The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies

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 Introduction 3:45 Latin America at the Time 6:35 The Death of Ernesto and the Birth of Che 9:00 Q&A 1 14:35 Becoming a Communist 21:40 Q&A 2 31:10 Bolivia and Adventurism 34:25 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Donate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund... Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:30 French Colonialism and Ho Chi Minh 14:15 Video - Vietnam's Proclamation of Independence 22:15 Q&A 1 47:40 National Liberation - August Revolution 49:50 Video - August Revolution Every Day Mapped 53:20 Q&A 2 1:12:45 National Liberation, continued 1:15:45 Video - Battle at Dien Bien Phu Documentary 1:25:50 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 Clip 6:30 Background: Operation Downfall and Incendiary Bombings 16:00 Q&A 1 28:30 The Atomic Bombings 34:55 Reading - The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb 41:30 Q&A 2 56:15 Atomic Aftermath and the Present Day Nuclear Threat 1:03:30 Video - Nuclear War Simulation 1:07:30 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 Introduction 1:10 Belorussia - Similar but Different 6:50 Q&A 1 28:35 Kazak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Region / Kazak Socialist Soviet Republic 37:45 Q&A 2 49:35 Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 56:40 Q&A 3 1:06:50 History of the Ukrainian SSR 1917-1922 1:15:40 Q&A 4 1:35:30 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 Introduction 1:05 The Revolutionary War 1776-1783 6:50 Q&A 1 17:10 The Newborn USA, and The US Constitution 21:45 Video - The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights 27:45 Q&A 2 36:05 Polemic Against Ultra-Left Narratives on the Revolution 49:20 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Donate 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 In 3:25 Beginning of Class 7:35 Lenin and Marx on the American Revolution 9:30 After the Seven Years War 16:20 Q&A 1 26:00 Prelude to the Revolution 35:10 Q&A 2 41:50 Start of the American Revolution 50:05 Q&A 3 1:08:00 Declaration of Independence 1:19:15 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Donate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund... Visit our bookstore: https://newoutlookpublishers.store/ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:25 Series Recap 3:30 American Collaboration with Nazi Germany 9:40 Traitors in American History: Lessons from the Moscow Trials - Reading 1 11:25 Q&A 1 25:10 The United States in World War II 30:15 History of the CPUSA, Chapter 28 - World War II - Reading 2 32:40 The Truth about the Atomic Bombs 34:20 Q&A 2 59:30 Post-War Imperialist Activity 1:06:20 Q&A 3 1:27:30: 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Donate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund... Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:30 Prelude 7:50 The Unknown War - Video Part 1 15:10 Q&A 1 34:10 The Battle of Kursk: Operation Citadel 38:15 The Unknown War - Video Part 2 57:30 Q&A 2 1:04:20 The Battle of Kursk: The Soviet Counter-Offensive 1:07:00 The Uknown War - Video Part 3 1:16:45 - 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 #PCUSA 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/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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Donate to the GoFundMe for our legal case: https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund... Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 1 5:30 The Great War - World War I 10:45 History of the CPUSA - WW1: Social-Democratic Betrayal - Reading 1 14:50 Q&A 1 31:30 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 2 43:20 American Intervention in the First World War 44:40 History of the CPUSA - WW1: Social-Democratic Betrayal - Reading 2 50:00 Q&A 2 1:05:30 The Untold History of the United States - Clip 3 1:15:40 The Interwar Years 1:19:25 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 #PCUSA 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/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. 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/h9YxPb 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. 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/h9YxPb 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. 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/h9YxPb 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. 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/h9YxPb 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

