September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Chilean Coup of 1973, in which the Popular Unity Government was overthrown by the Chilean Armed Forces led by the fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet, and Salvador Allende was assassinated. We will mark this anniversary by learning about the background of what was happening in Latin America in the late ’60s and early ’70s, learning about the coup itself and the suffering of Chile under the US-backed military junta of Pinochet.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:55 Background on Salvador Allende

10:35 Video - Fidel Castro visits Chile

17:15 Q&A 1

36:40 September 11, 1973

40:00 Video - Allende Last's Words

47:50 Q&A 2

1:07:20 Pinochet's Chile and Operation Condor

1:11:10 Video - On Neoliberal "Shock Therapy" in Chile

1:20:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

In this class we study the history of Marxist-Leninist education in America, including our Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies. This will be covering multiple different party-sponsored schools that operated between the early 20th century and today, and discussing the importance of party sponsored collective education. This is a great first class if you’re new to the school and want to know about our school and our lineage.

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us

Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:40 Precursors to the PSMLS

5:10 Reading - New Masses, December 13, 1938

13:00 Jefferson School of Social Science

16:00 Center for Marxist Education & Peoples School for Marxist Studies

20:40 Q&A 1

36:55 The Formation of the PSMLS

41:30 Video - What is the PSMLS?

44:10 Q&A 2

1:08:40 Present Day and Future of the PSMLS

1:12:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

This is a presentation from the Animal Rights Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) called “Why Animal Rights?” It focuses on a dialectical view of the animal rights question rather than a moral one. The presentation explains how speciesism is a form of chauvinism and how our level of consciousness should evolve as the reality changes.

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us

Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

4:50 Why Animal Rights?

16:50 Q&A 1

35:15 Chauvinism/Speciesism

40:20 Q&A 2

51:40 Reality Changes

56:00 Q&A 3

1:09:30 Kill Capitalism - Not Animals

1:13:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion

What do Marxist-Leninists think about the current housing struggle, and what do we think housing will look like in the future? The Housing Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) presents a class on the housing struggle, looking at books on the subject including Blueprint for Survival and Life without Landlords.

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us

Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

2:20 Housing in the USSR

10:50 Q&A 1

19:40 Housing in the USSR, continued

25:10 Q&A 2

51:40 War, Housing, and Jobs - US Economy and Housing

1:04:30 Q&A 3

1:08:30 The US in Crisis with Housing

1:19:05 Q&A 4

1:25:00 Henry Winston on Housing (Video)

1:35:30 Conclusion

The PSMLS continues its series on U.S. Imperialism, picking up where we left off at the end of the Dawn of the Cold War, 1960. This class explores U.S. Imperialism in the 15 year period between 1960 and 1975, from the US response to the Cuban Revolution all the way to the Fall of Saigon, during the Height of the Cold War, where tensions were at their highest, battles were at their bloodiest, coups were at their most plentiful and the world came the closest to nuclear conflict.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:40 Series Recap

2:45 International: Cuba

10:00 Video - The Most Dangerous Moment in Human History

11:40 Q&A 1

25:50 International - Vietnam

35:30 Q&A 2

56:40 International Continued - Other Interventions Abroad

1:07:40 Q&A 3

1:24:00 Domestic - US in 60s and 70s

1:39:15 Q&A 4 and Conclusion

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.

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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