries/soviet/t…An Eyewitness at the Wreckers Trials by Sam DarcyTimestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 October Revolution by Stalin5:30 Q&A7:45 The Bolsheviks had a Majority Within the Petrograd and Moscow Soviets15:00 Statement from the Petrograd Soviet after Taking Power16:15 Decree on Peace19:15 Decree on Land22:50 CIA Memo Comparing Soviet vs American Calorie Consumption25:30 Q&A 226:00 The Soviets Ended Famines39:30 Finnish Bolshevik's Video on the October Revolution47:00 Q&A 347:30 The Introduction of Fascism in WWII Required a Change in Tactics53:50 Finnish Bolshevik's Video Continued1:01:00 Peace, Land, and Bread1:12:15 Conclusion
In this class we study and discuss selections from Value, Price and Profit by Karl Marx, as well as a textbook on Political Economy put out by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbLiterature Used in the Class:Value, Price, and Profit by Karl Marxwww.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/v…Political Economy by the Academy of Sciences of the USSRwww.marxists.org/subject/economy/authors/pe/index.…Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:30 Value, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx, Chapter 145:25 Q&A 116:55 Reading Continued19:30 Q&A 225:10 Reading from Textbook on Political Economy from the USSR - Part 2, Chapter 4: Gold and Paper Money27:45 Q&A 339:20 Reading Continued42:50 Q&A 457:15 Conclusion
Join us as we study Dialectical Materialism, the philosophy of Marxist-Leninists, something we should be especially familiar with and applying at all times in our life as we see and experience the world around us.Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPbLiterature Used in the Class:Marxism and Modern Idealism by John LewisDialectical and Historical Materialism by Joseph Stalinnewoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/dialectical…On Practice by Mao Zedongnewoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/on-practice…Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:40 Hegel's Idealistic Dialectic, and Marx and Engels' Contribution2:40 Refutation of Mechanistic Materialism and Idealism8:40 The Creation of Dialectical Materialism9:30 Q&A 111:30 Why is Dialectical Materialism So Hard to Understand?14:30 Tree Falling in the Forest Analogy18:30 Show, Don't Tell22:10 Dialectical and Historical Materialism by Joseph Stalin23:40 That Which is Arising and Developing is Invincible26:50 Internal and External Contradictions29:50 Q&A 232:00 Dialectical Materialism is a Higher Form of Science39:30 Nature is Objective, Our Perception is Subjective41:30 On Practice by Mao Zedong42:30 Practice is Necessary to Know the Truth of a Situation45:20 Learn by Doing46:30 Q&A 349:40 Arguments Aren't Worth It53:20 Examples of Dialectical Relationships1:04:00 Internal and External Contradictions in the Communist Movement1:06:50 Teaching Dialectical Materialism in the Soviet Union1:09:00 Conclusion
Join us as we study the assault on the Supreme Soviet by forces of the Russian Federation in 1993, known as Black October, and its relation to the current day.Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPbMedia Used in the Class:Tanks in Moscow, Blood on the Streetshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd0me...Article from NSA Archive on Yeltsin-Clinton Relationshiphttps://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-bo...Telephone Conversation Between Yeltsin and Clintonhttps://nsarchive.gwu.edu/media/16845...Timestamps:0:00 PSMLS Introduction1:06 General Secretary Introduction2:10 Intervention in Ukraine is an Anti-Fascist Struggle Against NATO, the Fourth Reich3:30 Boris Yeltsin and his Dissolution of the CPSU5:10 Russia Today Video - Tanks in Moscow, Blood on the Streets9:30 Q&A 111:30 Putin is a Compromise14:30 Patriotic Union Between Communists and Russian Nationalists16:00 Yeltsin's Drunken Antics in D.C.19:10 Protection of the House of the Communists - RCWP27:55 Q&A 228:00 They Were Us, We Are Them32:40 Russian Patriotism Helps Us As Communists37:00 Economic Decline in Europe Pushes Radicalization41:00 A New Patriotic War42:12 Article from NSA Archive on Yeltsin-Clinton Relationship51:00 Q&A 352:30 The Destruction of Soviet Power Weakened the Working Class Worldwide1:02:05 Telephone Conversation Between Yeltsin and Clinton1:13:05 Q&A 41:17:30 Essence of Time
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the preface to Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961). In this preface, titled "The Spirit of Che Guevara", American journalist I. F. Stone describes his impressions of Che upon meeting him in Havana in 1960. Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschoolSign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb
Join us as we study propaganda, explore different methods of propaganda distribution, and listen to comrades who have experience with distributing propaganda!
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Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:25 Tailoring Propaganda to the Situation 3:30 Calls to Action 4:00 Propaganda Content 7:00 Example Situation 8:05 Q&A 1 18:30 Methods of Distribution 25:15 Tabling 31:05 Q&A 2 40:40 Direct Leaflet Distribution and Use of the American Flag 43:00 Talking to People During Distribution 47:30 Q&A 3 55:00 Tips for Wheatpasting 56:00 Using Acrylic Spray Coating to Protect Posters 57:00 Using Spray Paint with Stencils 58:50 Putting Up Posters with Wheatpaste 1:02:30 Q&A 4 1:06:00 Conclusion
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third chapter of Moissaye J. Olgin's phenomenal text: "Why Communism?" (1933). In this chapter, Olgin explains how Communism solves many of the problems which workers face under Capitalism.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1933)
In the PSMLS class of 10/18/22 and 10/20/22, we studied the Cuban Missile Crisis on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. The crisis has many parallels to our current situation, where Western imperialist aggression and NATO-backed fascism have brought the world to the brink of nuclear war once again.
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Content Used in Class: "The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained in 20 Minutes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbVu...
Letter from Khruschev to Kennedy, October 27, 1962 microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/oct27/doc4.html
Letter from Kennedy to Khruschev, October 28, 1962 microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/oct28/
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction - Background to the Cuban Missile Crisis 2:55 Video Section 1 from "The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained in 20 Minutes" 8:05 Q&A 9:26 Castro's Threat of First Strike was a Mistake 11:58 America Started It; Nuclear War is Never Worth It 13:40 Video Section 2 20:00 Reading from Khruschev's Letter to Kennedy 22:50 Sino-Soviet split; Mao's Support for Nuclear War 25:30 In Nuclear War, the First One to Shoot is the Second to Die 27:00 Close Calls between the USA and the Soviet Union 29:35 Nuclear Deterrence 32:10 Duck and Cover; Cold War Paranoia 35:50 Video Section 3 42:40 Q&A 44:20 Zelensky urging NATO to carry out "Preventative" First Strikes 45:40 Both Imperialism and the Communist Movement Are Divided Today 49:00 Poland has Agreed to Host NATO's Nuclear Weapons 53:35 Video Section 4 56:40 Q&A 57:00 Khruschev's Letter: Untie the Knot 1:01:30 Putting Missiles in Cuba Got Them Out of Turkey 1:03:20 Why We Call Each Other "Comrade" 1:06:30 Why the US Put Nuclear Weapons in Turkey 1:09:00 Khrushchev's Letter: Proposal for Resolution 1:12:00 Kennedy's Response 1:15:30 Q&A 1:19:10 Dr. Strangelove 1:19:45 Conclusion - The Importance of Our Work
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In this PSMLS class from September 13, 2022, we studied the history of Afghanistan, particularly the history of the so-called “Soviet-Afghan War” and the socialist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan that lasted from 1978 to 1992. We also briefly touched on the history of the formations of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 20 years war in Afghanistan and the current state of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” and the Afghan people. The history of any and all socialist states that have existed is critically important for us as modern day Marxist-Leninists to understand.
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Literature used in class: "Afghanistan, Washington’s Secret War" by Phillip Bonosky, released in 1985.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction 0:27 Preface from General Secretary of the Party of Communists USA, Angelo D’Angelo 1:37 Section 1 of reading, “Antique Land” chapter; Background on Afghan history 9:31 Amin’s Faction in Saur Revolution, History of Factions in Revolutions 12:34 CIA making Kingdom of Afghanistan purge communists in military 14:50 Khalqists and Parchamis 16:27 Impact that Imperialism and Colonialism on Middle East 18:04 What is a nation, Marxism & National Question 18:48 A legitimate revolution 20:23 Section 2 of reading, “What Happened in December” chapter; USSR & Afghanistan pre-1979 26:29 China’s support for Mujahideen, Maoist Insurgent Groups, Iran’s support for Shia Mujahideen 27:50 Why would China back the mujahideen? (Q&A) 28:29 China’s opposition to anything Soviets supported 28:54 When did events take place? (Q&A) 30:22 Instances of China’s support for counter-revolutionary movements to get control over international communist movement 31:40 China was on the same side as the US. 32:40 Amin closed all the mosques 33:41 What made the Saur Revolution premature? (Q&A) 34:12 Was a native born revolution, not USSR instigated. 34:59 Revolution came from urban intelligentsia and military officers. 36:28 No masses no revolution. No trade unions, no revolution. 37:04 Afghanistan has never been united 39:00 We don’t mourn monarchists 39:43 Is ultra-left factionalism what's happening right now in Chile. 39:57 Problem in Chile is that it is not a proletarian constitution. 41:50 Section 3 of reading, “Arms to the Rebels: No, Perhaps and then Reagan” chapter; Beginnings of US intervention in Afghanistan 47:46 CIA gave weapons to Osama bin Laden 51:36 Taliban takeover in 2021 is a result of US imperialism 52:50 US funded Saddam Hussein at same time as Mujahideen 54:05 Why US turned on Saddam Hussein. 56:01 Gulf War was partially responsible for Al-Qaeda’s hostility towards US 57:14 What is a better way of messaging that capitalism is the issue? (Q&A) 58:30 Explain to them dialectical materialism 59:29 Capitalists are not united 1:01:01 Final section of reading, written by PSMLS; Taliban Takeover, 9/11 and 20 years war 1:10:16 Background on the Dulles brothers 1:11:22 US backed Afghanistan government lasted less time than the anarchist Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone 1:12:30 Dulles brothers involvement in Nazi collusion 1:13:12 Opium production in Afghanistan 1:13:50 Heroin/Fentanyl epidemic could be a CIA operation 1:14:38 Taliban outlawed opium production in 2000 1:14:50 Most 9/11 deaths were because workers were not given PPE 1:15:10 Better living conditions for Afghan people under DRA
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a selected article from Volume 12, No. 3 of "The Communist," put out by the Communist Party USA in March 1933. This article by Max Bedacht entitled "Life and Work of Karl Marx" explores the rich life of the key founder and leader of revolutionary working-class theory and practice. Comrade Marx's life was in every way connected with the struggles of the working class of the world, and of the world's toilers generally. We hope this reading helps you gain a deeper understanding of the invaluable contributions of Karl Marx to the working-class movement of the world. Enjoy!
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Literature Used:
Life and Work of Karl Marx by Max Bedacht (1933)
The PSMLS presents this full length class hosted by the Latino Commission of the Party of Communists USA and a guest speaker from Midwestern Marx on the 26th of July Movement and the broader revolutionary history of Cuba. It is vitally important for Communists in the United States to study, understand, and appreciate the contributions that the Cuban people, particularly the Cuban Communists, have given to the world revolutionary movement. The revolution lives on in Cuba and its continued existence is a testament to the strength of socialism, which has proven it can be built less than 200 miles off the coastline of the US. We hope you learn something new!
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Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/wage-labo…
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0:00 Introduction 0:55 Lecture 1 10:20 Colonial Cuba? (Q&A) 13:25 Maps of Cuba 13:51 Progressive Latin America 14:24 Puerto Rico parallels 16:00 Indigenous culture 16:34 Arawakan linguistic family 17:05 Ideological tools 18:46 Big Cuban monopolists? 20:08 Join the PCUSA's Latino Commission 20:26 Lecture 2 26:50 Cuban cash crops 28:16 Martí the socialist? (Q&A) 29:42 Appeals to Jeffersonianism? (Q&A) 32:49 Guantanamera? (Q&A) 33:06 Lecture 3 49:13 Martí's canonization? (Q&A) 51:57 Gusano nonsense 52:18 Cuba travel? (Q&A) 52:59 Minimum Communist program? (Q&A) 55:35 Ending the blockade? (Q&A) 57:25 Cuba travel cont. 58:20 Cuban mafia 58:52 The Granma Expedition 1:00:30 Role of propaganda? (Q&A) 1:02:04 More on canonization 1:03:46 Fidel Castro: Selected Speeches 1:04:01 Counter-revolutionary forces 1:05:40 Role of Raúl? (Q&A) 1:06:35 Lecture 4 1:10:37 Martí statue & Dutch corporations 1:11:46 Martí & anti-imperialism? (Q&A) 1:12:53 Socialism a universal? (Q&A) 1:15:25 Martí and Marxism-Leninism 1:16:36 An American Martí? (Q&A) 1:18:17 Context of the Revolution 1:20:26 Racist demonization of Cuba? (Q&A) 1:22:59 Ñico López 1:24:55 Cuba & multi-polarity? (Q&A) 1:26:28 Revolutionary toolbox 1:27:09 Importance of defending Cuba 1:28:19 Bourgeois attitudes toward Cuba? (Q&A) 1:31:13 Gusano exiles? (Q&A) 1:34:14 Personal experience in Cuba 1:35:27 Political Parties in Cuba? (Q&A) 1:36:38 Concluding remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents this reading of Order No. 470 of the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army by comrade Kim Il-sung, written July 27, 1953. Today the Korean people celebrate the 69th anniversary of their great victory in the war of liberation from the yoke of US imperialism. American communists must stand in unflinching solidarity with our comrades in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, whose country has been brutally bombed, pillaged, and sanctioned by the marauding imperialists of our own country. Long live the DPRK! Long live the victory of the Korean people over the US imperialist invaders!
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Literature Used:
Congratulations on the Great Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War by Kim Il-sung (1953) www.marxists.org/archive/kim-il-sung/cw/07.pdf
Recommended Literature:
10 Days That Shook the World by John Reed (1919) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-reed/ten-days-that-sh…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third-congress-of-the-comm…
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/oct/x01.…
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Please enjoy the second part of our series where we host comrade Dr. Barry Lituchy from Brooklyn College for lectures on fascism in Europe. It is vitally important for us as Communists today to understand the significant role that fascism is playing in the current US/EU/NATO conflict with Russia. Comrade Georgi Dimitrov put it correctly when he said that "Fascism acts in the interests of the extreme imperialists, but it presents itself to the masses in the guise of champion of an ill-treated nation, and appeals to outraged national sentiments..." This lecture was recorded on March 17th, 2022. Long live the anti-fascist struggle! Down with fascism in Ukraine!
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Literature Used:
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Ukrainian leftist criticizes Western war drive with Russia: US is using Ukraine as ‘cannon fodder’ by Yuliy Dubovyk (2022) multipolarista.com/2022/03/14/ukrainian-leftist-wa…
The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) www.lulu.com/shop/georgi-dimitrov/the-fascist-offe…
PCUSA Women's Commission Selected Writings (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/pcusa-womens-commission/pcusa-wo…
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
0:00 Introduction 0:16 Opening lecture 5:48 Buying into propaganda? (Q&A) 8:41 Imperialists' end goal? (Q&A) 10:51 Stand with Russia 15:15 Slobodan Milošević? (Q&A) 16:33 Euro-American diaspora? (Q&A) 19:42 Putin & economics? (Q&A) 22:38 A plague on both your houses 23:56 Dubovyk's article 26:25 Western imperialism 28:56 US funding fascists? (Q&A) 29:39 Role of China? (Q&A) 32:07 Role of the National Question 32:45 Closing remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents selected articles from Volume 18, No. 12 of "The Communist," put out by the Communist Party USA in December 1939. This article by William Z. Foster entitled "Lenin and Stalin as Mass Leaders" goes into the particular historical significance of the contributions of comrades Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin to the world Communist movement. These comrades played an invaluable role both in the fields of Marxist-Leninist theory and practice, as well as in the building of socialism in the world's first worker's and peasant's states. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Lenin and Stalin as Mass Leaders (1939) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v18n12…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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0:00 Lenin and Stalin as Mass Leaders 3:31 Great Marxian Theoreticians 8:21 Brilliant Political Strategists 16:03 Outstanding Mass Organizers 22:50 Peerless Mass Activizers 31:25 Some General Conclusions
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents selected articles from Volume 12, No. 5 of "The Communist," put out by the Communist Party USA in May 1933. This article by Andre Marty entitled "Marx and Working Class Unity" dives into the origins of the struggle for 'unity' among the ranks of the working class, particularly as it relates to the First International. Today, the slogan of 'unity' is often vulgarized and not understood in the way Marx intended it to be. We hope this reading serves to deepen your understanding of what unity means to the revolutionary movement of the working class.
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Literature Used:
Marx and Working Class Unity by Andre Marty (1933) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v12n05…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents selected articles from Volume 9, No. 1 of "The Communist," put out by the Communist Party USA in January 1930. This article by Max Bedacht is entitled "Leninism and Our Party." What is the historical relationship between Leninism and the Communist Party USA? How did Leninism shape the development of the Party? Which Party is carrying on the legacy of the old Communist Party USA? This video answers all these questions and more; we hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Leninism and Our Party by Max Bedacht (1930) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v09n01…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Party of Communists USA Link Tree:
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Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of an article by comrade C.E. Ruthenberg entitled "The Bolshevists: Gravediggers of Capitalism," published in January 1919 in The Ohio Socialist. Today we celebrate comrade Ruthenberg's 140th birthday and we consider this video a tribute to his contributions to the Communist movement in America. This article was written prior to the establishment of what was then founded as the Communist Party of America (CPA), and gives the general reaction of the left-wing of the socialist movement in the USA to the events of the Great October Socialist Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Given the hindsight available to us, this article proves to be an outstanding forecast of the instrumental role in history ultimately played by the Bolsheviks. It is our duty to fill the shoes of those like comrade Ruthenberg, so as to carry on the Bolshevik struggle for the building of a Soviet America. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The Bolshevists: Gravediggers of Capitalism by C.E. Ruthenberg (1919) www.marxists.org/history/usa/parties/spusa/1919/01…
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Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Enjoy this instrumental of the USSR anthem paying tribute to American Communists. The workers of this country will inevitably achieve victory over the capitalist class, and it is of vital importance to pay tribute to all those who gave their lives for the cause of Communism. The PSMLS and PCUSA are helping rebuild the Bolshevik movement in America and are following in the footsteps of those depicted in this video. Enjoy!
