“Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement” – Vladimir Lenin, What is to be done, 1902

This Week’s Class

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.” Join us at 8pm EST/5pm PST on March 11th to learn more!

Please join us on March 11, 2025 at 8:00 pm EST/5:00 pm PST.

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The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies is part of a long line of American communist party sponsored schools, such as the Workers Schools, the Jefferson School of Social Science, the Center for Marxist Education and the Peoples School for Marxist Studies. We were founded in 2016, and have come a long way from classes on conference calls to professional weekly virtual classes, and will continue striving to bring Marxist-Leninist education to the masses. The classes cost nothing and the knowledge is worth everything!

We hold classes online every week on Tuesdays at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST. These are public classes on Zoom that are organized into sections of presentations, and discussion periods. Join our classes and participate in collective education!

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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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Section 1 - Rosa Luxemburg - Against the Fascist-Enabling SPD 7:50 Q&A 1 12:56 Section 2 - World War II 21:37 Q&A 2 35:17 Section 3 - Mirabal Sisters - 1960 39:41 Q&A 3 43:17 Section 4 - Women Partisans in Franco Spain, Vilma Espin in Cuba 49:00 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
Women Against Fascism – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Section 1 - The Meaning of San Rafael 15:50 Q&A 1 25:55 Section 2 - Strategy for a Black Agenda 35:40 Video - Henry Winston on the Black Belt Thesis 50:00 Q&A 2 58:50 Section 3 - Moynihan-Kissinger Doctrine and the "Third World" 1:07:30 Q&A 3 1:11:50 Conclusion
Selected Works of Henry Winston – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Section 1 - A Workers Democracy 4:00 Q&A 1 7:35 Section 2 - What is and What is Not Socialism 13:55 Q&A 2 17:05 Section 3 - Historical Materialism - Who Owns What under Socialism? 22:20 Q&A 3 37:30 Section 4 - What can America do with Socialism? 42:40 Q&A 4 49:25 Conclusion
What is Socialism? – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:12 Section 1 - Harriet Tubman - Life and Connection to the Underground Railroad 7:25 Discussion 1 12:20 Section 2 - Black History Week and the New York Teachers Union 16:05 Discussion 2 19:55 Section 3 - The Underground Railroad 29:40 Discussion 3 51:00 Conclusion
The Underground Railroad – PSMLS Class
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 Introduction 0:50 Rosa Parks and Lead-up to the Boycott 3:45 Video - Rosa Parks Interview with Larry King 6:40 Q&A 1 13:15 The Montgomery Bus Boycott 22:30 Video - Martin Luther King, Jr. 24:40 Q&A 2 39:40 Video - Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech on the End of the Boycott 47:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store
Montgomery Bus Boycott – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction and Q&A 1 36:00 Section 2 - Remnants of Nazi Germany Linger On 54:10 Q&A 2 and Conclusion
Liberation of Auschwitz – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Section 1 - Battle of the Running Bulls - Beginning of Negotiations 13:30 Q&A 1 15:45 Section 2 - GM Counterattacks, and Sit-Downers Take Chevy No. 4 29:50 Q&A 2 42:05 Section 3 - The Workers Win! 49:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Flint Sit-Down Strike, Part 2 – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:45 Section 1 - What is a Sit-Down Strike? / Organizing at General Motors 14:40 Q&A 1 24:30 Section 2 - Strike Actions Begin 33:55 Q&A 2 38:10 Section 3 - Life as a Sit-Downer 53:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
The Flint Sit-Down Strike, Part 1 – PSMLS Class
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.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: newoutlookpublishers.store Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Section 1 - Why the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Was Formed 5:20 Video - Interviews with Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veterans 13:00 Q&A 1 27:30 Section 2 - What the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Did 30:30 Song - El Quinto Regimiento 32:50 Q&A 2 41:05 Section 3 - Legacy of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades 42:45 Video - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive (ALBA) 50:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Abraham Lincoln Brigade – PSMLS Class
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