The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the third part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available through New Outlook Publishers.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Literature Used In This Class:

Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...

Recommended Literature:

Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...

Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...

Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...

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

0:33 Reading section 1

5:49 Marx's credo? (Q&A)

6:36 Reading section 2

9:51 Negative interest rates

10:22 Capitalists & surplus value? (Q&A)

10:45 Reading section 3

12:41 Profit of alienation

13:27 Profit under socialism

14:55 Reading section 4

17:45 Rate of exploitation

18:42 Reading section 5

20:35 Howard Zinn & trade

20:58 Capitalism's grave? (Q&A)

26:09 Ending

The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class using excerpts from Comrade Leslie Feinberg's set of works titled Lavender and Red. This class includes the analysis of LGBTQ+ history and issues from a Marxist-Leninist perspective. We hope you learn something new. Enjoy listening!

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Literature Used In This Class:

Lavender and Red by Leslie Feinberg

https://www.workers.org/books2016/Lav...

Recommended Reading:

Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai (1920)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/koll...

An Interview with Lenin on the Woman Question by Clara Zetkin

https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...

Lenin on the Women’s Question by Clara Zetkin (1920)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/zetk...

PSMLS Website:

http://peoplesschool.org/contact/

Party of Communists USA Website:

https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/

0:00 Introduction

0:08 Auhtor background

00:50 Reading/lecture 1

2:38 More author background

3:19 Union leadership? (Q&A)

4:21 Reading/lecture 2

8:37 Prehistoric LGBTQ+

9:05 LGBTQ+ history erased? (Q&A)

12:11 Other nations besides Russia? (Q&A)

13:49 Updated viewpoints

15:44 Reading/lecture 3

24:48 Gramsci & Engels

26:02 Anthropology perspective

26:31 ML & LGBTQ+

26:54 Uplifting LGBTQ+ people

27:22 More Gramsci

28:27 Encourage understanding

28:49 GDR & Czechoslovakia

29:17 Religious elaboration

30:22 Concluding remarks

31:23 Ending

The People's School presents the second part of a three-part series covering J. Peters's book: The Communist Party | A Manual on Organization. In order to be effectively functioning members of a Communist Party, we must have an understanding of how the Party is to be organized in accordance with the Leninist model. This text is available for purchase through our partner publishing house: New Outlook Publishers.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Literature Used In This Class:

The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...

Recommended Literature:

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...

Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...

History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...

Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932)

http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...

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

1:01 Reading/Lecture 1

6:25 PCUSA organization? (Q&A)

9:03 Reading/Lecture 2

12:59 Importance of Organization

13:24 Reading/Lecture 3

21:56 Capitalize on strengths

22:19 Avoid burnout

22:37 Encouraging participation? (Q&A)

23:07 This text works

23:33 Ending

The People's School presents the first part of a three part series covering J. Peters's book: The Communist Party | A Manual on Organization. In order to be effectively functioning members of a Communist Party, we must have an understanding of how the Party is to be organized in accordance with the Leninist model. This text is available for purchase through our partner publishing house: New Outlook Publishers.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Literature Used In This Class:

The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...​

Recommended Literature:

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...​

History of the Three Internationals by William Z. Foster (1955)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...​

Toward Soviet America by William Z. Foster (1932)

http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/...​

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

0:09​ Reading & lecture

4:24​ Means of production

5:16​ Delegates, basic industry, & teachers? (Q&A)

12:11​ Emphasis on the proletariat

13:03​ Information workers? (Q&A)

14:12​ Cellular tower workers? (Q&A)

14:54​ CPUSA regression

17:27​ Shop papers

18:29​ Neighborhood clubs

19:30​ Ending

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 [email protected] 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 Gorbachev's election

45:06 Ending

The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the fourth and final part of a four-part series on Lenin's vital piece titled "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Part 4 covers Lenin's chapter titled "Several conclusions." A correct understanding and diagnosis of those who comprise the ultraleft are critical in advancing the principles of Marxism-Leninism. We hope you learn something new!

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Purchase a copy of this book through our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers!

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...​

Watch the Series:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/QxtVYHXo7OQ​

Part 2: https://youtu.be/-ldhSBGRz5U​

Part 3: https://youtu.be/0ZovMPgH-Kk​

Literature Used In This Class:

“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder (Chapter 10) by V.I. Lenin (1920)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

Full text

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

Recommended Literature:

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...​

Theory as a Guide to Action by Earl Browder (1939)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/brow...​

The Bolsheviks in the Tsarist Duma by Aleksei Badayev (1929)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/bada...​

Imperialism and the Split in Socialism by V.I. Lenin (1916)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

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

0:37​ Reading/lecture 1

8:35​ Lenin's foresight

8:56​ Social fascism

9:40​ Communism vs. Bolshevikism? (Q&A)

10:08​ Other leftist groups? (Q&A)

11:48​ Reaching conservatives? (Q&A)

13:26​ Reading/lecture 2

22:01​ Maoism vs. MZT? (Q&A)

25:15​ Backstabbing soc dems? (Q&A)

26:08​ Lenin's "forms" of communism? (Q&A)

26:38​ German & Irish revolutions? (Q&A)

28:18​ Ultras hurt the working class? (Q&A)

29:17​ Finding balance? (Q&A)

31:04​ Legacy of the NEP? (Q&A)

31:27​ Uncertain Stalin reasoning? (Q&A)

31:58​ Conservatives & the tightrope

32:53​ Uphold scientific socialism

33:19​ Social fascism cont.