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Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-lenin/left-wing-communi…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo… www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/material…
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/csi/
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/apr/03.h…
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/documents/Stalin_Speeches…
Party of Communists USA Website:
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Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of A. Landy's 1929 article "The Right of Revolution: An American Revolutionary Tradition" published in that year's July edition of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the CPUSA, and the current theoretical organ of the PCUSA. Landy lays out a brilliant case as to why the right of revolution is indeed an American tradition, as well as why it is important to study and learn from our own revolutionary history. Going forward, it is our duty as working-class Americans to struggle for a workers' government, the only government that can truly be "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
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Literature Used:
The Right of Revolution: An American Revolutionary Tradition (1929) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v08n07…
Recommended Literature:
Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
0:00 Introduction 3:04 A Denial of the Right of Revolution 7:29 The American Revolution 10:05 Before the Civil War 17:22 The Civil War
Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of a Red Patriot article entitled "A Defense of the Science of Marxism-Leninism," by Xavier, published June 2022. Red Patriot is the official organ of the Central Committee of the League of Young Communists USA (LYCUSA) and provides its readers with a Communist analysis of contemporary issues confronting American youth. This article explains why Marxism-Leninism is a science and defends it against slander by those who wish to harm the revolutionary movement of the working class. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
A Defense of the Science of Marxism-Leninism by Xavier (2022) redpat.org/2022/06/a-defense-of-the-science-of-mar…
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Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of Emilian Yaroslavski's 1934 article "Marxism and Anarchism" published in that year's December edition of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the CPUSA, and the current theoretical organ of the PCUSA. In light of the recent attacks by anarchists on our comrades in Northern California, this reading serves to educate workers on the dangers of anarchism and its utter irreconcilability with socialism. If all anarchists can do is destroy, how is socialism going to be built? We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Marxism and Anarchism by Emilian Yaroslavski (1934) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v13n12…
Recommended Literature:
Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Enjoy this instrumental of the Hymn of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). The English lyrics have been included in this description for your convenience. The WFDY was set up in 1945 by the Soviet Union following the victory over fascist barbarism. The Federation still exists today and the League of Young Communists USA (LYCUSA) is working tirelessly to attain membership in its ranks. Long live the World Federation of Democratic Youth! Long live the struggle of young Communists!
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Lyrics:
(Verse 1) One great vision unites us Though remote be the lands of our birth. Foes may threaten and smite us, Still we live to bring peace to the earth. Every country and nation, Stirs with youth's inspiration — Young folks are singing, Happiness bringing Friendship to all the world.
(Chorus) Everywhere the youth is singing freedom's song, freedom's song, freedom's song. We rejoice to show the world that we are strong, we are strong, we are strong. We are the youth, and the world acclaims our song of truth. Everywhere the youth is singing freedom's song, freedom's song, freedom's song.
(Verse 2) We remember the battle, And the heroes who fell on the field, Sacred blood running crimson, Our invincible friendship has sealed. All who cherish the vision, Make the final decision, Struggle for justice, peace and good will For peoples throughout the world.
(Chorus)
(Verse 3) Solemnly our young voices Take the vow to be true to our cause. We are proud of our choices, We are serving humanity's laws. Still the forces of evil lead the world to upheaval. Down with their lying! End useless dying, Live for a happy world.
(Chorus)
(End)
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Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-an…
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-lenin/left-wing-communi…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo… www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/material…
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/csi/
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/apr/03.h…
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/documents/Stalin_Speeches…
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Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of L. Magyar's 1934 article "What is Fascism?" published in that year's April edition of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the CPUSA, and the current theoretical organ of the PCUSA. This article provides interesting insight into the perspective of the Communist International during the period of "class against class," ahead of the later "united front" period. It articulately explains the rise of fascism in Europe, as well as how German fascism was to be used as a battering ram for an invasion of the Soviet Union. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
What is Fascism? by L. Magyar (1934) ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/qpLZCkDHxZitoPp
Recommended Literature:
Black and Red: The Role of Communists in the Black Liberation Movement (2022) https://www.lulu.com/shop/party-of-communists-usa/black-and-red/paperback/product-pqeqyd.html
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/shop/j-peters/the-communist-party-a-manual-on-organization/paperback/product-1e48qqp2.html
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-leninism/paperback/product-1wkqz545.html
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1932 article entitled "The International Significance of Bolshevism" by M.H.C. from Vol. 11, No. 2 of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the Communist Party USA, and the current theoretical organ of the Party of Communists USA. This great piece details the Bolshevik struggle against opportunism, Trotskyism, and ideological renegades from Marxism-Leninism. M.H.C. brilliantly demonstrates how Bolshevism never was, nor could it ever be merely a 'Russian phenomena.' We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The International Significance of Bolshevism by M.H.C. (1932) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v11n02…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
0:00 Introduction 0:26 Section 1 10:25 Section 2 24:03 Section 3
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1933 article entitled "The Beginnings of Revolutionary Political Action in the U.S.A." by Vern Smith from Vol. 12, No. 10 of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the Communist Party USA, and the current theoretical organ of the Party of Communists USA. It is essential for Communists to be the most educated and knowledgable workers on the history and development of revolutionary action and struggles within their own countries. In order to ensure the best chances of victory moving forward, we must constantly educate ourselves on previous mistakes in the American labor movement which led to pitfalls and decay. Persistent and dedicated study is an essential component of ensuring that we avoid repeating past mistakes. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The Beginnings of Revolutionary Political Action in the U.S.A. (1933) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v12n10…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
0:00 Introduction 2:21 Utopianism 3:22 Populism 3:58 Single Tax 6:45 Marxism in America 7:29 German Membership 8:54 The First Split 10:17 Gompersism Makes Its Mark 11:34 Relief and No Evictions 13:48 Social-Democratic Party 15:03 Conventions of 1876 17:50 Parent of the S.L.P. 19:30 The S.L.P. Appears 22:26 For Gradual Revolution? 24:04 White Chauvinism 24:53 "The Socialist U.S.A." 26:47 Pledges Never to Revolt 27:29 Workers Waking Up 30:17 The Chicago Anarchists 31:40 Daniel DeLeon 34:00 Waited For The Collapse 35:54 Powerful Influence In The A.F.L. 36:58 How Not To Oppose A War 40:22 War On The A.F.L. 42:19 The Struggle Over Dual Unionism 43:53 A Coup D'etat 46:16 Colonization Again 47:11 Socialist Party
Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of comrade Moses Miller's 1950 pamphlet "Nzis Preferred: The Renzification of Western Germany." This text masterfully exposes the preferential attitude of American finance capital towards Nzi fascists in post-WWII Germany. Capitalist media feeds us the false history that the GDR was a repressive, barbaric state, etc. If you're looking for these traits, look no further than former Nzi officials and N*zi sympathizers who helped lead the West German government with the knowledge and encouragement of the USA's government. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Nzis Preferred: The Renzification of Western Germany by Moses Miller (1950) ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/AaS6CfG3LwMNHrF
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/way-out/index.htm
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/towardsovietamer.pdf
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
0:00 Introduction 0:08 Sewing Up German Steel 2:35 Operation Ruhr 7:02 It Depends On How You Look At It 9:32 Bombs Away 11:45 It Pays To Have Friends 14:59 Old Reliables 19:34 Birth Of The "New Order" 24:31 Nzis Preferred 31:35 It's Only The Beginning 36:06 Streamlining The Cold War 41:53 Germans Against Nzism 44:54 Phil Murray's "Short" Memory 52:32 "Socialists" Whom The Bankers Love 56:33 Building A New Germany 1:05:39 Blueprint For War 1:11:27 Don't Sit This One Out
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1929 article entitled "The Party and Party Discipline" by V.I. Lenin from Vol. 8, No. 3 of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the Communist Party USA, and the current theoretical organ of the Party of Communists USA. This is a collection of passages from comrade Lenin regarding the importance of discipline, and how it is related to the functioning of a Bolshevik Party. As comrade Lenin said: "Bolsheviks could not have maintained themselves in power for two-and-a-half months, let alone two-and-a-half years, without the strictest, truly iron discipline in our Party...” ("Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder, 1920).
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Literature Used:
The Communist Vol. 8, No. 3 (March 1929) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v08n03…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1932 article entitled "To The Study of Lenin and Our Party" by Alexander Bittelman from Vol. 11, No. 1 of "The Communist," the former theoretical organ of the Communist Party USA, and the current theoretical organ of the Party of Communists USA. The birth and founding of the Communist Party USA are intimately bound up with the study of Lenin, and the question of how the study of Lenin should be approached in the Party's work. This wonderful article by Alexander Bittelman gives a fantastic outline of how the study of Lenin should be connected with a Bolshevik Party. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The Communist Vol. 11, No. 1 (January 1932) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v11n01…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents selected articles from Volume 9, No. 1 of "The Communist," put out by the Communist Party USA in January 1930. What is the relation of theory to practice? What is the highest form of practice? How does theory deepen our understanding of the world? How does it strengthen the Communist movement? This selected reading answers these questions and more. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The Communist Vol. 9, No. 1 (January, 1930) www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/communist/v09n01…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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The third and final part of our series on current CPUSA leadership covers the "Best Things About Marxism" according to current CPUSA co-chair Joe Sims. Many comrades are entirely unaware of the distinctions between the CPUSA and the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA). We hope this detailed analysis of the writings and thoughts of Joe Sims sheds light on the key lines of demarcation between the CPUSA and the PCUSA, particularly in relation to the ideology of the working class, which is Marxism-Leninism.
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Original articles from Joe Sims:
Part 1: paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/ten-worst-and-b…
Part 2: paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-weeks-ten-…
Part 3: paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/third-edition-w…
Part 4: paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/worst-and-best-…
Thread of ideologically questionable stances by the current CPUSA:
twitter.com/redrevbolshevik/status/142530532080966…
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moissaye-j-olgin/why-commu… www.marxists.org/archive/olgin/pamphlets/1933/whyc…
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile-burns/what-is-marxis… www.marxists.org/archive/burns-emile/1939/what-is-…
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-peters/the-communist-par…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
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Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:57 Sims attacks "dogmatism" 13:31 Sims defends Bill of Rights Socialism 35:27 Sims praises Emma Goldman 46:23 Sims distorts Dimitrov 1:01:00 Closing discussion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 20 from comrade William Z. Foster's 1955 work entitled "History of the Three Internationals." What was the reason for the split between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks? What role did the Party of a New Type play in the development of Marxism internationally? How did it relate to the opportunism of the Second International? Foster answers all these questions are more in this brilliant analysis of Lenin's Party of a new type. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
History of the Three Internationals (1955) archive.org/details/william-z.-foster-history-of-t…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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0:00 Lenin: The Party of a New Type 3:47 Lenin and His Work 7:32 The Building of a Revolutionary Program 12:51 Early Development of the Party in Russia 19:17 The Birth of Bolshevism: London, 1903 23:55 The International Intervenes
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a pamphlet by the Russia Today Society, an Anglo-Soviet friendship organization set up as a mass organization by the Communist Party of Great Britain. This pamphlet was published 7 days after the start of the 1939-40 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. The capitalist presses were ready to promote hysteria about the Soviet Union "invading a little country," while ignoring their complicity in escalating anti-U.S.S.R. hostilities. Despite being written over 80 years ago, this pamphlet rings eerily similar to situations occurring in our world today. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Finland: The Facts by the Russia Today Society (1939) ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/98XwwCXdze29j9W
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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0:00 Finland: The Facts 2:01 What is behind it all? 3:05 Finland ─ a Tsarist colony granted independence by the U.S.S.R. 5:59 Finnish Workers' Government suppressed 7:59 So-called Finnish "Democracy" 9:24 Fascists really in control 11:49 Who is "Butcher" Mannerheim? His intrigues 13:46 The Aaland Islands affair 16:04 Fascist Finland: an anti-Soviet base 18:26 Anglo-French hostility towards the U.S.S.R. 21:24 Finland: the key to Moscow 24:33 Negotiations stop: Provocations begin 27:33 The Democratic People's Republic of Finland 29:15 Its Program and Treaty with the U.S.S.R.
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents 3 selected sections from William Z. Foster's 1952 work entitled "History of the Communist Party of the United States of America." It is essential for us American Communists to understand how the Bolshevik revolution impacted the labor and Communist movements in our country. In these sections, Foster provides valuable insight into the Bolshevik Revolution's impact on Marxism in America. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
History of the Communist Party of the United States of America (1952) williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-ten-ru…
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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0:00 Introduction 0:19 The Impact of the Revolution Upon the American Labor Movement 4:56 The Teachings of Marxism-Leninism 14:43 Marxism-Leninism and the American Marxists
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents selected articles from the first publication of "The Communist," put out by the United Communist Party of America on June 12, 1920. Many in the USA are entirely unaware of the origins of our own revolutionary history, and forget that we must learn from our own history if we are to have the best chance at overthrowing capitalism and establishing socialism. When the term "Central Executive Committee" is used in this reading, it is (in essence) referring to the first American Politburo. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
The Communist Vol. 1, No. 1 (1920) ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/T9Q6Z7wcyGqSXMR
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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0:00 "At Last" 8:56 Resolution on Legal Defense 10:56 The Convention of Revolutionists
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents this piece of the Selected Works of Ho Chi Minh Vol. 4 (Foreign Languages Publishing House), originally published in the Soviet review "Problems of the East" on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of V.I. Lenin’s birthday, April 1960. Today is comrade Ho Chi Minh's 132nd birthday, and we pay tribute to him with the reading of this piece. Long live the Socialist Republic of Vietnam!
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Literature Used:
The Path Which Led Me To Leninism by Ho Chi Minh www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/wor…
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10 Days That Shook the World by John Reed (1919) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-reed/ten-days-that-sh…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third-congress-of-the-comm…
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/oct/x01.…
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Party of Communists USA Website
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This video dives into the terrifying history of Ukrainian fascism and its relation to the current Kyiv regime. In the face of furious pro-Ukraine propaganda from the US/NATO/EU/AUKUS bloc, we Communists must be able to readily explain the dangers of fascism and the unparalleled threat that it poses to the revolutionary working-class movement. We hope this serves to further your knowledge and understanding of the threat posed by Ukrainian fascism. This was produced in collaboration with Midwestern Marx.
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No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-lenin/left-wing-communi…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo… www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/material…
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/csi/
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/apr/03.h…
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/documents/Stalin_Speeches…
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This clip is a speech given by comrade Laura R. from the League of Young Communists USA (LYCUSA). The LYC is the youth league of the only Bolshevik Party in America, the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA). On Sunday, May 1, our Party comrades participated in May Day demonstrations in 6 cities across the country. This speech was from the Washington DC demonstrations, where PCUSA flags were flown in front of the White House. Enjoy!
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Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-lenin/left-wing-communi…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo… www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/material…
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/csi/
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/apr/03.h…
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/documents/Stalin_Speeches…
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Party of Communists USA Website:
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated book (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile for over 3 decades. He was an ardent defender of the Soviet and Eastern European socialist experiences. Comrade Corvalán passed away on July 21, 2010. This episode begins a series of chapters on the publication "Conversations with Margot Honecker," (2000). We hope this series sheds light on the true historical nature of the first socialist state built on German Soil. This text was originally retrieved from marxists.org. Enjoy!
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Material used:
ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/sYMT8LLxspeSeX6
Original Spanish text:
www.marxists.org/espanol/corvalan/conversaciones_c…
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Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) stalinsocietypk.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/anothe…
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise by John Green & Bruni de la Motte (2015) ia800109.us.archive.org/4/items/StasiStateOrSocial…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo…
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This clip is a speech given by comrade Lee from the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA). This past Sunday, our Party comrades participated in May Day demonstrations in 6 cities across the country. This speech was from the Washington DC demonstrations, where PCUSA flags were flown in front of the White House. Enjoy!
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No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-lenin/left-wing-communi…
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/joseph-stalin/mastering-bo… www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxine-levi/communists-and…
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/material…
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/csi/
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1908/apr/03.h…
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/documents/Stalin_Speeches…
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Party of Communists USA Website:
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a July 1929 report to the 2nd World Congress of the League Against Imperialism at Frankfort, Germany, by comrade James W. Ford. This speech particularly highlights the relationship between the toiling Black peoples around the world and the effects of the imperialist WWI. Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net.
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Literature Used:
Communists and the Struggle for Negro Liberation (1929) ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/x9HXPTmL9Q6NN2d
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maurice-cornforth/readers-…
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-stalin/dialectical-and-h…
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-stalin/foundations-of-l…
Marxist Glossary by L. Harry Gould (1947) www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/l-harry-gould/marxist-glos…
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) www.marxists.org/archive/browder/browder-theory.pd…
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Please enjoy the first episode covering the 1961 Soviet text "Fundamentals of Marxism-Leninism." This episode covers the significance of the Marxist-Leninist Party in relation to the working-class struggle. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
https://bannedthought.net/MLM-Theory/...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) by the C.C. of the CPSU (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Stalin's Speeches to the CPUSA by J.V. Stalin (1929) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fifth and final chapter of comrade Alexander Bittelman's 1937 pamphlet entitled "Trotsky the Traitor." This piece of writing dissects the wrecking activities that Trotsky engaged in, particularly his collaboration with German and Japanese fascism with the clear intention of sabotaging the Soviet government. We hope this video strengthens your understanding of the role Trotsky played in the USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
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Literature Used:
Trotsky the Traitor by Alexander Bittelman (1937) https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third and final part of a three-part series over the book "Socialism Betrayed" by Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny. This class specifically highlights the ideological differences between Bukharin, Trotsky, and Stalin in the early years of the Soviet Union. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union by Roger Keeran and Thoms Kenny https://valleysunderground.files.word...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
The New Economic Policy by V.I. Lenin (1921) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Viewing:
Mission to Moscow by Michael Curtiz (1943)
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Party of Communists USA Website
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Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:39 Reading 1 6:49 Soviet Life Magazine 8:27 "Universal human values" 9:14 Socdem degeneration 10:05 Reading 2 15:29 Second economy? (Q&A) 21:02 Middle class? (Q&A) 22:29 Comrade Fidel 22:53 Reading 3 28:39 CPUSA & Perestroika 29:05 Kruschev & class? (Q&A) 30:50 Relevancy to China 32:03 Socialism or Death 33:23 Reading 4 36:54 Imperialism Today 39:42 Das Kapital 40:20 Soviet middle class? (Q&A) 43:40 Am I petty-bourgeois (Q&A) 44:35 More relevancy to China 47:32 Concluding remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth chapter of comrade Alexander Bittelman's 1937 pamphlet entitled "Trotsky the Traitor." This piece of writing dissects the wrecking activities that Trotsky engaged in, particularly his collaboration with German and Japanese fascism with the clear intention of sabotaging the Soviet government. We hope this video strengthens your understanding of the role Trotsky played in the USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
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Literature Used:
Trotsky the Traitor by Alexander Bittelman (1937) https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third chapter of comrade Alexander Bittelman's 1937 pamphlet entitled "Trotsky the Traitor." This piece of writing dissects the wrecking activities that Trotsky engaged in, particularly his collaboration with German and Japanese fascism with the clear intention of sabotaging the Soviet government. We hope this video strengthens your understanding of the role Trotsky played in the USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used:
Trotsky the Traitor by Alexander Bittelman (1937) https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this clip from our 2021 class " Leninist Party of a New Type pt. 3," that discusses a term that has recently floated around in ultra-left and radical circles: "class reductionism." What is this term? Does it have a history in the working-class movement? What relationship does this 'ideology' have to Marxism-Leninism? This clip will answer these questions and more. Enjoy!
