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.
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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
