Huey Long & American Fascism - PSMLS Audio

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