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxin...
Materialism and the Dialectical Method by Maurice Cornforth (1953) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second chapter of comrade Alexander Bittelman's 1937 pamphlet entitled "Trotsky the Traitor." This piece of writing dissects the wrecking activities that Trotsky engaged in, particularly his collaboration with German and Japanese fascism with the clear intention of sabotaging the Soviet government. We hope this video strengthens your understanding of the role Trotsky played in the USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first chapter of comrade Alexander Bittelman's 1937 pamphlet entitled "Trotsky the Traitor." This piece of writing dissects the wrecking activities that Trotsky engaged in, particularly his collaboration with German and Japanese fascism with the clear intention of sabotaging the Soviet government. We hope this video strengthens your understanding of the role Trotsky played in the USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second part of a three-part series over the book "Socialism Betrayed" by Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny. This class specifically highlights the ideological differences between Bukharin, Trotsky, and Stalin in the early years of the Soviet Union. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union by Roger Keeran and Thoms Kenny https://valleysunderground.files.word...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
The New Economic Policy by V.I. Lenin (1921) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Viewing:
Mission to Moscow by Michael Curtiz (1943)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:31 Reading 1 5:06 Context of the NEP 6:16 Ideological seeds? (Q&A) 7:33 Kulaks? (Q&A) 9:29 Factionalism? (Q&A) 12:26 Reading 2 15:55 Lenin on the NEP? (Q&A) 19:02 Trotsky's role (Q&A) 20:11 Reading 3 32:11 Softening of class struggle 32:36 People change roles 34:14 Trotsky's Amalgams 35:00 Foster's Russia in 1924 35:26 Short vs. Long Term NEP 36:44 Marxism & the National Question 37:13 Other CPSU Leaders? (Q&A) 39:19 The Kulak Issue 40:25 China & Concluding Remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated book (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile for over 3 decades. He was an ardent defender of the Soviet and Eastern European socialist experiences. Comrade Corvalán passed away on July 21, 2010. This episode begins a series of chapters on the publication "Conversations with Margot Honecker," (2000). We hope this series sheds light on the true historical nature of the first socialist state built on German Soil. This text was originally retrieved from marxists.org. Enjoy!
Interested in attending free classes? Sign up here: https://gem.godaddy.com/signups/4c405...
Material used:
https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/sYM...
Original Spanish text:
https://www.marxists.org/espanol/corv...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise by John Green & Bruni de la Motte (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this clip from our 2021 class " 'Left-Wing' Communism: An Infantile Disorder pt. 5," that discusses the "Communist" label. Why do so-called "revolutionaries" run away from that word? Does abandoning the "Communist" label further the interests of the working class? Or does this further the interests of the capitalist class? We hope this clip sheds some light on this crucial issue.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this class going over a portion of comrade William Z. Foster's 1952 text "The History of the Communist Party of the United States of America." This class specifically highlights the role played by the Communist Party in the 1930s, the relations it had to the Democratic Party, and the role it ultimately played in the anti-fascist people's front during the Second World War. We hope this class helps clarify misconceptions about CPUSA history, particularly as it relates to the era of the 1930s.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used In This Class:
History of the Communist Party of the United States of America by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/william-z...
Recommended Literature:
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Enemy Forgotten by Gilbert Green (1956) https://vajeqiwijoli.myshelfink.icu/e...
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) =Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:21 Reading 1 3:31 Trump's influence 4:32 American fascism's development? (Q&A) 7:33 Fascism countdown clock? (Q&A) 8:35 U.S. WW2 involvement? (Q&A) 9:52 U.S. spreading fascism? (Q&A) 11:07 American fascism? (Q&A) 18:23 Eleanor Roosevelt? (Q&A) 20:39 Reading 2 22:28 Stages of the CPUSA 24:53 Reading 2 cont. 27:14 Popular vs United Front? (Q&A) 30:52 U.S. People's Front? (Q&A) 32:31 AFL-CIO? (Q&A) 37:50 'Degeneracy'? (Q&A) 41:28 Reading 3 42:19 Historical context 46:12 People's front vs. Communist work? (Q&A) 50:07 'Lesser-evilism'? (Q&A) 55:37 Huey Long 56:51 Social fascism? (Q&A) 59:42 Left-wing reaction 59:55 Opposing 'tailism' 1:00:26 Current parallels? (Q&A) 1:02:53 Communists & Democrats? (Q&A) 1:10:05 CIA & the New Left 1:10:17 U.S. soc-dem failures 1:11:11 'Alternative lifestyles'? (Q&A) 1:12:18 Petty bourgeoisie & fascism? (Q&A) 1:15:57 Capitalist election financing 1:17:05 Concluding remarks & ending
Enjoy this clip from our 2018 class "PSMLS Origins and History" covering the historic role that is currently being played by the People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies. The PSMLS is performing the vital duty of carrying the torch of Communist schooling and education in the U.S.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading from the first publication of "The Communist," put out by the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Party of Communists (PCUSA). This is a continuation of the ideological publication released by the CPUSA when it was also titled "The Communist." This article is a reprint of a 2014 article by comrades V.A. Tyulkin and M.V. Popov that goes over several fundamental theoretical and practical errors made by the CPSU that would ultimately set the foundation for Gorbachev's "Perestroika" and the counter-revolutionary events of 1991.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used:
Leninism and Revisionism by V.A. Tyulkin and M.V. Popov (2014) https://redpat.org/2021/11/the-commun...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxin...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated book (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile for over 3 decades. He was an ardent defender of the Soviet and Eastern European socialist experiences. Comrade Corvalán passed away on July 21, 2010. This episode begins a series of chapters on the publication "Conversations with Margot Honecker," (2000). We hope this series sheds light on the true historical nature of the first socialist state built on German Soil. This text was originally retrieved from marxists.org. Enjoy!
Interested in attending free classes? Sign up here: https://gem.godaddy.com/signups/4c405...
Material used:
https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/sYM...
Original Spanish text:
https://www.marxists.org/espanol/corv...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise by John Green & Bruni de la Motte (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the first of a two-part series covering the constitution of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA), the only Marxist-Leninist Bolshevik Party of a New Type in the US. This series is a great introduction to what a Bolshevik Party constitution looks like and how the structure of Bolshevik Parties is connected to the history of the world Communist movement.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used In This Class:
Constitution of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/abou...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Why Communism? by Moissaye J. Olgin (1933) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:14 Reading 1 3:00 The term 'vanguard' 3:39 Reading 2 6:07 Additional commissions 6:25 CC vs. PB? (Q&A) 7:26 Dialectical & historical materialism? (Q&A) 9:15 'The Communist' magazine? (Q&A) 10:11 Constitution's history 10:39 Reading 3 11:26 PCUSA's Pledge 13:36 Reading 3 cont. 14:42 Carry the torch 15:11 Pledge's history? (Q&A) 17:21 Reading 4 20:41 Criticism & self-criticism 21:36 Bureaucracy? (Q&A) 23:23 Reading 5 26:30 Crisis in the Socialist Party 28:19 Stalin on criticism 28:39 Good standing? (Q&A) 29:47 Concluding remarks & ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fifth and final part of our five-part series covering the pamphlet "Party Building and Political Leadership" by comrades William Z. Foster, James Ford, Charles Krumbein, and Alex Bittleman. This part talks about the importance of understanding Marxism-Leninism as a science, as well as the importance of being able to adequately study, learn, and apply Marxism-Leninism in our time. This text should prove useful to anyone looking to help build socialism in the United States.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used In This Class:
Party Building and Political Leadership by William Z. Foster, James Ford, Alex Bittleman, and Charles Krumbein (1937) https://archive.org/details/PartyBuil...
Recommended Literature:
The Meaning of San Rafael by Henry Winston (1971) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/3Fk...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... 7849qz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Communist Party USA by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:25 Reading/Lecture 1 5:09 Staying consistent 5:34 African People's Socialist Party (Q&A) 7:02 Enver Hoxha 7:50 Center the class struggle 8:35 Reading/Lecture 2 15:30 Science of Marxism-Leninism 17:18 PCUSA vs. CPUSA 17:37 Black & Red 17:47 Hammer and Hoe 17:54 Science of Marxism-Leninism cont. 18:59 Concluding remarks & ending
Some of those in the broader American leftist community misunderstand Huey Long to be a friend of the working class. Far from being any sort of "socialist," let alone Communist, "In [Huey Long’s] opinion, it was either Share Our Wealth in America 'or Communism.' " It is crucial that Communists be able to identify the difference between those who are fighting for the working class and those who are merely using the revolutionary fervor of the working class for the gain of the capitalist class. We hope this clip helps clarify this common misunderstanding!
Interested in attending a class? Sign up here: https://gem.godaddy.com/signups/4c405...
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Recommended Literature:
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States (Ch. 27) by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Enemy Forgotten by Gilbert Green (1956) https://vajeqiwijoli.myshelfink.icu/e...
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
Recommended Listening:
Lindbergh by Woodie Guthrie (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9qJ...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The second part of our series on current CPUSA leadership continues covering the "Worst Things About Marxism" according to current CPUSA co-chair Joe Sims. Many comrades are entirely unaware of the distinctions between the CPUSA and the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA). We hope this detailed analysis of the writings and thoughts of Joe Sims sheds light on the key lines of demarcation between the CPUSA and the PCUSA, particularly in relation to the ideology of the working class, which is Marxism-Leninism.
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Original articles from Joe Sims:
Part 1: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 2: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 3: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 4: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Thread of ideologically questionable stances by the current CPUSA:
https://twitter.com/redrevbolshevik/s...
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:12 Socialist Realism 4:07 Class struggle intensifies under socialism 8:24 We are optimists 11:08 Toward Soviet America 12:29 Democratic Centralism 16:55 Class against class 23:53 Socialism in one country 26:11 Forward ever, backward never 30:46 Expose bankrupt ideology 31:25 KKE and the Comintern 33:34 More "worst things" from Sims 34:10 Combatting anti-Communist leadership 35:13 DemCent RedPat article 36:07 Concluding remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading from the first publication of "The Communist," put out by the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Party of Communists (PCUSA). This is a continuation of the ideological publication released by the CPUSA when it was also titled "The Communist." This article touches on the controversial topic of the dissolution of the Comintern, as well as its international implications and effects. A thorough understanding of the trends that weakened the world Communist movement is necessary to ensure that we do not repeat the same mistakes. We hope you learn something new!
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Literature Used:
Opportunism and the Collapse of the Third International by Timothy Dirté (2021) https://redpat.org/2021/11/the-commun...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxin...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip derived from the 2021 class "CPUSA Leadership pt. 1/3." Do we call ourselves Communists? Do we call ourselves Marxist-Leninists? What labels do we use to describe ourselves? We hope this clip helps clarify these questions!
Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/PSMLS
Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/Gl4d8mjuRI0
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a study on the radical origins of International Women's Day! As comrade Mao Zedong correctly stated: "Women hold up half the sky." Enjoy listening!
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Literature Used In This Class:
International Women's Day by Birgitte Søland https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/QGC...
Recommended Reading:
An Interview with Lenin on the Woman Question by Clara Zetkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Lenin on the Women’s Question by Clara Zetkin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...
PSMLS LinkTree:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:18 Reading 1 3:00 Half of the Population 3:39 Chicago Gathering (Q&A) 4:18 Socialists & Feminists 5:05 U.S. Origins 5:43 Connection to Second International? (Q&A) 8:20 Pushback? (Q&A) 8:42 The U.N. & IWD 9:14 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire 10:10 Reading 2 12:01 Resistance to the Woman Question? (Q&A) 14:53 Feminism & Postmodernism 16:38 Reading 3 19:57 Engels quote 22:24 Cossacks? (Q&A) 23:29 Social Uprisings 23:55 How did this happen? (Q&A) 25:44 Tsar's Trip to the Front 26:15 Analyze things dialectically 28:26 Eisenstein movie 28:51 Reading 4 32:41 Bourgeois co-opting? (Q&A) 34:44 Communism & IWD 36:32 Reading 5 39:05 Accomplishments vs. Protests 39:35 Co-opting icons 40:00 Other holidays? (Q&A) 41:38 IWD celebrations 42:20 Combahee River Collective 43:11 "Waves" of Feminism? (Q&A) 43:59 Petty-Bourgeois Feminists 45:24 Bama-zon 46:17 Identity Politics 47:31 Class "identity" 48:01 Fanny Hechtman 48:55 Pat Sloan quote 52:20 Nadezhda Krupskaya 54:09 Capitalism & Working-Class Mothers 56:18 Reading Recommendations 59:43 Are Communists Feminists? (Q&A) 1:01:08 Proletarian Feminism? (Q&A) 1:02:31 Alexandra Kollontai 1:03:08 Imperialist U.N. tactics? (Q&A) 1:06:34 Co-opting cont. 1:07:42 Re-center our Analysis 1:08:36 Red Detachment of Women 1:12:40 More Reading Recommendations 1:13:31 "Pueblos" 1:13:54 Ending
Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of Moses Miller's 1950 pamphlet "Soviet 'Anti-Semitism': The Big Lie!" This pamphlet decisively debunks the conspiratorial myth that the Soviet Union, of all places, was "anti-semitic." We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used:
Soviet "Anti-Semitism": The Big Lie! by Moses Miller (1950) https://archive.org/details/miller-mo...
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of the article "From Eurocommunism to Present Opportunism" by Raúl Martinez Turrero. This article explains the development of Eurocommunism as a historical trend and its implications for the world Communist movement. This trend spurred a cancerous growth of opportunism and class collaboration which the Communist movement in western Europe has yet to recover from.
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Literature Used:
"From Eurocommunism to Present Opportunism" by Raúl Martinez Turrero (2012) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/2xX...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Communists and the Liberation of Europe by Maxine Levi (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/maxin...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy this PSMLS reading of comrade William Z.Foster's 1941 pamphlet "Communism vs. Fascism." The lumping together of these two polar opposite systems causes dangerous confusion for the working masses. We hope this reading clarifies the obvious and clear distinctions between these two political systems. Enjoy!
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Literature Used:
Communism versus Fascism by William Z. Foster (1941) https://studylib.net/doc/8069811/will...
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip derived from the 2021 class "CPUSA Leadership pt. 1/3." How does somebody like Joe Sims earn their way to a key leadership position in a Party with such a rich history as the CPUSA? Watch and find out!
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Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/Gl4d8mjuRI0
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated book (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile for over 3 decades. He was an ardent defender of the Soviet and Eastern European socialist experiences. Comrade Corvalán passed away on July 21, 2010. This episode begins a series of chapters on the publication "Conversations with Margot Honecker," (2000). We hope this series sheds light on the true historical nature of the first socialist state built on German Soil. This text was originally retrieved from marxists.org. Enjoy!
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Material used:
https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/6JB...
Original Spanish text:
https://www.marxists.org/espanol/corv...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise by John Green & Bruni de la Motte (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the letter written by comrade V.I. Lenin to the central committee members of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party on November 6th, the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution. The Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917 will forever be remembered as the event which allowed for the prolonged establishment of the first society of the future: socialism.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Lenin Collected Works, Volume 26, pp. 234-235. https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
10 Days That Shook the World by John Reed (1919) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip! This is derived from the 2021 class " "Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder (pt. 5/5)." We hope this clip is a call to action for all those outside of a group or organization. Communists are with the collective; they are not individualists.
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Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/fV01n6UE8RM
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Outro Music:
USSR Anthem by the Red Army Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFvdi...
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Party of Communists USA Website:
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Please enjoy the fourth and final part of a four-part series on the basic tenets of a Leninist Party (i.e. a Party of a New Type). This episode goes into the current manifestation of the only Leninist Party currently within the United States, the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA). We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Literature:
Revisionism, Opportunism, Poly-Marxism by Gaspar Jorge Garcia Gallo (1974). Republished by the S.I.M.S.G. (Staten Island Marxist Study Group) in 1989 under the Educational Department of the Staten Island Club of the Communist Party U.S.A. https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/4pe...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) by the C.C. of the CPSU (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Stalin's Speeches on the CPUSA by J.V. Stalin (1929) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:08 Lecture 1 6:56 Internationales? (Q&A) 7:41 Hugo Chavez? (Q&A) 10:07 Old CPUSA issues 11:23 Cuba, Stalin, & Chavez 12:39 AES democratic centralism? (Q&A) 13:14 More Internationales? (Q&A) 16:36 Old CPUSA 19:48 Pre-Party Formation? (Q&A) 20:47 Perestroika support? (Q&A) 23:18 Jarvis Tyner story 24:20 Dem-cent & Perestroika? (Q&A) 30:39 Lecture 2 38:02 Haywood clarification 38:28 PLP 39:29 Other US Parties? (Q&A) 41:15 Splitting over tactics? (Q&A) 43:32 Ideological splits? (Q&A) 49:30 Stalin & H.G. Wells 49:52 YCL radicalization? (Q&A) 50:54 PSMLS vs. public universities 51:23 Previous CPUSA experiences 52:22 DSA & Dem-Cent? (Q&A) 53:30 Marxism & Revisionism 54:26 Sam Webb's Blog 57:49 Reading Recommendations 58:28 Importance of PCUSA History 59:42 Hoxhaism 1:01:42 Contemporary Splits 1:02:22 Communist Bloodline 1:03:24 More on Hoxhaism? (Q&A) 1:05:26 WWP Experiences 1:06:33 Democratic Centralism 1:07:56 CIA Chicanery? (Q&A) 1:09:03 Bolsheviks & Pre-Party Formation? (Q&A) 1:10:58 Stalin Destroys Liberalism 1:12:21 Other Party Experiences 1:12:55 J. Peters' Book 1:13:37 Market socialism? (Q&A) 1:15:39 CPUSA Revisionism? (Q&A) 1:16:54 Changing Global Framework 1:18:21 Concluding Remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated lecture (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile for over 3 decades. He was an ardent defender of the Soviet and Eastern European socialist experiences. Comrade Corvalán passed away on July 21, 2010. This episode begins a series of chapters on the publication "Conversations with Margot Honecker," (2000). We hope this series sheds light on the true historical nature of the first socialist state built on German Soil. This text was originally retrieved from marxists.org Enjoy!
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Material used:
https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/FkK...