Paris Commune - PSMLS Class by PSMLS

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. 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/h9YxPb 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. 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/h9YxPb 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 The Struggle for the Eight Hour Day 2:10 Reading - History of May Day by Alexander Trachtenberg 10:30 Q&A 1 17:40 1886 Haymarket Affair 21:55 Video: The Haymarket Trial 24:15 Reading - History of May Day, continued 28:20 Reading - May Day: A Short History by Philip S. Foner 32:55 Q&A 2 44:30 Aftermath Haymarket; Communist Legacy of May Day 46:05 Reading - History of May Day, continued 52:15 Q&A 3 1:07:45 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:00 Brief History of Ultra-Leftism 12:45 Reading from Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin 16:00 Q&A 1 26:35 Today's Ultra-Leftist Pole 35:40 Q&A 2 49:25 How do we combat this ultraleftist trend? 52:50 Reading from Lenin, continued 58:05 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 5:15 Marxist-Leninist Definition of a Nation 10:35 Q&A 1 23:30 Class Nature of National Liberation Struggles 35:30 Q&A 2 49:15 False Solution: Nationalist Separatism 1:08:35 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 6:20 Introduction to the Text 11:10 The Eggs and the Chickens Are Being Destroyed 12:30 The Oldest Crime 15:40 Q&A 1 25:40 Kill Every Living Thing 29:25 The Roots of the Problem 36:15 Irresponsibility of Government 40:20 A New Problem 46:45 Q&A 2 1:01:25 Socialism and the Environment 1:09:05 Toward a Solution 1:15:00 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Iraq Basic Information 2:30 Prelude: Iraq from 1968 to 2002 11:05 Q&A 1 18:05 The US Invasion of Iraq from 2003 to 2011 31:25 Q&A 2 49:40 Results and Continued US Intervention from 2011 to 2023 58:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion 1:13:30 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Part 1: The Guerrilla Fighter: Social Reformer 7:20 Part 2: The Guerrilla Fighter as Combatant 35:00 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 1980 Staggers Rail Act 5:10 Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) 7:40 Video: ECP Braking Could've Mitigated Disaster 10:15 Q&A 1 18:15 The Derailment 23:00 Video from More Perfect Union 28:45 Second Video from More Perfect Union 31:35 Q&A 2 39:00 The Aftermath 45:05 Q&A 3 51:35 The Aftermath, continued 55:10 Q&A 4 and Conclusion 1:11:00 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:05 Sectarianism and its Consequences 2:15 Reading from Lenin's "Left-Wing Communism", chapter 6 3:35 The CPUSA and the LaFollette Movement 4:40 Reading from W. Z. Foster's "History of the CPUSA", chapter 15 6:35 Q&A 1 15:15 Coalition Building - The People's Front Against Fascism 16:45 Reading from Browder's "The People's Front", chapter 10 18:40 The French Communist Party's "Outstretched Hand" 21:15 Q&A 2 34:45 The Popular Front in Practice 35:05 Reading from "The Communist International, Volume III" 37:55 Q&A 3 50:25 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Sacred War 2:40 Introduction 5:50 Phase 3: September 12 - November 9 7:50 Phase 4: November 10 - Present 8:50 November & December 2022 10:35 January 2023 11:50 Q&A 1 35:30 February 2023 37:30 Video: Biden Addresses NATO Allies in Poland 42:25 "They Started the War" - Putin's Annual Address to the Nation 46:30 March 2023 48:30 Article in The Worker - "Ukraine and the 'Revolutionary' Phrasemakers" 1:01:25 Q&A 2 1:06:30 Statistics 1:12:50 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 The Age of Proletarian Revolution 2:20 Harry Haywood 3:35 The Scottsboro Boys 4:40 Angelo Herndon 5:40 James W. Ford 6:35 Q&A 1 20:05 The Anti-Fascist Period 22:15 The Post-War McCarthy Period 22:50 Paul Robeson Testifying At the House Un-American Activities Committee 34:30 Claudia Jones 35:10 Esther Cooper Jackson 35:40 Rosa Parks 36:10 W. E. B. DuBois 37:10 Q&A 2 55:45 Civil Rights Era 56:15 Henry Winston 58:20 Paul Robeson 59:25 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:50 Pre-Conflict 9:15 - Q&A 1 26:50 - February 2022 27:55 Putin Announces the Special Military Operation 32:45 First stage: February to April 2022 34:35 Second stage: April to September 2022 36:15 Q&A 2 59:50 The US Sabotage of the Nordstream 2 Pipeline 1:05:05 "How America Took Out the Nordstream 2 Pipeline" by Seymour Hersh 1:17:15 Q&A3 and Conclusion 1:25:00 "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.com 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/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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb

