American Communist Movement (pt. 4/5) - PSMLS Audio

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/ Timecode Key: (Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response 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 Gor