34:25​ Conclusion

The People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the second part of a four-part series on Gus Hall's 1983 publication Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times. This book is available throguh New Outlook Publishers.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Literature Used In This Class:

Karl Marx: Beacon For Our Times by Gus Hall (1983)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/gus-h...​

Recommended Literature:

Readers' Guide to Marxist Classics by Maurice Cornforth (1954)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mauri...​

Dialectical and Historical Materialism by J.V. Stalin (1938)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-sta...​

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...​

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

0:45​ Reading section 1

4:08​ Historical context

5:00​ Force & western decline? (Q&A)

8:11​ Slanderous NYT article

9:01​ Reading section 2

29:35​ Hall trained in the USSR? (Q&A)

31:31​ Admiration of Marx

32:17​ Gus Hall biography? (Q&A)

32:47​ The point is to change it

33:10​ Marxism: a science

33:28​ Ending

Please enjoy the second part of a two-part PSMLS series on Liu Shaoqi's crucial 1939 text: How to Be a Good Communist. We may go around calling ourselves Communists, but what does this actually entail? What does it mean to truly be a good Communist?

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Literature Used In This Class:

How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (Chs. 2 & 3) (1939)

https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...​

https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...​

Recommended Literature:

The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...​

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Guidelines on the Organizational Structure of Communist Parties, on the Methods and Content of their Work by the Third Congress of the Communist International (1921)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/third...​

Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...​

Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937)

http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html​

The State and Revolution by V.I. Lenin (1917)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels (1880)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...​

How to Be a Good Communist by Liu Shaoqi (1939)

https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...​

Ending Song:

The Internationale (DPRK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lDD-...​

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 section 1

6:57​ Jimmy Higgins work

9:06​ Cult of personality? (Q&A)

13:37​ Lenin's clarity

14:57​ Understanding ML theory? (Q&A)

15:47​ Philistines? (Q&A)

17:34​ Reading section 2

23:05​ Scientific socialism

23:30​ Reds (movie)

23:59​ Wheat from the chaff? (Q&A)

27:08​ Marx & Lenin in perspective

28:45​ Reading vs. understanding

29:43​ Reading section 3

33:32​ Concept of disagreements

33:53​ The "next" Marx/Lenin

34:31​ Memory vs. skills

35:21​ Practically applying this work? (Q&A)

38:54​ Mental health & Party work

40:04​ Usefulness of this text

40:27​ Leaving no one behind

42:02​ Ditching anarchism

43:24​ Stand by the working class

45:11​ Concluding remarks

48:57​ Ending

In this class, we learn about the origins and history of the People's School for Marxist-Leninist Studies! The PSMLS is carrying the torch of a vital historical legacy, and it is important for participants and listeners to be aware of this.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

No Literature Used

Recommended Literature:

Foundations of Leninism by J.V. Stalin (1924)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jv-st...​

Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin (1920)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/vi-le...​

Mastering Bolshevism by J.V. Stalin (1937)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/josep...​

http://www.marx2mao.com/Stalin/MB37.html​

The Crisis in the Socialist Party by William Z. Foster (1936)

https://digital.library.pitt.edu/isla...​

Marxism & Revisionism by V.I. Lenin (1908)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

Wage Labor & Capital by Karl Marx (1847)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...​

The Collapse of the Second International by V.I. Lenin (1915)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni...​

Dizzy with Success by J.V. Stalin (1930)

https://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...​

Speeches on the American Communist Party by J.V. Stalin (1929)

http://moses.law.umn.edu/darrow/docum...​

Ending Song:

Anthem of the German Democratic Republic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XauG-...​

PSMLS Website:

http://peoplesschool.org/contact/​

Party of Communists USA Website:

https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/​

Timecode Key:

(Q&A) = Question & Answer/Response

0:00​ PSMLS Origins & History

10:33​ XXI Americanism? (Q&A)

11:45​ Neocolonialism? (Q&A)

14:24​ PSMLS Importance

15:17​ Conclusion

Enjoy the second PSMLS Clips episode! This clip is derived from part one of our two-part series of classes on our interview with the General Secretary of the PCUSA (Party of Communists USA), Dr. Angelo D'Angelo.

Interested in attending a class? Email [email protected] for more information

Watch the Full Class:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/bnDGXYcjrPc​

Recommended Literature:

Why Communism? Plain Talks on Vital Problems by Moissaye J. Olgin (1934)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/moiss...​

https://www.marxists.org/archive/olgi...​

What Is Marxism? by Emile Burns (1939)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/emile...​

https://www.marxists.org/archive/burn...​

The Communist Party A Manual on Organization by J. Peters (1935)

https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j-pet...​

PSMLS Website:

http://peoplesschool.org/contact/​

Party of Communists USA Website:

https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/about/