Original Spanish text:
https://www.marxists.org/espanol/corv...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise by John Green & Bruni de la Motte (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
Stalin and the Great Purges by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/TUzRdUE7gr0
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Party of Communists USA Website
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fifth and final part of a five-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 5 selects key sections from the text that are of note in our current conditions. A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
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Purchase a copy of this book through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/QxtVYHXo7OQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/-ldhSBGRz5U
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0ZovMPgH-Kk
Part 4: https://youtu.be/KXioc53gnYA
Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 10) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:16 Reading 1 4:37 Anarchism is petty-bourgeois? 5:49 CPUSA bookstore experiences 6:24 Bourgeois fads 6:42 Why is anarchism attractive? (Q&A) 7:59 Left-opportunism 9:12 More bourgeois fads? (Q&A) 10:25 Opportunism & liquidation 11:38 "Modern" petty-bourgeois? (Q&A) 13:53 Reading 2 17:28 Limits on electoralism? (Q&A) 18:48 Bolshevik adaptation 19:19 Swim with the fishes 20:40 1905 Revolution 21:27 The Pro Act? (Q&A) 22:53 Reading 3 26:36 "Left" communism vs. ultraleftism? (Q&A) 28:56 IWW faults 29:33 CPUSA & trade unions? (Q&A) 30:48 CPUSA ultraleft phase 32:37 Increasing unionization? (Q&A) 33:51 Phases of Bolshevik Revolution 35:03 Composition of trade unions 35:51 Bourgeois "elections" 37:10 More on trade union composition 37:57 Work w/ the masses 40:15 Reading 4 46:25 Foundations of ultraleftist tendencies 47:21 Entente in WWII? (Q&A) 49:07 Moving towards revolution? (Q&A) 52:00 Labor aristocracy? (Q&A) 52:41 Popularity of anarchism 55:09 Contemporary parallels 55:35 Gig economy 56:22 Entrepreneurship 57:27 Gig economy cont. 58:33 Anti-communist propaganda & Ethiopia 1:00:41 3-legged stool? (Q&A) 1:02:45 Reading recommendations 1:03:47 Vanguardism vs. syndicalism 1:04:09 Jacques Duclos 1:04:53 Concluding remarks & ending
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip! This is derived from the 2019 class "Socialism Betrayed (pt. 1/3)." We hope this clip clarifies the brutal realities that the kulaks inflicted upon the working class in the Soviet Union. Kulak and kulak-type elements always have been, and always will be enemies of the working-class movement. As comrade Lenin said: "Ruthless suppression of the kulaks, those bloodsuckers, vampires, plunderers of the people and profiteers, who batten on famine." Enjoy!
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Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/hC1kPOCSEEs
Recommended Literature:
Fraud, Famine, and Fascism by Douglas Tottle (1987) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/dougl...
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of a letter from the KKE (Communist Party of Greece) to the CPUSA (Communist Party USA) entitled "Position of KKE on Webb's platform and the developments in the CPUSA." This article ideologically exposes the opportunist, revisionist, and liquidationist platform of the CPUSA under the leadership of Sam Webb. It is of the utmost importance for comrades to become familiar with the ideological decay of the CPUSA following the death of comrade Gus Hall.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information. Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net
Literature Used:
Letter to the CPUSA from the KKE entitled "Position of KKE on Webb's platform and the developments in the CPUSA," reprinted From The KKE’s Web site: http://inter.kke.gr/News/news2011/201... (04/13/2011) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/2xX...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1949 speech by comrade and former CPUSA member Paul Robeson on a celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. In this speech, Comrade Robeson eloquently explains what the Soviet Union means to him as a black person and as a worker. This speech was originally published in pamphlet form by New Century Publishers in January of 1950. It was reprinted by New Outlook Publishers in 2011. Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net.
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Literature Used:
The Negro People and the Soviet Union by Paul Robeson (1949) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/Db8...
Recommended Literature:
Why I am a Communist by Benjamin J. Davis (1947) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/dbm...
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Marxist Glossary by L. Harry Gould (1947) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/l-har...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth part of a five-part series covering the pamphlet "Party Building and Political Leadership" by comrades William Z. Foster, James Ford, Charles Krumbein, and Alex Bittleman. This specific episode pulls primarily from comrade James Ford's contribution to the pamphlet. Strengthening the Party, particularly within ethnic and diverse communities, is an essential component of building the Communist movement. This text should prove useful to anyone looking to help build socialism in the United States.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Party Building and Political Leadership by William Z. Foster, James Ford, Alex Bittleman, and Charles Krumbein (1937) https://archive.org/details/PartyBuil...
Recommended Literature:
The Meaning of San Rafael by Henry Winston (1971) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/3Fk...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... 7849qz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
The Way Out by Earl Browder (1941) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party USA by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) https://www.marxists.org/archive/fost...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:40 Reading/Lecture 1 10:27 Avoiding imitation? (Q&A) 12:55 Mass org importance 13:50 Reading/Lecture 2 20:18 New technology 21:20 Reading/Lecture 3 28:13 Skepticism of black community 33:37 Latino recruiting 34:42 Alabama crop sharers (Q&A) 35:28 Mutual aid 37:08 Communist subculture 38:11 CPUSA & ethnic communities 39:12 Meaning of San Rafael 39:29 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies an article titled "Crisis of Petty-Bourgeois Radicalism" by Gus Hall. This article was published in Political Affairs in 1970. Political Affairs was the name of the ideological magazine at the time of this being written. In this article, comrade Hall masterfully dissects the individualist nature of petty-bourgeois radicalism and its failures to connect to the broader working-class movement for socialism. Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Crisis of Petty-Bourgeois Radicalism by Gus Hall (1970) https://www.marxists.org/archive/hall...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Marxist Glossary by L. Harry Gould (1947) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/l-har...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip! This is derived from the 2021 class "Mastering Bolshevism (pt. 2/2)." We hope this clip helps clarify why Stalin, in particular, is such a vilified figure in the history of the world Communist movement.
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Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/4_6hyFfOn68
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Outro Music:
USSR Anthem by the Red Army Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFvdi...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a 1947 interview with former CPUSA member Benjamin J. Davis. Comrade Davis was the defense attorney in the Angelo Herndon case in 1932 and was drawn to the Party via the Party's participation in this key historical event. This interview specifically highlights the plight of black people in American. Davis outlines the path to black liberation as being one and the same as the struggle for a socialist America. Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net.
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Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Marxist Glossary by L. Harry Gould (1947) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/l-har...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the third part of a four-part series on the basic tenets of a Leninist Party (i.e. a Party of a New Type). This episode discusses an article by Gaspar Jorge Garcia Gallo of the Communist Party of Cuba, which discusses the themes of revisionism and opportunism. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
Revisionism, Opportunism, Poly-Marxism by Gaspar Jorge Garcia Gallo (1974). Republished by the S.I.M.S.G. (Staten Island Marxist Study Group) in 1989 under the Educational Department of the Staten Island Club of the Communist Party U.S.A. https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/4pe...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) by the C.C. of the CPSU (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Stalin's Speeches on the CPUSA by J.V. Stalin (1929) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Lecture 1 7:49 Leninism vs. Maoism? (Q&A) 8:47 Opportunist examples? (Q&A) 9:54 Litmus test? (Q&A) 11:44 Disagreements on definitions? (Q&A) 12:47 "Revisionism"? (Q&A) 16:05 Staying dialectical? (Q&A) 18:40 "Class reductionism" (Q&A) 21:32 DSA deception 22:02 What constitutes revisionism? (Q&A) 23:58 Lecture 2 30:28 Poly-Marxism rejects Leninism 33:19 Contemporary Poly-Marxists? (Q&A) 34:00 Sino-Soviet split 35:24 Opportunist DSA 36:21 CPUSA decay? (Q&A) 39:24 Stalin on Revisionism 40:59 "Individual" Marxism 41:55 Bourgeois baggage 42:23 Poly-Marxism has failed 45:53 When reality changes the truth changes? (Q&A) 48:28 More reading recommendations 48:49 CPUSA's "Reflections on Socialism" 51:43 Even more reading recommendations 52:11 Anarchists: not our allies 55:06 And even more reading recommendations 55:56 "Social Fascism?" (Q&A) 57:39 PSMLS combats these trends 58:22 DSA experience 58:55 Communist "center"? (Q&A) 1:01:26 Market socialism? (Q&A) 1:05:34 Poly-Marxism rejects vanguardism 1:06:00 Molotov Remembers 1:07:09 Ideology, strategy & tactics 1:08:16 Breadtube breeding reactionary ideology 1:08:52 Venom of liberalism 1:10:18 Another Stalin quote 1:11:37 Online "Marxism" 1:12:29 Final reading recommendations 1:13:17 Concluding remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies a speech by Earl Browder to the Worker's School in New York City in January of 1939. This fantastic speech points out the reality that the science of Marxism-Leninism is the only path that will lead the working masses to socialism. As comrade Vladimir Lenin said: "Without a revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement... The role of the vanguard can be fulfilled only by a Party that is guided by the most advanced theory," (Selected Works, Vol. II, pp. 47, 48). Check out our partner publishing house at newoutlookpublishers.net.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Marxist Glossary by L. Harry Gould (1947) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/l-har...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
On December 7th, 1989, in mourning for the Cuban internationalists who fell during the fulfillment of civil and military missions in Africa and other parts of the world, held in El Cacahual (the place that keeps the remains of Antonio Maceo and his assistant Captain Francisco Gómez Toro, as well those of other Cuban patriots), Fidel Castro spoke about the imminent counter-revolution in the Soviet Union and the impact it would have on Cuba.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Socialism or Death by Fidel Castro (1989) https://redpat.org/2021/07/full-text-...
Original Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szAR1...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
Closing song: The Internationale (Cuba, 2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywZrR...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
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The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class over the text "The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky," written in after the Great October Socialist Revolution in 1918. This work of Lenin's meticulously dissects the historical and ideological bankruptcy of social democracy and right-opportunism. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky by V.I. Lenin (1918) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 3:49 Reading 1 9:15 Eduard Bernstein? (Q&A) 10:32 Lenin's birthday 11:10 Lenin goes nuclear 11:44 Differences in the European Labor Movement 12:45 De-Stalinization 16:35 "Matured socialism?" (Q&A) 19:03 Left-opportunists 19:25 DotP & the Paris Commune 20:11 Reading 2 24:35 Combatting right-opportunism? (Q&A) 25:50 Dictatorship & democracy 30:21 Kautsky's fate? (Q&A) 31:14 Reading 3 36:04 "Left" anti-communists 37:28 Coalitions? (Q&A) 38:53 What is to Done? 39:03 Class democracy 40:46 Peaceful transition? (Q&A) 41:47 Warning against ultra-"leftists" 42:17 Reading 4 53:07 History of the 3 Internationals 53:52 Gus Hall books 54:22 Ebert & Scheidemann 55:09 More book recommendations 55:39 Left & right-opportunism? (Q&A) 57:13 CPUSA opportunism 57:45 State & Revolution 58:37 Right-opportunist emergence 59:07 Idealist democracy 59:32 More reading recommendations 1:00:01 Longuet & red diaper babies 1:01:36 More CPUSA opportunism 1:03:31 Langston Hughes poem 1:04:07 More on DotP 1:04:57 Concluding remarks & ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the seventh chapter of Moissaye J. Olgin's phenomenal text: "Why Communism?" (1933). This is a fantastic explanation of what a Communist Party is and what its members engage in. This book is available through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1933) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of the article "Communists and the so-called socialism of the 21st century" by Pável Blanco Cabrera (member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Mexico). This article brilliantly exposes the ideological flaws of "21st-century socialism," and particularly its relationship to the invaluable experience of the Soviet Union and the socialist construction that took place in that country. All Communists should be aware of the dangers posed by this opportunistic ideology and be prepared to combat it when it rears its ugly head.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Communists and the so-called "Socialism of the 21st Century" by Pável Blanco Cabrera (2012) https://ourcloud.usvanguard.net/s/2xX...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the second part of a four-part series on the basic tenets of a Leninist Party (i.e. a Party of a New Type). It is very easy for individuals on the left to consider themselves Communists. Marxist-Leninists understand that Communists are part of a collective, and are not driven by individualism.
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Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:02 Opening Lecture 7:13 On "role models" 8:17 Honesty 9:03 Obligations 9:52 "Left" Communism 11:15 Revolutionary love 13:02 Join & leave 14:01 Oaths 14:48 Organizational attrition 15:26 More join & leave 16:17 Youth on "vows" 18:08 Contracts 19:34 Loyalty 21:37 Role of the individual 22:44 Leaving the Party? (Q&A) 31:52 Individualist baggage 32:36 Bertolt Brecht quote 36:29 Bourgeois baggage 37:43 Reviving collectivism 38:31 Building collectivism? (Q&A) 40:20 Battling liberalism 41:03 Baggage & individualism 42:08 On anti-collectivism 43:08 Promoting collectivism 43:46 Saying something "wrong" 44:52 More on the individual 49:20 George Orwell & individualism? (Q&A) 52:19 Socialism Betrayed 54:14 Identifying bourgeois tendencies? (Q&A) 56:29 Democratic centralism 57:00 Trotsky's individualism 58:41 Disagreeing with leadership? (Q&A) 1:01:06 Democratic centralism example 1:02:21 Criticism & self-criticism? (Q&A) 1:04:12 Communism is a way of life 1:04:37 Avoiding CPUSA reformism? (Q&A) 1:08:28 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third part of a five-part series covering the pamphlet "Party Building and Political Leadership" by comrades William Z. Foster, James Ford, Charles Krumbein, and Alex Bittleman. This specific episode pulls from Alex Bittlemans' contribution to the pamphlet. Building the Party is an essential component of the Communist movement. This text should prove useful to anyone looking to help build the Communist movement.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Party Building and Political Leadership by William Z. Foster, James Ford, Alex Bittleman, and Charles Krumbein (1937) https://archive.org/details/PartyBuil...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... 7849qz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party USA by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) https://www.marxists.org/archive/fost...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:52 Reading/lecture 1 8:30 Written by Bittleman 8:39 Party & mass movements? (Q&A) 9:14 Revolutionary progress? (Q&A) 11:51 Repeating past success? (Q&A) 16:15 Revolution in the '30s? (Q&A) 17:55 Socialism is a Science 18:21 Former Communist influence 20:53 Pyongyang declaration? (Q&A) 23:39 Reading/lecture 2 36:43 Develop Communists 37:27 Increase ideological maturity 38:24 Party & the mass movement 38:48 Business Plot 39:13 Henry Wallace? (Q&A) 39:32 Ending
Enjoy this class going over the "Worst Things About Marxism" according to current CPUSA co-chair Joe Sims. Many comrades are entirely unaware of the distinctions between the CPUSA and the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA). We hope this detailed analysis of the writings and thoughts of Joe Sims sheds light on the key lines of demarcation between the CPUSA and the PCUSA, particularly in relation to the ideology of the working class, which is Marxism-Leninism.
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Original articles from Joe Sims:
Part 1: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 2: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 3: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Part 4: https://paeditorsblog.blogspot.com/20...
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:24 Joe Sims & Political Affairs 6:40 Dictatorship of the Proletariat 17:40 Single-Party State 32:11 Defending the USSR 38:35 Marxism-Leninism 50:27 Negation of the negation 52:30 Opium of the people 1:00:50 Socialist realism 1:04:02 CPUSA leadership degeneration 1:07:17 Paid functionaries? (Q&A) 1:08:53 More on CPUSA leadership 1:13:48 Concluding remarks 1:25:36 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first chapter of Moissaye J. Olgin's phenomenal text: Why Communism? (1933). This is a great explanation as to why you should be a Communist, participate in the world Communist movement, and struggle for communism. This book is available through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1933) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second part of a five-part series covering the work by comrades William Z. Foster, James Ford, Charles Krumbein, and Alex Bittleman. Building the Party is an essential component of the Communist movement. This text should prove useful to anyone looking to help build the Communist movement.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Party Building and Political Leadership by William Z. Foster, James Ford, Alex Bittleman, and Charles Krumbein (1937) https://archive.org/details/PartyBuil...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... 7849qz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party USA by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) https://www.marxists.org/archive/fost...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 1:14 Reading/lecture 1 11:07 Going "underground" 12:12 Non-communist orgs 12:31 Mass orgs? (Q&A) 14:32 Reading/lecture 2 27:11 Mass org leadership? (Q&A) 28:18 Emphasizing commonalities? (Q&A) 30:19 Opposing gatekeeping 31:22 Unionized work? (Q&A) 32:42 Increased polarization & internet? (Q&A) 37:54 Reading/lecture 3 44:53 William Z. Foster? (Q&A) 45:41 Capitalizing on opportunities 46:12 "Coming out" as Communist 47:51 Polemics vs. sharp criticism 48:33 More on mass org leadership 49:20 Ideological grounding 50:05 Balancing attention 50:30 Attacking other Parties 50:48 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated lecture (originally French) by comrade Ludo Martens. Martens was a member of the Belgian Workers' Party during the time that it was a Marxist-Leninist party. This is a fantastic lecture on Lenin's work What Is To Be Done, and it is a thorough and scathing dissection of those opportunist tendencies that try to worm their way into Leninist Parties. This translation is certain to give listeners a better understanding of Lenin's contributions to Party building. Comrade Ludo Martens passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 65.
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Original Lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V775X...
Lecture Transcript:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Au35...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
Stalin and the Great Purges by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/TUzRdUE7gr0
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the second and final part of a two-part PSMLS series on comrade Joseph Stalin's outstanding 1937 publication titled Mastering Bolshevism. This pamphlet goes into detail about how to build and strengthen Party cadre. It is a breath of fresh air when compared to the infectious individualism of our time.
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Literature Used In This Class:
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Felix Dzerzhinsky: A Biography (several authors) (1988) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/rozal...
Concerning Questions of Agrarian Policy in the U.S.S.R. by J.V. Stalin https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Concerning the Policy of Eliminating of the Kulaks as a Class by J.V. Stalin https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Blood Lies by Grover Furr (2014) http://www.readmarxeveryday.org/blood...
The Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels (1848) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/karl-...