The Multipolar World II - PSMLS Class by PSMLS

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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:40 BRICS 2:50 Shanghai Cooperation Organization 4:30 Q&A 1 15:00 Europe: From Gladio to Ukraine 15:30 Operation Gladio 17:20 NATO's Drive Eastward 19:00 US-backed Coup in Ukraine 22:30 Mass Demonstrations 23:20 Pyotr Simonenko 24:50 Ukraine's Attempt to Provoke NATO 26:00 Q&A 2 38:30 China and Taiwan 41:00 Xinjiang and the "Uyghur Genocide" 46:25 DPRK and South Korea 48:20 India 49:45 The Peasant Movement 51:25 Final Q&A 59:25 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 "The Sacred War" (Song) 2:25 Introduction 4:05 Prelude to Stalingrad 8:05 Q&A 1 14:35 Battle of Stalingrad 22:35 Q&A 2 32:55 "The Unknown War" (Documentary) 46:15 Q&A 3 51:30 "The Unknown War" continued 1:03:55 "The Motherland Calls" (Video) 1:06:15 Q&A 4 1:08:35 Map of the Region 1:11:45 Conclusion 1:17:55 "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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Preface: Fascism in the Last Century 4:50 Q&A 1 9:50 Fascism in the World Today 11:30 Ukraine 16:05 Q&A 2 24:25 Fascism in Other Foreign Countries - Italy 26:00 Sweden, Japan 28:20 Brazil 30:15 Q&A 3 39:00 Brief History of American Fascism 42:20 American Fascism in the Present Day 48:30 Q&A 4 1:04:00 Reading from "The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International" 1:09:20 Conclusion 1:12:10 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:25 What Does Political Organizing Mean? 3:05 The Three-Legged Stool 5:10 Q&A 1 11:35 Engels Quote on Workers Taking Part in Elections 13:00 Geoff Young's 2022 Campaign 15:30 Q&A 2 23:15 Geoff Young's 2023 Campaign - Looking for Alternatives 24:20 Ed's Experience in Organizing - "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" 28:15 Ed's Lessons Learned Along the Way 30:10 Q&A 3 40:45 Engels Quote on Suffrage as an Instrument of Emancipation 42:45 Lenin's Quote on Party Platforms for Elections 44:55 Kamryn's Platform for Coos Bay City Council 46:10 Q&A 4 54:05 Resources to Get Involved - Mass Organizations 55:40 Legislative Commission Guidelines for Potential Candidates 57:00 Take Aways 58:00 Lenin's Quote on Using Bourgeois Elections 59:35 Questions to Consider 1:01:15 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 4:00 Part 1: The Reasons for Relocation and its Effects 8:40 Broken Rainbow Film, part 1 16:35 Q&A 1 21:00 Broken Rainbow Film, part 2 29:30 Q&A 2 36:50 Broken Rainbow Film, part 3 54:45 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Literature Used in the Class: Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin newoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/left-wing-c… Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Opening remarks by PCUSA General Secretary 1:23 Section 1: What is Ultra-Leftism? 2:51 Examples of Ultra-Leftism 3:22 History of Ultra-Leftism: Origins - 1850s to 1920s 4:45 History of Ultra-Leftism: Trotsky & The Left Opposition 6:04 History of Ultra-Leftism: Maoism 7:55 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 Leftism 20:44 History of Ultra-Leftism: Current Day 23:29 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Literature Used in the Class: Socialism Betrayed by Roger Keeran and Thomas Kenny Perestroika: A Marxist Critique www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/marcy/perest… Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Section on Events of 1985 and 1986 8:50 Reading from Socialism Betrayed 14:15 Q&A 1 24:00 Section on Events of 1986 and 1987 24:20 Sam Marcy on Perestroika 35:00 Q&A 2 44:20 Section on Events from 1989 to 1991 44:30 Reading continued 56:15 Q&A 3 1:04:45 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/peoplesschool Sign 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/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Terminology of the Struggle 2:40 Involved Unions 5:00 Terminology Continued 11:45 Q&A 1 22:00 Grievances of the Railroad Workers 26:50 Q&A 2 44:45 Timeline of Events in the Railroad Workers Struggle 56:20 Q&A 3 1:04:00 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/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction - International Workers Order, Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order (JPFO) 0:30 Most CPUSA Members initially joined through their ethnic background 1:50 Reading from the Morgen Freiheit (with Commentary) 9:30 Q&A 1 16:10 Return to Reading the Article 19:30 Frei Israel 22:00 Q&A 2 30:45 Article from Jewish American Communists on Racism 37:00 Q&A 3 43:00 Reading from Emma Lazarus Division on Women in the JPFO 47:50 Comment on JPFO's Activities Being a Model for Mass Organizations 49:30 Reading Continued 54:00 Q&A 4 1:04:40 Conclusion