Ending Song:
Soviet Internationale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8EMx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:45 Reading 1 3:59 Role of Yeltsin 4:27 Excessive purges? (Q&A) 5:54 Stalin & "bureaucracy" 7:08 When to purge? (Q&A) 8:46 Role of Trotskyites? (Q&A) 10:21 Reading 2 14:06 Expulsion 15:19 Debunking Stalin myths 17:10 Striking a balance 17:49 Combatting opportunism 18:29 Expulsion for "passivity"? (Q&A) 19:53 Returning to the Party? (Q&A) 20:46 More Stalin myths 23:39 Reading 3 27:08 "Knowing enough" 29:16 Party corrections? (Q&A) 31:37 Bukharin? (Q&A) 33:55 Being more attentive? (Q&A) 35:51 Stakhanovites? (Q&A) 38:27 PCUSA vs. the rest 41:14 Reading 4 43:41 Crit & self-crit 44:52 PCUSA origins 47:03 Reading 5 49:01 Collective & state farms 50:15 "Dizzy with success" 51:11 Reading 6 55:07 CPC self-crit 56:16 Scum Mussolini 56:29 "Cadre" term? (Q&A) 56:50 Winds of history 57:32 Vulgarizing self-crit? (Q&A) 1:00:04 Individualist baggage 1:01:00 Stopping vulgarization 1:05:18 Foster reading 1:07:52 Felix Dzerzhinsky 1:09:37 Joined via YouTube channel 1:10:17 Stalin's importance 1:11:32 Communist love 1:11:58 Stalin's legacy 1:18:57 Communist pride 1:19:11 Passion & compassion 1:19:59 Capitalist projection 1:20:28 Concluding remarks 1:23:12 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth and final part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available through New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:06 Reading 1 5:50 From Reagan to Trump 6:26 Reading 2 7:58 Stock market 8:35 US economy (Reading 3) 11:40 State monopoly capitalism (reading 4) 13:30 Reaganomics anecdote 14:18 Uneven development? (Q&A) 15:57 Reading 5 17:52 Opportunism (reading 6) 22:46 Boom bust cycle & Gus Hall 23:24 The way out 24:22 Explaining to other workers 24:59 Intense propaganda levels 25:20 Parallels to today 25:43 Ending
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip! This is derived from the 2019 class "General Secretary Q&A pt. 2." Many comrades are entirely unaware of the distinctions between the CPUSA and the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA). We hope this clip sheds light on some of those distinctions, specifically in relation to the ideology of Marxism-Leninism.
Interested in attending classes? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/UL9Slof4Q2I
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Outro Music:
The Internationale (in Spanish) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxXU...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the first of a two-part series over the Party pamphlet "Organization and Structure of the Communist Party." This pamphlet outlines the foundational principles of how a Leninist Bolshevik party is structured and organized. Marxist-Leninists understand that real Communists are only those actively working in a Leninist Party and engaging in Party work on behalf of the working class.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/ca/shop/third...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Why Communism? by Moissaye J. Olgin (1933) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) https://archive.org/details/history-o...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:31 Reading 1 2:55 Socialism w/ American characteristics? (Q&A) 8:15 Anti-vanguard groups? (Q&A) 10:10 Reading 2 11:32 In touch with the masses? (Q&A) 13:23 "Tailing" the masses 14:29 Carde & leadership 15:10 Stalin on the CPUSA 16:03 "Tailin the masses cont. 16:49 Organic nature of the Party? (Q&A) 18:05 Vanguardism in the west 19:25 Reading 3 21:44 "Power-hungry" Communists 24:12 Bureaucratic dualism 24:50 Constant common struggle 25:19 More dualism 25:49 Leninist Parties vs. Bourgeois Parties 26:18 Criticisms of bureaucracy? (Q&A) 30:28 Reading 4 31:57 Connecting Party organs w/ members (Q&A) 33:54 Establishing an identity 35:11 Formal democracy? (Q&A) 37:39 More Party & the masses 40:43 Bureaucracy & the state 41:27 Anarchism: "individualist socialism" 45:36 Reading 5 48:27 Build the Party 49:11 Contradictions under socialism 49:36 Capitalist hegemony 50:02 Modern applicability? 51:09 National vs. local work? (Q&A) 51:59 State of American Communist movement? (Q&A) 54:38 Democratic centralism 55:52 Things haven't changed that much 56:16 Discipline 57:17 Party before & after the revolution? (Q&A) 58:14 More on discipline 58:42 Party work's importance 59:09 Strengthen rank-and-file 59:21 On "book worship" 1:01:49 Communism vs. fascism? (Q&A) 1:04:07 Even more dualism 1:05:12 William Z. Foster 1:05:53 Watch our "Factionalism" class 1:06:37 Facebook individualism 1:07:04 Why join PCUSA? 1:08:47 PCUSA is you 1:09:07 Why McCarthyism happened 1:10:25 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first part of a five-part series covering the work by comrades William Z. Foster, James Ford, Charles Krumbein, and Alex Bittleman. Building the Party is an essential component of the Communist movement. This text should prove useful to anyone looking to help build the Communist movement.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Party Building and Political Leadership by William Z. Foster, James Ford, Alex Bittleman, and Charles Krumbein (1937) https://archive.org/details/PartyBuil...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third... 7849qz.html?page=1&pageSize=4
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 1:16 Reading/lecture 1 12:39 Education & Org. Depts. 13:03 The "Jimmy Higgins" work 14:38 Mass org. building? (Q&A) 15:39 CPUSA & FDR? (Q&A) 18:37 National Industrial Recovery Act 19:18 Eagle from the NIRA 20:04 Anti-Communist politicians? (Q&A) 21:41 Reading/lecture 2 29:16 Importance of Party education 29:43 New member involvement 30:20 Recruiting non-Communists? (Q&A) 31:33 Reading/lecture 3 34:55 Red diaper babies 36:09 Communists & perception of violence 37:20 Communist childhood 38:44 Israeli & Jewish Communists 40:28 More red diaper babies 41:05 Becoming too insular? (Q&A) 42:38 Implementing Communist subculture? (Q&A) 43:10 Young pioneers 43:33 Recap & more red diaper babies? (Q&A) 44:19 Ending
Enjoy this PSMLS Clip! This is derived from the 2018 class "Leninist Party of a New Type." Some individuals believe you can still be considered a Communist while outside of a collective. We believe those people are just that: individuals.
Interested in attending classes? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Full Class:
https://youtu.be/XJta8TdvGB4
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Outro Music:
USSR Anthem by the Red Army Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFvdi...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School presents the third and final part of a three-part series covering J. Peters's book: The Communist Party Manual on Organization. In order to be effectively functioning members of a Communist Party, we must have an understanding of how the Party is to be organized in accordance with the Leninist model. This text is available for purchase through our partner publishing house: New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:28 Club assignments 3:01 Know you comrades 3:22 Club member rank 4:01 Role of the newspaper 7:07 Canvassing 8:30 Old CPSUA tabling 10:10 Distributing literature 11:22 Tabling & canvassing 11:30 Importance of print edition 12:17 Isolated with reactionaries 12:56 Local left groups 13:21 Convincing people ideologically 14:11 Comfort zones 16:40 More on convincing people 17:04 Agitation literature 18:41 Even more on convincing people 20:43 Club organizer 22:03 Agit-prop director 23:08 Strengthening clubs 23:46 Ending
Please enjoy a class over comrade Stalin's 1906-1907 work Anarchism or Socialism. This pamphlet meticulously dissects the undialectical flaws of anarchist ideology that all communists should be made aware of.
Interested in attending classes? Email info@psmls.org for more information.
Literature Used In This Class:
Anarchism or Socialism by J.V. Stalin (1906-1907) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Communism Versus Fascism by William Z. Foster (1941) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Felix Dzerzhinsky: A Biography (several authors) (1988) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/rozal...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Fraud, Famine, and Fascism by Douglas Tottle (1987) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/dougl... https://ia801606.us.archive.org/28/it...
Stalin: Man of Contradiction by Kenneth Cameron (1987) http://michaelharrison.org.uk/wp-cont...
Mission to Moscow by Joseph Davies (1945) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EzWt...
Soviet Anti-Semitism: The Big Lie by Moses Miller (1949) https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/vie...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) Short Course (ch. 12, sec. 4) Liquidation of the Remnants of the Bukharin-Trotsky Gang of Spies, Wreckers and Traitors to the Country. https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar....
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Blood Lies by Grover Furr (2014) http://www.readmarxeveryday.org/blood...
The Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels (1848) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/karl-...
Ending Song:
Anthem of the USSR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK2GU...
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 2:42 What is anarchism? 5:28 Anarchists & counter-revolution? (Q&A) 7:49 Angela Davis's revisionism 8:43 Anarcistic individuals 9:18 Anti-Leninists 10:04 SR Party 10:36 More Angela Davis 11:19 Anti-fascist brigades 11:59 Reading 1 18:03 Anarchism and individualism 18:22 Anarchism vs. Marxism 18:46 Stalin vs. Wells 19:16 Right-wing anarchism 20:08 Western individualism 21:41 Reading 2 27:03 More western individualism 28:30 Newest anarchist antics? (Q&A) 29:36 Lenin Quote 30:09 Ending
Please enjoy the fifth and final part of a five-part PSMLS series covering the history of the American Communist Movement, with the obvious international context necessary to comprehend its development. You probably know a lot about the C.P.S.U., but how much do you know about American Communist history? We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/qt-UtQrvJmU
Part 2: https://youtu.be/6z_2s5tDt_A
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0B7NBjMz9ms
Part 4: https://youtu.be/rC47mjz5Xqk
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Socialism Betrayed by Roger Keeran & Thomas Kenny (2010) https://valleysunderground.files.word...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
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0:00 Introduction 0:49 Civil rights period 2:00 Youth radicalization 2:41 "New left" 5:15 70s & the peasantry 5:51 American peasant class? (Q&A) 8:31 Lumpenproletariat? (Q&A) 10:05 Sino-Soviet split's impact? (Q&A) 12:27 Stalin as an excuse for Mao 16:23 More lumpenproletariat? (Q&A) 16:50 Role of Vietnam? (Q&A) 22:23 Even more lumpenproletariat? (Q&A) 22:58 Trade-unionism? (Q&A) 24:57 U.S.S.R. experiences? (Q&A) 28:53 Khrushchev & Brezhnev? (Q&A) 32:52 Socialism Betrayed 33:32 Leadership & trust 33:57 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available through New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:33 Reading section 1 5:49 Marx's credo? (Q&A) 6:36 Reading section 2 9:51 Negative interest rates 10:22 Capitalists & surplus value? (Q&A) 10:45 Reading section 3 12:41 Profit of alienation 13:27 Profit under socialism 14:55 Reading section 4 17:45 Rate of exploitation 18:42 Reading section 5 20:35 Howard Zinn & trade 20:58 Capitalism's grave? (Q&A) 26:09 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class using excerpts from Comrade Leslie Feinberg's set of works titled Lavender and Red. This class includes the analysis of LGBTQ+ history and issues from a Marxist-Leninist perspective. We hope you learn something new. Enjoy listening!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Lavender and Red by Leslie Feinberg https://www.workers.org/books2016/Lav...
Recommended Reading:
Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...
An Interview with Lenin on the Woman Question by Clara Zetkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Lenin on the Women’s Question by Clara Zetkin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:08 Auhtor background 00:50 Reading/lecture 1 2:38 More author background 3:19 Union leadership? (Q&A) 4:21 Reading/lecture 2 8:37 Prehistoric LGBTQ+ 9:05 LGBTQ+ history erased? (Q&A) 12:11 Other nations besides Russia? (Q&A) 13:49 Updated viewpoints 15:44 Reading/lecture 3 24:48 Gramsci & Engels 26:02 Anthropology perspective 26:31 ML & LGBTQ+ 26:54 Uplifting LGBTQ+ people 27:22 More Gramsci 28:27 Encourage understanding 28:49 GDR & Czechoslovakia 29:17 Religious elaboration 30:22 Concluding remarks 31:23 Ending
The People's School presents the second part of a three-part series covering J. Peters's book: The Communist Party | A Manual on Organization. In order to be effectively functioning members of a Communist Party, we must have an understanding of how the Party is to be organized in accordance with the Leninist model. This text is available for purchase through our partner publishing house: New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:01 Reading/Lecture 1 6:25 PCUSA organization? (Q&A) 9:03 Reading/Lecture 2 12:59 Importance of Organization 13:24 Reading/Lecture 3 21:56 Capitalize on strengths 22:19 Avoid burnout 22:37 Encouraging participation? (Q&A) 23:07 This text works 23:33 Ending
The People's School presents the first part of a three part series covering J. Peters's book: The Communist Party | A Manual on Organization. In order to be effectively functioning members of a Communist Party, we must have an understanding of how the Party is to be organized in accordance with the Leninist model. This text is available for purchase through our partner publishing house: New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:09 Reading & lecture 4:24 Means of production 5:16 Delegates, basic industry, & teachers? (Q&A) 12:11 Emphasis on the proletariat 13:03 Information workers? (Q&A) 14:12 Cellular tower workers? (Q&A) 14:54 CPUSA regression 17:27 Shop papers 18:29 Neighborhood clubs 19:30 Ending
Please enjoy the fourth part of a five-part PSMLS series covering the history of the American Communist Movement, with the obvious international context necessary to comprehend its development. You probably know a lot about the C.P.S.U., but how much do you know about American Communist history? We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/qt-UtQrvJmU
Part 2: https://youtu.be/6z_2s5tDt_A
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0B7NBjMz9ms
Part 5: https://youtu.be/TGm63bqqLBA
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Afghanistan - Washington's Secret War by Phillip Bonosky (1985) ISBN-10: 0717807320 ISBN-13: 978-0717807321
The Road to Life by A.S. Makarenko (1925-1935?) https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvin...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
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0:00 Introduction 1:00 Opening Lecture 10:25 Gorbachev & the CPUSA? (Q&A) 11:56 U.S.S.R. & U.S.A. exchange 12:43 Gorbachev vs. Leninism 13:38 Sam Webb? (Q&A) 14:43 Perestroika supporters? (Q&A) 17:15 Ebbs & flows 22:39 Tiananmen Square 24:58 Eastern bloc's demise 25:48 JCP Revisionism 26:10 1991 CPUSA convention 30:57 Gorbachev ideology? (Q&A) 32:54 Fall of Angela Davis 34:49 Radio Free Europe & Asia 35:36 Red diaper babies? (Q&A) 37:35 CPUSA split 42:20 Socialism Betrayed 43:43 Afghanistan & the U.S.A. 44:40 Gorbachev's election 45:06 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth and final part of a four-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 4 covers Lenin's chapter titled "Several conclusions." A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/QxtVYHXo7OQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/-ldhSBGRz5U
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0ZovMPgH-Kk
Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 10) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:37 Reading/lecture 1 8:35 Lenin's foresight 8:56 Social fascism 9:40 Communism vs. Bolshevikism? (Q&A) 10:08 Other leftist groups? (Q&A) 11:48 Reaching conservatives? (Q&A) 13:26 Reading/lecture 2 22:01 Maoism vs. MZT? (Q&A) 25:15 Backstabbing soc dems? (Q&A) 26:08 Lenin's "forms" of communism? (Q&A) 26:38 German & Irish revolutions? (Q&A) 28:18 Ultras hurt the working class? (Q&A) 29:17 Finding balance? (Q&A) 31:04 Legacy of the NEP? (Q&A) 31:27 Uncertain Stalin reasoning? (Q&A) 31:58 Conservatives & the tightrope 32:53 Uphold scientific socialism 33:19 Social fascism cont. 34:25 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available throguh New Outlook Publishers.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:45 Reading section 1 4:08 Historical context 5:00 Force & western decline? (Q&A) 8:11 Slanderous NYT article 9:01 Reading section 2 29:35 Hall trained in the USSR? (Q&A) 31:31 Admiration of Marx 32:17 Gus Hall biography? (Q&A) 32:47 The point is to change it 33:10 Marxism: a science 33:28 Ending
Please enjoy the second part of a two-part PSMLS series on Liu Shaoqi's crucial 1939 text: How to Be a Good Communist. We may go around calling ourselves Communists, but what does this actually entail? What does it mean to truly be a good Communist?
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (Chs. 2 & 3) (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar... https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The State and Revolution by V.I. Lenin (1917) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels (1880) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Ending Song:
The Internationale (DPRK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lDD-...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:21 Reading section 1 6:57 Jimmy Higgins work 9:06 Cult of personality? (Q&A) 13:37 Lenin's clarity 14:57 Understanding ML theory? (Q&A) 15:47 Philistines? (Q&A) 17:34 Reading section 2 23:05 Scientific socialism 23:30 Reds (movie) 23:59 Wheat from the chaff? (Q&A) 27:08 Marx & Lenin in perspective 28:45 Reading vs. understanding 29:43 Reading section 3 33:32 Concept of disagreements 33:53 The "next" Marx/Lenin 34:31 Memory vs. skills 35:21 Practically applying this work? (Q&A) 38:54 Mental health & Party work 40:04 Usefulness of this text 40:27 Leaving no one behind 42:02 Ditching anarchism 43:24 Stand by the working class 45:11 Concluding remarks 48:57 Ending
In this class, we learn about the origins and history of the People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies! The PSMLS is carrying the torch of a vital historical legacy, and it is important for participants and listeners to be aware of this.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
No Literature Used
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...
Ending Song:
Anthem of the German Democratic Republic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XauG-...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 PSMLS Origins & History 10:33 XXI Americanism? (Q&A) 11:45 Neocolonialism? (Q&A) 14:24 PSMLS Importance 15:17 Conclusion
Enjoy the second PSMLS Clips episode! This clip is derived from part one of our two-part series of classes on our interview with the General Secretary of the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA), Dr. Angelo D'Angelo.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Full Class:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/bnDGXYcjrPc
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a lecture over the 4th chapter of Karl Marx's pamphlet Wage Labor and Capital. The title of the chapter is By what are wages determined? This text is a cornerstone of Marxist economic theory and understanding. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) (Ch. 4) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
Recommended Literature:
Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the fourth and final-part of a four part PSMLS series discussing Dimitrov's book: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism and War. This text is very relevant to our current political climate. We hope you learn a lot!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch The Series:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7Ae...
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bopLX...
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1Sp...
Literature Used In This Class: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
Recommended Literature:
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Recommended Viewing:
Judgment At Nuremberg by Stanley Kramer (1961)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the third part of a four-part PSMLS series discussing Dimitrov's book: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism and War. This text is very relevant to our current political climate. We hope you learn a lot!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch The Series:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7Ae...
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bopLX...
Part 4: https://youtu.be/QtGvjWyMNUk
Literature Used In This Class: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
Recommended Literature:
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Socialism by Michael Harrington (1972) (No Link Available)
Recommended Viewing:
Judgment At Nuremberg by Stanley Kramer (1961)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the second part of a four-part PSMLS series discussing Dimitrov's book: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism and War. This text is very relevant to our current political climate. We hope you learn a lot!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch The Series:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7Ae...
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1Sp...
Part 4: https://youtu.be/QtGvjWyMNUk
Literature Used In This Class: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
Recommended Literature:
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
The Way Out by Earl Browder (1941) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Recommended Viewing:
Judgement At Nuremburg by Stanley Kramer (1961)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Please enjoy the first part of a four-part PSMLS series discussing Dimitrov’s book: The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War. This text is very relevant to our current political climate. We hope you learn a lot!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch The Series:
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bopLX...
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1Sp...
Part 4: https://youtu.be/QtGvjWyMNUk
Literature Used In This Class:
The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
Recommended Literature:
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
The Way Out by Early Browder (1941) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Historical background of the united front 5:26 United Front reading (pg.39) 7:23 Fascism and the working class (reading) 10:09 Victory of fascism in Germany (reading) 11:15 Similarities to current attacks on China 13:35 Illusion of bourgeois democracy 14:28 United front vs. popular front? (Q&A) 15:46 Voting in a non-fascist during capitalism’s decline? (Q&A) 17:17 Views on upcoming 2020 election 19:14 Class character of fascism (reading) 20:41 Fascism is not a form of state power (reading continued) 22:04 Different developments of fascism (reading continued) 23:28 Distinction of fascist dictatorship (reading continued) 24:37 Similarities to present day 25:27 Analysis of Trump 26:42 Fascistic elements of U.S. government? (Q&A) 28:37 Analyzing fascism in a class context? (Q&A) 30:55 Trump as an incompetent fascist 32:26 NATO strengthened or weakened? (Q&A) 33:55 Myths of l aissez-faire capitalism 34:33 Underplaying the mass movements behind fascism 35:22 Is fascism inevitable in America? (Q&A) 39:02 This election is different 40:07 Different time in history for the United States 40:47 Biden presidency 41:10 Need to pay attention to the Democrats 41:45 Weakness of the U.S left 42:08 Threat to democracy 42:24 Comparisons of Germany to the United States 42:56 Book recommendation 43:13 One election isn’t enough 43:29 Shouldn’t prolong liberalism 44:07 History repeats itself 44:37 Biden is not our savior 45:12 The need to expand socialism 45:46 Quote by Stalin 46:17 Revolutionary instincts 46:46 Examples of foreign interventions 48:11 Closing remarks
The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second and final part of a two-part series on the Moscow Trials, as covered in the memoirs of Comrade Sam Darcy. Please enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/lJD37DKBjF4
Literature Used:
The Moscow Trials by Sam Darcy (From His Memoirs) (No Link Available)
Literature Mentioned:
Trotskyism: Counter-Revolution in Disguise by Moissaye J. Olgin (1935) https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi... https://www.lulu.com/en/ie/shop/moiss...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
Trotsky's Day in Court by Harry Haywood (from Chapter 6 Black Bolshevik, 1978) https://www.marxists.org/archive/hayw...
Viewing Mentioned:
Mission to Moscow by Joseph Davies (1943)
The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis (2002) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3Rz...
Recommended Literature On The Moscow Trials:
An Eye-Witness At The Wreckers' Trial by Sam Darcy https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Trial Of The Group Of Conspirators Of The ‘Bloc Of Rights And Trotskyists’: The Crushing Of The Traitors – A Triumph For Peace And Socialism by Harry Pollitt https://www.marxists.org/archive/poll...
History Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) Short Course (Chapter 12, Section 4) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar....
Evidence Of Leon Trotsky’s Collaboration With Germany And Japan by Grover Furr (PDF Download) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:45 Reading section 1 5:42 Individualism: a stain on socialism 7:20 Trotsky & Lenin? (Q&A) 9:26 Reading section 2 13:35 Soviet industrialization? (Q&A) 16:28 Reading section 3 20:09 'Fifth column' 22:52 Trotsky & the fascists 23:45 Individualism & the left 24:45 Trotskyism: Counter-Revolution in Disguise 26:51 More on individualism 27:13 Conspirator organization levels? (Q&A) 28:16 Trotskyism vs. Anarchism? (Q&A) 29:20 More Trotsky & the fascists 29:31 Sabotage effects on Soviet citizens? (Q&A) 30:31 Ultralefts in South America 31:13 'Fifth column' elaboration? (Q&A) 32:53 'Fifth column' in France? (Q&A) 35:08 Conclusion
The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first part of a two-part series on the Moscow Trials, as covered in the memoirs of Comrade Sam Darcy. Please enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the series:
Part 2: https://youtu.be/ey8ExwqmaPI
Literature Used In This Class:
The Moscow Trials by Sam Darcy (From His Memoirs) (No Link Available)
Recommended Literature On The Moscow Trials:
An Eye-Witness At The Wreckers' Trial by Sam Darcy https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/...
Trial Of The Group Of Conspirators Of The ‘Bloc Of Rights And Trotskyists’: The Crushing Of The Traitors – A Triumph For Peace And Socialism by Harry Pollitt https://www.marxists.org/archive/poll...
History Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) Short Course (Chapter 12, Section 4) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar....
Evidence Of Leon Trotsky’s Collaboration With Germany And Japan by Grover Furr (PDF Download) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Reading section 1 6:15 U.S.S.R. & Weimar Germany 8:46 Myth of "fabricated charges" 9:41 Influence of Machiavelli? (Q&A) 12:25 Counter-revolutionary movies 15:25 Reading section 2 20:51 Most dangerous counter-revolutionary? (Q&A) 21:36 Courtroom boasting? (Q&A) 22:13 Historical context? (Q&A) 23:56 Reading section 3 32:45 Importance of the trials 33:37 The Prince? (Q&A) 34:04 Mistakes? (Q&A) 35:42 Literature & agitprop 36:40 Dialectical analysis 37:05 Mission to Moscow 37:39 Socialism beats capitalism 38:14 Other sources? (Q&A) 40:29 John Dewey 41:26 Popularity in Mexico 41:33 Conclusion
We have a wonderful class for you: a lesson on the German Democratic Republic taught by Comrade Angelo. Learn of the birth, anniversary, and history of this important place through this lesson conducted 71 years after its inception. Please enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature on the GDR:
From My Life by Erich Honecker https://archive.org/details/NeoColoni...
The Neo-Colonialism of the West German Federal Republic: A Documentation https://archive.org/details/NeoColoni...
We Shall Continue On Our Good Road Of Peace and Socialism: New Year's Message by Walter Ulbricht https://archive.org/details/weshallco...
The German Democratic Republic Acts In The Interests Of The German Nation https://archive.org/details/germandem...
Stasi State or Socialist Paradise? by Bruni de la Motte & John Green (2015) https://ia800109.us.archive.org/4/ite...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Resposne
0:00 Introduction 0:56 GDR National Anthem 3:40 Anthem Analysis 4:30 History of GDR Formation 5:33 Allies introduce a new currency 7:20 Formation of GDR 8:00 The anti-fascist wall 8:25 Consequences of the wall falling 8:53 East Germany post-wall? (Q&A) 11:09 Conditions of Berlin? 12:09 U.S.S.R. & socialist "satellites" 13:44 Allies & the Nazis 14:17 Economic reasons for the Berlin Wall 15:23 GDR "brain drain"? (Q&A) 16:56 U.S.A. comparisons 17:45 The Marshall Plan 20:36 Neo-nazis in the West German Government 21:33 Anti-Fascism in the GDR 21:58 Fraternal Help 24:50 Meir Vilner 25:21 Operation Paperclip 25:41 Pay & western investment? (Q&A) 27:45 Marshall Plan & European education? (Q&A) 28:50 Marshall Plan vs. the communist movement 30:33 NATO and the Warsaw Pact 33:48 Suicide in East Germany 34:32 U.S.S.R. & reparations? (Q&A) 35:07 Cost of Medical care? (Q&A) 36:03 Von Braun forming NASA 36:24 Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker? (Q&A) 37:15 Emigration in Germany 38:01 U.S.S.R. & formation of the GDR? (Q&A) 38:59 Women’s liberation in the GDR 39:47 The Fatherland Front 40:04 The GDR a "puppet state"? 40:36 U.S.A. & nazi assimilation 41:15 Operation Osoaviakhim 42:09 The Marshall Plan & neoliberalism? (Q&A)
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a much-needed lesson on the history and politics of the DPRK. We hope you find it as informative as we did hearing it the first time. Enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
https://www.korea-dpr.com/founding_dp...
https://www.korea-dpr.com/foundation_...
Recommended Reading on the DPRK:
This Monstrous War by Wilfred G Burchett https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/wilfr...
DPRK Archives https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Also Visit:
https://www.kfausa.org/
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 DPRK introduction 2:00 Battle of Chongju 2:32 U.N vote 3:00 Syngman Rhee 3:30 U.N agreement 3:51 What is the name of the article? ( Q & A ) 4:11 AKFIC 4:52 Quislings 5:22 Park Chung-hee 6:10 Korean War 7:51 Reading session 1 10:28 Mao’s son 10:37 Elections? (Q&A) 10:56 Chinese aid? (Q&A) 12:27 Start of the Korean War? (Q&A) 13:54 U.S state department 14:45 Reading session 2 20:40 What is Chollima? (Q&A) 21:20 Korean farmland? (Q&A) 22:01 What was the Chinese interest? (Q&A) 22:55 Wilford Burchett 24:45 Application of Marxism Leninism? (Q&A) 26:00 Comparison of Chollima and Stakhanovite (Q&A) 27:00 Roll of Soviet aid? (Q&A) 28:07 World Peace Council 28:39 Vito Marcantonio 29:12 Veterans for peace 29:56 Book recommendation 30:05 What if the north had won? (Q&A) 30:39 General comment 30:59 Significance of the parallel split? (Q&A) 31:33 Information recommendation 32:44 One Korea 34:06 Communist influence 34:46 Book recommendations 35:22 General comments 36:40 U.S and Soviet confrontation? (Q&A) 37:15 Concluding remarks
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist studies presents an extension of the class on January 7th, which covered the events that took place at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. This class focuses on the Marxist-Leninist response to these events. Listen and enjoy.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the United Front Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7Ae...
Watch the first class on the Putsch: https://youtu.be/18M-IPC-ad8
Literature Used In This Class:
The History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.bannedthought.net/USA/CPU...
America's Pro-Worker Parties React to D.C. Riots: https://www.idcommunism.com/2021/01/t...
KKE General Secretary Statement: https://www.idcommunism.com/2021/01/k...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le... https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti (1997) https://eastsidemarxism.files.wordpre...
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Struggle Against Fascism by Clara Zetkin (1923) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist studies presents a vital class on the events that took place at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. This class features readings from Michael Parenti, William Z. Foster, and Clara Zetkin. Listen and enjoy.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the United Front Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7Ae...
Literature Used In This Class:
Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti (1997) https://eastsidemarxism.files.wordpre...
The History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.bannedthought.net/USA/CPU...
The Struggle Against Fascism by Clara Zetkin (1923) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
The United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism And War by Georgi Dimitrov (1938) http://resistir.info/livros/dimitrov_...
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode key:
(Q&A) = Question and answer
0:00 Historical comparisons to Capitol Hill event 2:42 Introduction 2:55 “Blackshirts and Reds” reading (ch.1) 4:13 “What Fascism Is” by William Z Foster (reading) 7:27 Revolt of the middle class 8:07 Velvet glove vs. iron fist 9:15 Social Democrats leading to fascism? (Q&A) 11:14 What can we do? (Q&A) 12:26 Clarification on social Democrats question (Q&A) 14:04 Our immediate enemy 15:13 How do we clarify neoliberalism vs. fascism? (Q&A) 17:41 Technocracy 18:16 The role of the police? (Q&A) 20:23 Reactionary focus 21:06 “Struggle Against Fascism” by Clara Zetkin (reading) 23:03 Fascism’s mass character (reading) 26:02 Marxism Leninism as a science 26:21 Recruitment tactics of fascists 27:03 Understanding fascism 27:35 How can we redirect the revolutionary energy (Q&A) 28:27 Let them sabotage themselves 29:10 Decay of capitalism 29:56 PB statement PCUSA 33:04 Importance of United front 35:21 Definition of fascism 36:24 Who should be included in the United front (Q&A) 37:49 How do we enact a United front (Q&A) 39:40 Imperialist elements 40:14 American anti-communist propaganda 40:58 Good tactic 41:37 1923 attempted coup comparison 42:46 Careful analysis 43:47 Defenders of bourgeois democracy 44:16 Overestimating the situation 45:17 American fascist campaigns 46:23 Be prepared 47:12 Must not be dogmatic 47:45 Proper response? (Q&A) 49:23 Importance of ideology 50:14 Proper banner for activism? (Q&A) 52:05 Great task 52:28 Our message 53:17 A milestone for American fascism 53:58 Get our views out 54:57 Relationship with Joe Biden’s administration? (Q&A) 56:37 Media’s view 57:34 Difference between republicans and democrats 58:42 Read Dimitrov
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated lecture (originally French) by comrade Ludo Martens. Martens was a member of the Belgian Workers' Party during the time that it was a Marxist-Leninist party. Martens passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 65.
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Original Lecture: https://vimeo.com/23723629/description
Lecture Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15EQ-...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:50 Refutation of Capitalist Characterization 7:56 What Anit-Stalinism Really Signifies 11:45 Historical Merits of Stalin 12:25Stalin’s Role in the Spanish Civil War 16:08 Stalin’s Defense of Leninist Theory 18:46 Building of the Party into a Party of the masses 20:40 Stalin was a Great Theoretician 22:38 Industrialization of the USSR 27:42 Collectivized Agriculture 37:54 Cultural Revolution 40:39 Organization of the Purges 54:01 Victory Against Fascism 1:02:42 The Fight for Socialism across the Entire World
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a translated lecture (originally French) by comrade Ludo Martens. Martens was a member of the Belgian Workers' Party during the time that it was a Marxist-Leninist party. This is a thorough and robust analysis of the purges in the U.S.S.R. during the mid to late 1930s. It is also a great resource for anyone who is uneducated on the true nature of these pivotal events. Comrade Ludo Martens passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 65. This lecture was translated by Yulian Aleksander.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Original Lecture:
Pt. 1/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir1l5
Pt. 2/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir2uh
Pt. 3/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir41l
Pt. 4/4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xir510
Lecture Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wqds...
Recommended Literature:
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...
Recommended Viewing:
Stalin's Legacy and Merits by Ludo Martens https://youtu.be/lmRmXT9qCmA
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:33 Opening remarks 6:10 Class struggle within the CPSU 22:44 Leninist direction of the CPSU 40:15 Struggles against revisionism & infiltration 1:45:30 The Purges themselves 2:04:22 Ending
This People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies class features a guest lecturer from the Arts and Culture Commission of the PCUSA. If you can get through the subpar audio quality (we apologize) in this episode, you're sure to learn something new!
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No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Reading:
Man & Socialism in Cuba by Che Guevara (1965) http://209.151.22.101/Cuba-Che/Guevar...
Jews Without Money by Michael Gold (2004) No link available
Recommended Viewing:
Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov (1929) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGYZ5...
Recommended Listening:
Risen from Ruins by Hanns Eisler (1949) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1CyP...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q) = Question (A) = Answer / Response S.R. = Socialist Realism
0:00 Introduction 0:41 Opening Lecture 2:57 S.R. = synthesis of other art forms? (Q&A) 4:22 10 Days reference 4:58 S.R. vs. Cultural Revolution 5:45 Dialectical progression 6:22 3 trends in Soviet Art 10:12 Ultraleft connections to S.R.? (Q&A) 10:51 Progressive elements of S.R.? (Q&A) 12:30 Why is S.R. important? (Q&A) 13:30 Brutalism & Independence? (Q's&A's) 16:30 Musical examples 16:58 4 Guiding principles 20:37 Old vs. new Art contradictions? (Q&A) 22:50 Was modern art banned? (Q&A) 23:00 Art as a hobby? (Q&A) 23:50 Art under Khrushchev 24:33 Art after Khrushchev 24:57 Not just Russia 25:39 Lecture conclusion 28:11 Our contributions 29:26 L.A. Communist mural 29:45 Art and morality 30:48 Art and the masses 31:32 How to apply today? (Q&A) 32:26 U.S.S.R. & art 32:55 Art and the national question (Q&A) 33:31 Che Guevara quote 34:13 Soviet sound 34:27 Growth of culture 35:19 The Soviet man? (Q&A) 36:16 Diego Rivera 36:30 Hanns Eisler 37:18 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class over the book Socialism Betrayed by Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny. This is a highly important work discussing the dissolution of the Soviet Union. We hope you learn something new!
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Literature Used In This Class:
Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union by Roger Keeran and Thoms Kenny https://valleysunderground.files.word...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
The New Economic Policy by V.I. Lenin (1921) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Viewing:
Mission to Moscow by Michael Curtiz (1943)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:07 Bukharin 4:23 New Economic Policy 11:12 Stalin & Bukharin 12:14 Stalin & heavy industry 12:34 Stalin was a Marxist-Leninist 13:31 How did Stalin come out ahead? (Q&A) 15:39 Publication controversy 16:35 Don't create a middle class 18:29 Role of anarchists? (Q&A) 19:21 Stalin's resignations? (Q&A) 21:45 Don't create a middle-class cont. 22:59 Stalin's plan 25:40 Market socialism 28:12 Trotsky's impotence 28:33 Book link in the description 28:45 Kulaks aren't your friend 29:36 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second and final part of a two part series on a reading of Earl Browder's 1932 text: The Meaning of Social Fascism. This is something we all need to be aware of even today. Enjoy!
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Literature Used In This Class:
The Meaning of Social Fascism: Its Historical and Theoretical Background by Earl Browder (1933) https://ucf.digital.flvc.org/islandor...
Recommended Literature:
Fascism and Social Revolution by R. Palme Dutt (1974) https://revolutionarydemocracy.org/ar...
Unemployment: Why It Occurs and How to Fight It by Earl Browder (1924) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Fascism and Big Business by Daniel Guerin (1973) https://libcom.org/files/Daniel%20Gue...
The German Revolution by Pierre Broué (1971) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brou...
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first part of a two-part series on a reading of Earl Browder's 1932 text: The Meaning of Social Fascism. This is something we all need to be aware of even today. Enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Meaning of Social Fascism: Its Historical and Theoretical Background by Earl Browder (1933) https://ucf.digital.flvc.org/islandor...
Recommended Literature:
Fascism and Social Revolution by R. Palme Dutt (1974) https://revolutionarydemocracy.org/ar...
Unemployment: Why It Occurs and How to Fight It by Earl Browder (1924) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Fascism and Big Business by Daniel Guerin (1973) https://libcom.org/files/Daniel%20Gue...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a lesson on the philosophy and politics of religion from a Marxist-Leninist perspective. We hope you find it as informative as we did. Enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Science and Religion by Marcel Cachin (1946) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/marce... http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/ac...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:28 Idealism vs. materialism 1:34 Materialism is a science 2:04 Role of religion 3:07 Communism bases itself on mankind 5:04 Ethics and morals 6:01 Societies and science 7:09 Scientific timeline of human development 9:34 Catholics within European communist parties (Q&A) 12:04 Contradictions of being a party being open to all (Q&A) 12:55 Concept of god 13:40 Prometheus & the Garden of Eden 15:38 Persecutions from churches 17:45 Enlightenment period 19:14 Humanity divided into two groups 21:26 Specific philosophies? (Q&A) 22:32 Different religions and their influences? (Q&A) 26:39 Analysis of Putin 28:41 Societal control 29:43 Communist movements & religious ideology? (Q&A) 31:22 Materialism & atheism 32:33 Pledge of allegiance 34:37 Position of materialism in our time 36:33 Idealism vs. materialism cont. 40:47 Closing remarks
Please enjoy a rough historical outline for the lineage of the Party of Communists USA. Communist roots run deep, and it's important for us to be aware of where we've been so we can better understand where we're going.
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Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Intro 0:50 PCUSA historical outline 4:36 "ML" Communist Parties? 5:55 U.S. propaganda machine 6:22 "ML" Parties still anti-Soviet? (Q&A) 9:04 Comintern of a New Type? (Q&A) 14:00 More PCUSA historical outline 17:12 Communist splits 18:50 Perestroika & the black market 21:09 Role of Khrushchev 23:37 Learning from mistakes 24:15 Opportunists & revisionists in power? (Q&A) 27:14 The house that Stalin built 28:24 Ideological decay 29:29 China & Bukharin 31:37 Conclusion
Please enjoy the second part of a two-part PSMLS series on a Q&A session with the General Secretary of the Party of Communists USA, Dr. Angelo D'Angelo. We hope that picking this comrade's brain allows you to learn something new. Enjoy listening!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/bnDGXYcjrPc
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Ending Song:
DPRK National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VovFa...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer(s)
0:00 Introduction 0:20 CPUSA vs. PCUSA? (Q&A) 2:37 PCUSA, WWP, & DSA? (Q&A) 4:06 PCUSA distinguishing features? 7:19 CPUSA ideological decay 10:30 CPUSA deserted the workers 10:58 Tightrope analogy 11:38 CPUSA & anti-Leninism 17:28 Impact of 1991 17:56 RCP? (Q&A) 22:24 Tales of CP revisionism 25:10 Actions over words 25:45 RCP & COC? (Q&A) 28:09 Global optimism 29:41 PCUSA guiding principle? (Q&A) 31:19 Why PCUSA? (Q&A) 37:21 Conclusion
Please enjoy the first part of a two-part PSMLS series on a Q&A session with the General Secretary of the Party of Communists USA, Dr. Angelo D'Angelo. We hope that picking this comrade's brain allows you to learn something new. Enjoy listening!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
We Charge Genocide by William L. Patterson (1951) https://www.blackpast.org/global-afri...
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer(s)
0:00 Introduction 1:20 1960s world Communist movement 3:18 Sino-Soviet split? (Q&A) 7:52 Tito & Hoxha 11:03 Marshall Plan & Nonaligned Movement? (Q&A) 14:56 Truth of Marshall Plan? (Q&A) 15:35 Role of McCarthyism 19:08 Communist mass organizations 23:19 New left started from scratch 23:54 List of "subversive organizations" 25:43 Communist success 26:26 Old archives? (Q&A) 29:45 William L. Patterson 30:53 Proletarion internationalism? (Q&A) 35:36 "Anti-communist" cartoon 36:16 CIO & Communists 37:24 Concluding words 39:38 Ending panel
Please enjoy the first part of a two-part PSMLS series on comrade Joseph Stalin's outstanding 1937 publication titled Mastering Bolshevism. This pamphlet goes into detail about how to build and strengthen party cadre and is a breath of fresh air when compared to the infectious individualism of our time.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
Literature Mentioned In This Class:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Communism Versus Fascism by William Z. Foster (1941) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Felix Dzerzhinsky: A Biography (several authors) (1988) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/rozal...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Fraud, Famine, and Fascism by Douglas Tottle (1987) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/dougl... https://ia801606.us.archive.org/28/it...
Stalin: Man of Contradiction by Kenneth Cameron (1987) http://michaelharrison.org.uk/wp-cont...
Mission to Moscow by Joseph Davies (1945) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EzWt...
Soviet Anti-Semitism: The Big Lie by Moses Miller (1949) https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/vie...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) Short Course (ch. 12, sec. 4) Liquidation of the Remnants of the Bukharin-Trotsky Gang of Spies, Wreckers and Traitors to the Country. https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar....
Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens (1994) https://stalinsocietypk.files.wordpre...
Blood Lies by Grover Furr (2014) http://www.readmarxeveryday.org/blood...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels (1848) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/karl-...
Ending Song:
Anthem of the USSR by Paul Robeson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO6q_...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:16 Reading (intro & ch. 1) 5:37 Alexei Rykov 7:11 The Moscow Trials 9:37 Zinoviev & Kamenev? (Q&A) 12:38 Say no to anarchism 13:14 Zinoviev's politics? (Q&A) 14:59 Trotskyites today? (Q&A) 17:06 Origins of wreckers 18:22 Kirov's murder? (Q&A) 18:56 Zinoviev & Kamanev cont. 20:10 Reading (ch. 1) 25:15 Strengthening vigilance? (Q&A) 28:31 Capitalist invaders 30:36 Context of the pamphlet 31:18 Contemporary application? (Q&A) 32:48 Reading (ch. 1 cont.) 35:12 International perspective 35:39 Role of Yezhov? (Q&A) 37:31 Reading (ch. 2) 43:59 Stalin's dialectical analysis 44:49 Saboteurs & spies 46:02 Dizzy with success 47:06 Modern capitalist encirclement 49:03 Reading recommendations 52:07 Learn from the past 52:22 Significance of Africa 52:54 More strengthening vigilance? (Q&A) 55:23 Unfounded accusations 55:49 Fraud, Famine, & Fascism 56:11 Ludo Martens on Trotsky 56:51 Yezhov & Yagoda 59:06 Stalin: Man of Contradiction 1:00:00 Concluding remarks 1:02:24 Ending
The People's School presents a class on the communist history of Mongolia. We hope you learn something new. Enjoy!
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Literature Used In This Class:
Soviet Russia And The Mongolian Revolution Of 1921 https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachment...
Recommended Reading: The Modern History of Mongolia https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r7Af...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:36 Reading Section 1 7:24 Mongolian Communist Party Pre-Revolution (Q&A) 7:55 Geography of Mongolia (Q&A) 10:52 Reading Section 2 19:05 True Communist roots 21:54 Merging parties 23:47 Trotsky’s plans for Mongolia 31:06 Mongolia in the late XX 32:11 USSR & Mongolia 34:00 Creating socialism without capitalism 39:00 Socialism in Mongolia today
Please enjoy this PSMLS class on various introductory Marxist texts. The majority of the literature mentioned in this episode is linked here in the description. Happy reading comrades!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Socialism: Utopian & Scientific by Friedrich Engels (ch. 3) (1880) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
The State & Revolution by V.I. Lenin (ch. 1) (1917) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
The Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels (ch. 3 ) (1848) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/karl-... https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep... http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936) https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...
Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929) http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...
Ending Song:
USSR National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jl...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:12 State and Revolution reading 2:44 Lenin and MLK 4:06 Marxsim whitewashed 4:45 What is Kautskyism? (Q&A) 7:37 Lenin's audience? (Q&A) 8:19 Marxsim whitewashed cont. 9:14 Chauvansim & fascism? (Q&A) 10:25 Manifesto reading 12:16 Working class parties 13:07 Manifesto background 13:37 Universal reformer(s)? (Q&A) 14:35 Sectarianism? (Q&A) 17:59 Manifesto reading cont. 20:39 The middle class 21:42 Ferdinand Lassalle 22:37 Reactionary utopian socialism 24:10 Bourgeois "socialism" 24:49 Proletariat & unions? (Q&A) 27:35 Anarchists & industrialization? (Q&A) 29:19 Manifesto reading cont. 32:18 Congressional "progressives" 33:06 Dulled revolutionary potential 33:32 CPUSA = social democrats 34:55 Liberal pitfalls 35:34 Bourgeois "socialism" cont. 36:18 Engels reading 40:10 Utopian socialism & white supremacy 40:56 Utopianism & idealism 41:24 Book recommendations 48:02 Leftist trap organizations? (Q&A) 50:29 1848 revolutions 51:30 Changing landscape 52:45 Not scaring people? (Q&A) 56:46 Concluding remarks 59:26 Ending
Please enjoy this introductory class on the basic tenets of a Leninist Party (i.e. a Party of a New Type). It is very easy for individuals on the left to consider themselves Communists. Marxist-Leninists understand that Communists are part of a collective, and are not driven by individualism.
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Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:40 "Individual" Communists 3:46 Clubs & Districts? (Q&A) 5:11 North American leftists? (Q&A) 8:06 Clubs are collective 9:46 Liberal subjectivism 10:51 Soc Dems & Communists 11:44 Class struggle intensifies 12:25 Liberal do-nothing-ism 14:30 North America & third-worldism? (Q&A) 21:26 Blunders of anarchism 23:15 PCUSA vs. other Parties 25:42 Socialist capitulation 27:30 Conclusion
For this class, we welcome the head of Women for Racial and Economic Equality as she presents a lesson on Clara Zetkin’s text: Lenin on the Women’s Question. When even the head of the People’s School declares how much they learned, you know it’s a good class. Enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Lenin on the Women’s Question by Clara Zetkin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
An Interview with Lenin on the Woman Question by Clara Zetkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Recommended Reading On The Women's Question:
The Social Basis of the Woman Question by Alexandra Kollantai https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class on Laos. This is a country we have seen many Western communists hungry to learn more about. This class should be a great aid to that. Please enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
Cash And Violence In Laos And Vietnam by Anna Louise Strong https://archive.org/details/anna-loui...
Recommended Literature:
This Monstrous War by Wilfred G. Burchett (1953) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/wilfr...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Laos Introduction 0:23 Reading Session (Ch. 2) 6:53 Discussion Break 1 7:03 Laotian Civil War Info 7:27 Which materials the French in Laos for? (Q&A) 9:05 Trade in Indochina 9:36 Unanswered Indochinese unique development question 10:15 Role of the Khmer Rouge (Q&A) 11:11 Indochinese Communist Party? (Q&A) 11:45 Anna Louise Strong 13:00 Kingdom of Laos 15:30 Reading Session (Ch. 4) 21:20 Reading Addendum 22:56 "Huck" and Private Property 26:00 Indochinese Communist Party split? (Q&A) 26:56 Guatemala comparisons 28:16 National Liberation 29:44 Party was clandestine till the 1970s? (Q&A) 30:53 Stalin's role 32:02 Mao's role 32:53 Lecture intro 33:09 Ho Chi Minh trail & bombing of Laos 35:20 Laos after independence 37:19 Modern Laos 38:19 Bombing of Laos 39:15 Unanswered colonization question 39:49 Book recommendation 40:30 General comments 41:37 Laos modern development 42:47 Drug trade in Indochina? (Q&A) 43:38 Laos: a victim of imperialism 46:08 Comecon explanation 46:59 Conclusion
To celebrate the socialist holiday of International Women's Day, the People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a critical class on Alexandra Kollontai's timeless text: "The Social Basis of the Woman Question," (1909). Many of the discussion had in this class can serve as very useful resources for our own interactions and conversations. Enjoy listening!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Social Basis of the Woman Question by Alexandra Kollontai https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...
Recommended Reading:
An Interview with Lenin on the Woman Question by Clara Zetkin https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Lenin on the Women’s Question by Clara Zetkin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...
Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 0:43 Reading section 1 5:37 U.S.S.R. & Women? (Q&A) 7:57 Lenin & feminism? (Q&A) 11:31 Kollontai the social democrat? (Q&A) 11:59 The "glass ceiling" 13:19 Women's rights in 1909? (Q&A) 14:14 Women representation? (Q&A) 16:49 Reading section 2 23:40 A prescient text 24:08 Tokenism 26:33 Identity politics 27:19 Biden goofing off 28:41 White feminism? (Q&A) 30:17 Reading section 3 38:41 Feminism co-opted 39:55 Text still relevant today 40:35 Advice for men to help? (Q&A) 42:21 The "class reductionism" trope 44:52 Relevant quotation 45:13 More "class reductionism" talk 48:42 Lenin & Zetkin 56:59 Even more on "class reductionism" 57:37 Men and women aren't enemies 58:21 Conclusion
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available on New Outlook Publishers
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Literature Used In This Class:
Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...
Recommended Literature:
Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...
Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...
Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 1:17 Reading part 1 5:00 Reagan & Trump 5:16 Democrats & Gus Hall? (Q&A) 5:56 Kerensky & Bernie Sanders? (Q&A) 7:07 Strategic & Policy Forum 8:06 Anarchy of production 10:36 Reading part 2 18:46 Contradictions heightening 19:16 No effective opposition 20:39 Capitalism's endurance? (Q&A) 24:40 Roosevelt saving capitalism 25:23 Social rebellions 26:00 PSMLS as a tool 26:17 Socdems & bourgeois democracy 27:41 Conclusion
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a vital class on the Juche philosophy. A sound understanding of the Juche philosophy is a crucial component of understanding the history and contemporary status of the DPRK. The audio in this class was a bit rough, but we hope you learn something and enjoy it.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
N/A
Recommended Reading on the Juche philosophy:
On Some Questions in Understanding the Juche Philosophy by Kim Il-sung (1974) http://www2.law.columbia.edu/course_0...
On the Juche Idea by Kim Jong-il (1982) https://www.korea-dpr.com/lib/Kim%20J...
On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche in Ideological Work by Kim Il-sung (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/kim-...
Recommended Reading on the DPRK:
This Monstrous War by Wilfred G Burchett https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/wilfr...
Also Visit:
https://www.kfausa.org/
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Repsonse
0:00 Introduction 0:38 Reading & Lecture 1 4:17 KFA & book recommendation 5:42 Marxism-Leninism & Juche? (Q&A) 7:05 Uniquely Korean philosophy? (Q&A) 8:53 Juche & Maoism? (Q&A) 10:57 More Marxism-Leninism & Juche 11:56 Reading & Lecture 2 16:39 Juche & Kim Il Sungism-Kim Jong Ilism (Q&A) 18:26 Juche & the DPRK? (Q&A) 19:46 Idealistic? (Q&A) 21:16 Continuity of leadership 24:41 WPK popular front 27:14 Reading & Lecture 3 28:32 Development of productive forces? (Unanswered Q) 29:29 Political elites 30:57 Repetitiveness 31:39 Colonial influence 32:49 Conclusion
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class on the Japanese Communist Party during World War II. Please enjoy.
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Literature Used In This Class:
The Japanese Communist Party During WWII by Comrade Saoirse (2020) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 introduction 1:00 Beginnings of the JCP (reading) 4:45 Laws against communists? (Q& A) 6:20 JCP’s influence on mainland Japan? (Q& A) 7:05 Growth of communist parties 8:40 Conditions of the Japanese population before the war? (Q& A) 9:51 Current status of the party? (Q& A) 11:00 Social-democratic economic policies 14:00 Sanzo Nosaka 14:26 Japanese people’s emancipation league (reading) 16:54 Fighting behind the line of fire (reading continued) 18:13 Kind treatment of prisoners (reading continued) 19:55 Feelings towards the DPRK 22:15 The Eisenhower years 22:59 Japanese citizens in the United States? (Q& A) 24:25 Comparisons btw Korean and Puerto Rico 25:00 Sen Katayama 26:08 DPRK funding 26:42 Call to action (reading) 29:25 Some of Nosaka’s demands (reading continued) 31:33 Classic method of communist work 35:30 Why do parties become reformist, and does it work? (Q& A) 36:10 Spain going back to Marxism-Leninism 36:25 How big is the JCP today? (Q& A) 37:07 Different kinds of imperialism? (Q& A) 37:37 Criticisms of Joe Biden 39:41 JCP link 40:19 The importance of siding with the DPRK? (Q& A) 42:06 Closing remarks
Enjoy the first PSMLS Clips episode! This clip is derived from part two of our two-part series of classes on the Moscow Trials.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/lJD37DKBjF4
Part 2: https://youtu.be/ey8ExwqmaPI
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a vital lesson on the pro-fascist, counter-revolutionary events that took place in Hungary in 1956. This is the third and final part of a three-part series. We hope you learn something new. Enjoy listening!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Correction: The party in Hungary that was referred to as the "Iron Cross" is (was) called the "Arrow Cross"
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/XgG7vq2pzWk
Part 2: https://youtu.be/zzhFhvgOfEc
Literature Used In This Class:
The Counter-Revolution in Hungary in the Light of Marxism-Leninism by Gyula Kállai (1957) https://archive.org/details/Hungary19...
Recommended Reading:
The Truth About Hungary by Herbert Aptheker (1957) https://espressostalinist.files.wordp...
Recommended Viewing:
The Cardinal by Otto Preminger (1963)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 0:37 Reading section 1 (Ch. 1 pg. 4) 9:49 "Color" revolutions? (Q&A) 11:32 "Mistakes" and "excesses" 14:45 Production decline? (Q&A) 17:04 Nagy argricultural policy? (Q&A) 19:47 Nagy in leadership? (Q&A) 22:45 Hungary industrialization? (Q&A) 23:55 Decline in wages? (Q&A) 27:12 Reading section 2 (Ch. 1 pg. 8) 33:06 Factionalism in Hungary? (Q&A) 35:05 Role of Khrushchev? (Q&A) 36:25 Problems of splits 38:52 Petty bourgeois elements 42:07 Avoiding revisionism and opportunism? (Q&A) 45:13 National communism? (Q&A) 47:42 "Giving orders" & "command economy" 49:38 The "whole people"? (Q&A) 50:14 Petty bourgeois specifics? (Q&A) 53:06 Reading section 1 (Ch. 1 pg. 13) 1:00:28 1956 Hungary propaganda 1:00:51 Just another color revolution 1:03:25 National communism vs. self-determination? (Q&A) 1:04:43 International working class solidarity 1:06:33 Géza Losonczy 1:07:54 Vanguard party? (Q&A) 1:10:01 Use of the word "militancy"? (Q&A) 1:10:51 Anti-factionalism 1:11:10 "Democracy" as a siren song 1:11:42 Oppose revisionism 1:11:58 Contemporary parallels 1:12:19 Counter-revolutionary alarm bells 1:13:00 A battle for the people 1:15:43 Ferenc Nagy 1:17:23 Validity of Lenin's conclusions 1:18:58 Conclusion
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a vital lesson on the pro-fascist, counter-revolutionary events that took place in Hungary in 1956. This is the second part of a three-part series. We hope you learn something new. Enjoy listening!
Correction: The party in Hungary that was referred to as the "Iron Cross" is called the "Arrow Cross"
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/XgG7vq2pzWk
Part 3: https://youtu.be/X__avH1G_sU
Literature Used In This Class:
The Truth About Hungary by Herbert Aptheker (1957) https://espressostalinist.files.wordp...
Recommended Reading:
The Counter-Revolution in Hungary in the Light of Marxism-Leninism by Gyula Kállai (1957) https://archive.org/details/Hungary19...
Recommended Viewing:
The Cardinal by Otto Preminger (1963)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 4:55 Reading section 1 (Ch. 2, pg. 15) 9:55 Ernő Gerő & land reform 10:41 Land in the Hungarian economy? (Q&A) 12:30 The Latifundium system? (Q&A) 12:43 Fascism & the Vatican? (Q&A) 14:03 Land & national chauvanism? (Q&A) 14:40 Horthy & the Wermacht? (Q&A) 16:20 Reading section 2 (Ch. 2, pg. 31) 23:37 Reality of Hungary 26:04 Romanian & Bulgarian defectors 26:40 Church & fascism? (Q&A) 28:53 Fascist roots in Hungary 30:10 Role of national chauvinism? (Q&A) 31:33 Hungary 1919? (Q&A) 32:07 Cardinal Ratzinger: from Hitler youth 32:36 More church & fascism 36:10 Conclusion
The Peoples’ School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a vital lesson on the pro-fascist, counter-revolutionary events that took place in Hungary in 1956. We hope you learn something new. This is the first part of a three-part series. Enjoy listening!
Correction: The party in Hungary that was referred to as the "Iron Cross" is called the "Arrow Cross"
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the series:
Part 2: https://youtu.be/zzhFhvgOfEc
Literature Used In This Class:
The Counter-Revolution in Hungary in the Light of Marxism-Leninism by Gyula Kállai (1957) https://archive.org/details/Hungary19...
Recommended Reading:
The Truth About Hungary by Herbert Aptheker (1957) https://espressostalinist.files.wordp...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:00 Reading section (Ch. 4, pg. 30) 6:56 Counter-revolutionary actors 10:06 Leadup to October 1956? (Q&A) 11:51 Outside forces? (Q&A) 12:53 Counter-revolutionary lies 13:36 Stalin: a Marxist-Leninist 15:30 Knowledge of fascist roots? (Q&A) 17:36 Impact on Eastern Europe? (Q&A) 19:45 Reading section (Ch. 4, pg. 32) 25:32 Internationalism & self-determination? (Q&A) 27:18 Viktor Orbán connections? (Q&A) 29:52 U.S.S.R. proletarian assistance? (Q&A) 32:47 Rationale of Khrushchev? (Q&A) 34:43 "Tankie" origin? (Q&A) 36:51 Goulash communism? (Q&A) 39:32 Leftcoms & counter-revolutions? (Q&A) 41:30 1956 theories? (Q&A) 42:42 There is no "third position" 43:39 Counter-revolutionary awareness 45:31 Conclusion
Please enjoy this comprehensive discussion about Huey Long, the America First Committee, and the historical and contemporary ways in which American finance capital has been linked with fascism. This class seeks to clarify many of the misconceptions that people have about fascism, as well as devious characters such as Huey Long and organizations such as the America First Committee and the American Liberty League.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
https://leagueofyoungcommunistsusa.or...
Haas, Edward F. “Huey Long and the Communists.” Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, vol. 32, no. 1, 1991, pp. 29–46. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4232863. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.
History of the Communist Party of the United States (Ch. 27) by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/20...
US far-right activists received $500,000 in cryptocurrency ahead of Capitol Hill riot by Steve Sweeney (2021) https://morningstaronline.co.uk/artic...
Recommended Literature:
The Way Out by Earl Browder https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States (Ch. 27) by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Enemy Forgotten by Gilbert Green (1956) https://vajeqiwijoli.myshelfink.icu/e...
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
Recommended Listening:
Lindbergh by Woodie Guthrie (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9qJ...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) =Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Class Intro 1:11 Huey Long Reading Session 1 4:04 Pause for Questions 1 5:48 Share the Wealth = Fascism? (Q&A) 6:41 Fascist competence 7:39 Long's Racism 8:06 Huey Long Reading Session 2 10:14 Scapegoats for Fascism? (Q&A) 11:00 What Makes Huey Long a Fascist? (Q&A) 12:38 International Analogy 13:44 Huey Long Historical Revisionism 15:11 Bernie Sanders Comparisons 15:56 William Foster Reading Session 19:16 Reading 2 Clarification 20:24 Smedley Butler Clarification? (Q&A) 21:28 Fascist Deception 22:02 Finance Capital Backing Trump? (Q&A) 26:35 America First Committee 27:16 Charles Lindbergh 28:14 American Exceptionalism? (Q&A) 29:03 American Fascist Development 30:42 Misuse of "Liberty" & A.D.A. (Q&A) 33:47 Fascists vs. Communists 35:04 Anti-War vs. Pro-Fascist (Q&A) 35:30 Morning Star Reading Session 38:55 Reading 3 Clarification 39:54 Definitely a Coup (Q&A) 42:18 Communist Finances? (Q&A) 44:27 Finance Capital & Fascism (Q&A) 48:44 Organizing Today? (Q&A) 51:25 More Finance Capital & Fascism 53:03 "America First" Today 54:29 Finance & Fascism? (Q&A) 54:49 Fascism = Faux Movement 55:31 Electoral Safe Harbor Deadline 56:10 Reading Recommendations 58:54 New Member Comment 59:14 Finance Capital & The Holocaust 59:53 Contemporary Analysis of Fascism 1:02:14 Focus on Class Awareness 1:04:13 Fascism Clarification? (Q&A) 1:06:40 More Finance Capital & The Holocaust 1:07:24 Global Fascist Unity? (Q&A) 1:09:23 Antifa and Left Unity 1:10:57 Socialism = Marxism-Leninism 1:11:17 Huey Long Good or Bad? (Q&A) 1:13:07 Class Collaboration 1:14:17 Public Support for Socialism? 1:16:08 Deceiving the Masses 1:17:37 Concluding Remarks
Please enjoy the first part of a two-part PSMLS series on Liu Shaoqi's crucial 1939 text: How to Be a Good Communist. We may go around calling ourselves Communists, but what does this actually entail? What does it mean to truly be a good Communist?
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (Ch. 1) (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Recommended Literature:
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
The Metropolis and Mental Life by Georg Simmel (1903) https://www.blackwellpublishing.com/c...
Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937) http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html
The State and Revolution by V.I. Lenin (1917) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels (1880) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (1939) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Ending Song:
国际歌 / The Internationale (Chinese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiN-D...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:55 Reading (Ch. 1) 5:51 Pure Marxism 6:56 Role of Mao 10:42 Necessity of revolution 11:24 Mastering Bolshevism similarities? (Q&A) 13:05 Reading (Ch. 1 cont.) 18:14 Party building? (Q&A) 19:11 Bourgeois "baggage" 20:20 Understand the enemy 21:46 Application during political quietness? (Q&A) 24:25 Other relevant groups? (Q&A) 24:44 Relation to China 26:58 Specifically Marxist-Leninist? (Q&A) 27:37 Revolutionary activity? (Q&A) 28:15 Role of reformists 29:18 Reading (Ch. 1 cont.) 38:23 Prevent ideological degeneration? (Q&A) 39:22 Role of individualism 40:18 Stay vigilant 41:11 Dictatorship of the proletariat? (Q&A) 42:17 Continuously adapt 42:53 Humanity & nature? (Q&A) 45:03 Everyday application? (Q&A) 47:24 Egoism & individualism 48:13 Centralized state? (Q&A) 51:11 Bourgeois "baggage" cont. 52:35 Continuously adapt cont. 53:58 Focus on collective 54:35 Bourgeois baggage? (Q&A) 57:33 "Dual personality" 58:15 African Horn perspective 59:31 Propaganda internalization 1:00:56 Oppose reformism 1:01:16 The Metropolis & Mental Life 1:02:03 Continuously adapt cont. 1:02:39 Criticism & self-criticism 1:03:24 PSMLS as a useful tool 1:03:50 3 struggles in our movement 1:04:24 Avoiding anarchism 1:04:42 Concluding remarks 1:08:51 End screen
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a lecture over Joseph Freeman's pamphlet: The Background of German Fascism. The contents of this class are very pertinent to our contemporary world. Please enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Literature Used In This Class:
The Background Of German Fascism by Joseph Freeman (1933) https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/vie...
Recommended Literature:
The Lesson of Germany by Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden, & Albert Schreiner (1945) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/alber...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 1:56 Hitler’s Promises 12:42 Hitler’s Promises & Trump's promises? (Q&A) 15:42 Modern-day Brown Shirts 18:33 Recovering Those Lost to Fascism? (Q&A) 21:07 The Lesser Evil 33:00 Lesser-Evilism vs. United Front? (Q&A) 39:26 German Conspiracies in the 30s 43:29 The “Middle Class” and its Class Obfuscation 44:50 Modern Popular Anti-Communism 50:01 Existing Antisemitism
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class on the meaning and impact of factionalism in communist movements. The definition of factionalism given in this class is cited from the book What Is Marxism (1939) by Emile Burns. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile...
Literature Used In This Class:
What Is Marxism by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn... https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile...
Recommended Literature:
Trotskyism Counter-Revolution in Disguise by Moissaye Olgin https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...
https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School presents a translated lecture (originally Spanish) by comrade Luis Corvalán. Corvalán was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile from 1958 until 1990. Corvalán was a political prisoner in Pinochet's Chile and received the Lenin Peace Prize following the fall of the Allende government. Comrade Corvalán passed away in July of 2010 at the age of 93.
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Original Article (Spanish): https://www.marxists.org/espanol/corv...
Translated Version (English): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...
Recommended Literature:
Comments on Czechoslovakia by Fidel Castro (1968) https://www.marxists.org/history/cuba...
Czechoslovakia 1968: The Class Character of the Events by Sam Marcy (1968) https://www.marxists.org/history/etol...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Start 0:16 Introduction 2:35 Bureaucratism and Other Effects 5:18 Correction of the Errors 6:23 The Counter-Revolutionary Offensive 11:02 The Imperialist Plan 14:27 The Bratislava Declaration 18:46 We Trust In Our People 21:03 Forecast of the Interventionists 22:28 It’s About Defending Socialism 24:03 The Case of Spain 25:23 The Right to Self-Determination 26:51 Our Unitary Policy 29:03 Addressing the Facts 31:13 There Are Things That Are Clear 33:12 Our Country Will Emerge Stronger 35:46 Do Not Lose Sight of the Enemy
Enjoy the third PSMLS Clips episode! This clip is derived from part one of our two-part series of classes on Liu Shaoqi's 1939 text: How to Be a Good Communist. We need to shed our bourgeois baggage comrades!
Interested in attending classes? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Full Class:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/5iSBizWY6sw
Recommended Literature:
Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss... https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...
What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile... https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Outro Music:
This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMr...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class on the purpose, history, and modern implementation of the tactics of Antifa. Enjoy!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
No Literature Used In This Class
PSMLS Website:
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Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 3:32 Anarchist Revisionism 9:36 Modern Antifa 10:13 Trump and Fascist Development 15:23 The Road to Hell 16:04 A ≠ A 24:22 Lenin’s Input in the Era of Fascistic Monopoly Capitalism 26:47 Marxist Tactics in Imperialist Nations – Dealing With the Labor Aristocracy 29:20 Anarchism vs. Marxism 31:24 XX Antifa Vs. XXI Antifa 33:24 Antifa & LGBTQ+ community manipulation 38:53 The Target Audience of Modern Antifa Vs. the Original Antifa 43:09 Youth Involvement in the Anti-Fascist Struggle 46:05 Consequences of an Unorganized Movement 48:00 Concluding remarks
Please enjoy the third part of a five-part PSMLS series covering the history of the American Communist Movement, with the obvious international context necessary to comprehend its development. You probably know a lot about the C.P.S.U., but how much do you know about American Communist history? We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/qt-UtQrvJmU
Part 2: https://youtu.be/6z_2s5tDt_A
Part 4: https://youtu.be/rC47mjz5Xqk
Part 5: https://youtu.be/TGm63bqqLBA
Literature Used In This Class:
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Review 2:25 Splits in the Communist movement 4:20 Fusion line 5:43 Early 1980s 6:47 Gorbachev & Perestroika 9:39 CPUSA split 10:37 21 Preconditions? (Q&A) 14:14 CPUSA 1991? (Q&A) 17:17 "Fusion" Parties? (Q&A) 18:04 Committees of Correspondence? (Q&A) 20:01 Communist Party structure 22:01 CPUSA post-2000 24:04 U.S. Friends of the Soviet People 25:36 Birth of PCUSA 26:16 Workers World & PSL 29:06 Post-2000 purges? (Q&A) 30:34 Conclusion
Please enjoy the second part of a five-part PSMLS series covering the history of the American Communist Movement, with the obvious international context necessary to comprehend its development. You probably know a lot about the C.P.S.U., but how much do you know about American Communist history? We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/qt-UtQrvJmU
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0B7NBjMz9ms
Part 4: https://youtu.be/rC47mjz5Xqk
Part 5: https://youtu.be/TGm63bqqLBA
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:45 Communist Youth Groups 4:38 Old vs. New Left 5:59 Robert F. Williams 7:13 Sino-Soviet Split? (Q&A) 9:10 Chicago 7 & SDS? (Q&A) 12:37 Changes in the U.S.A. 14:12 More Old vs. New Left 18:01 SDS and Marxism 22:38 New Left & the U.S.S.R. 24:58 SDS & Weather Underground? (Q&A) 26:58 Superstructure vs. Base? (Q&A) 28:47 Dialectics & the New Left 30:40 SDS & Occupy Wall St.? (Q&A) 32:02 Historical Context 32:35 SDS experience 32:59 SDS & the Draft 33:14 More Dialectics & the New Left 33:32 Staten Island Closure? (Q&A) 34:14 Chicano movement 34:57 Conclusion
Please enjoy the first part of a five-part PSMLS series covering the history of the American Communist Movement, with the obvious international context necessary to comprehend its development. You probably know a lot about the C.P.S.U., but how much do you know about American Communist history? We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Note: This class was recorded on 2/15/18, not on 2/8/18. We apologize for the incorrect date on the screen.
Watch the series:
Part 2: https://youtu.be/6z_2s5tDt_A
Part 3: https://youtu.be/0B7NBjMz9ms
Part 4: https://youtu.be/rC47mjz5Xqk
Part 5: https://youtu.be/TGm63bqqLBA
No Literature Used In This Class
Recommended Literature:
History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
History of the Communist Party of the United States by William Z. Foster (1952) http://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/
The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...
Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932) http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response
0:00 Introduction 0:42 Socialist Party split 1:10 Mensheviks vs. Bolsheviks 2:27 Positions on the First Split 4:06 Major split in the 1950s 5:15 Split into PSL 6:51 Split over Revisionism 8:54 Split to the New Left 11:18 Comintern importance 11:46 PCUSA is new or old left? (Q&A) 13:08 Concurrent context 13:43 PCUSA wasn't a split 14:43 Rise of the Maoists 15:34 New Left & Vietnam 17:57 Red-baiting in New York 18:30 Left unity & revisionism? (Q&A) 21:03 Herbert Marcuse quote 23:05 Contradictions in the West 29:40 Dissolution of the Comintern
We present the final part of a three-part PSMLS series covering comrade John Reed’s book: 10 Days That Shook The World (1919). This important text covers the October Revolution in 1917 from an on-the-ground perspective and is an excellent addition to any library. Please enjoy our discussion!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-...
Literature Used In This Class:
Biography of John Reed by Albert Rhys Williams (No Link Available)
Recommended Reading :
10 Days That Shook The World by John Reed https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-... https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed...
The October Days 1917 by I. Mintz https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/i-min...
The Russian Revolution by Marcel Liebman (1970)
Recommended Viewing:
Mission to Moscow by Michael Curtiz (1943)
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
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0:00 Introduction / Reading Section 1 0:30 John Reed Biography by Albert Rhys Williams 5:23 Anti-Communism in Academia 8:39 Reading Section 2 13:34 John Reed’s Legacy in the US 19:11 Interpretation of the 1917 Revolution 23:14 Death of John Reed 27:18 The Invasion of Russia in 1919
We present the second part of a three-part PSMLS series covering comrade John Reed’s book: 10 Days That Shook The World (1919). This important text covers the October Revolution in 1917 from an on-the-ground perspective and is an excellent addition to any library. Please enjoy our discussion!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-...
Literature Used In This Class:
10 Days That Shook The World by John Reed https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-... https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed...
The Traders-War by John Reed https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
0:00 Introduction 1:50 A Tribute to John Reed 6:36 Condition of the Movement in 1940 10:17 Book Reading 15:14 Moderate Leftism 16:39 Bourgeois Influences on History 18:48 Biography of John Reed
We present the first part of a three-part PSMLS series covering comrade John Reed’s book 10 Days That Shook The World (1919). This important text covers the October Revolution in 1917 from an on-the-ground perspective and is an excellent addition to any library. Please enjoy our discussion!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-...
Literature Used In This Class:
Introduction To 10 Days That Shook The World by V.I. Lenin https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
10 Days That Shook The World by John Reed (Preface & Chapter 1) https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed... https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed...
Also Referenced In Class:
The Russian Revolution by Marcel Liebman https://kuguxowycij.multdemsvote.com/...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website:
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
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0:00 introduction 2:01 Preface 7:20 Russia’s Message 13:53 Moderate Socialists Through History 18:10 Menshevik Capitulation 19:30 Menshevik vs Bolshevik Productive Force development 24:07 Political Revolution 27:00 John Reed’s Interview 39:00 John Reed’s Background 40:59 Follow Up on Political Revolution 42:10 Allied Invasion Post-Revolution 44:37 Economic Impact of the Revolution 46:12 Modern Similarities to the Revolution
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third part of a four-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 3 primarily covers the idea of "no compromises," which can be found in chapter 8 of the text. A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Watch the Series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/QxtVYHXo7OQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/-ldhSBGRz5U
Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 8) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...
Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921) https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...
Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939) https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
Timecode Key:
(Q&A) = Question & Answer / Response
0:00 Introduction 1:23 Reading section 1 5:43 "Permanent revolution" 6:08 Role of Poland? (Q&A) 6:53 Reading section 2 10:54 Cooperation w/ bourgeois parties? (Q&A) 13:47 Role of Dimitrov 14:18 Support of bourgeois parties? (Q&A) 16:38 Democratic bosses 18:18 The United Front 20:06 Reading section 3 24:13 Democratic party? (Q&A) 25:13 3-legged stool 26:36 CPUSA & electoralism 27:53 Walk a fine line 29:05 Ending
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second part of a four-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 2 primarily covers communist participation in reactionary trade unions. A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 6) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Literature Mentioned in Class:
The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929) https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...
Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/
The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the first part of a four-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 1 primarily covers communist participation in bourgeois electoralism. A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!
Interested in attending a class? Email info@psmls.org for more information
Purchase a copy of this book through New Outlook Publishers! https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...
Literature Used In This Class:
“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 7) by V.I. Lenin (1920) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Full text https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
Recommended Literature:
The Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924) https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V.I. Lenin (1916) https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...
PSMLS Website:
http://peoplesschool.org/contact/
Party of Communists USA Website
https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/