The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies

My Lai Massacre - PSMLS Class

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

March 16th marked the 57th anniversary of the unspeakable My Lai Massacre perpetrated by the United States Army during the Vietnam War. This tragedy s...

Bread and Roses Strike - PSMLS Class

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, commonly known as the Bread and Roses Strike was dubbed by progressive hero Eugene V. Debs as “one of the most ...

Women Against Fascism - PSMLS Class

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Often, the role of women in the fight against fascism goes unrecognized. In this week’s class, the Women’s Commission of the Party of Communists U...

Selected Works of Henry Winston - PSMLS Class

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Former Chairman of the Communist Party USA and Civil Rights Activist, Henry ‘Winny’ Winston, forged much of the Communist political thought on the...

What is Socialism - PSMLS Class

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 19th Century, Marx and Engels laid down the theory of Scientific Socialism. In the early 20th century, Lenin updated Marxism to the age of Impe...

The Underground Railroad - PSMLS Class

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before the abolition of slavery in the United States, a complex network of heroic black and white abolitionists was developed to liberate the slave pl...

Montgomery Bus Boycott - PSMLS Class

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Following the arrest, boycotts laste...

Liberation of Auschwitz - PSMLS Class

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Red Army 322nd Rifle Division saved the lives of 7,000 Jews from the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau Labor and Death Cam...

Flint Sit-Down Strike Pt 2 - PSMLS Class

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 1937, the Flint Sit-Down Strike, the “strike heard around the world,” challenged General Motors in what would transform the UAW forever...

Flint Sit-Down Strike Pt 1 - PSMLS Class

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 1936, the Flint Sit-Down Strike, the “strike heard around the world,” challenged General Motors in what would transform the UAW forever...

Abraham Lincoln Brigade - PSMLS Class

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From 1936 to 1939, brave patriots from all over the world joined in the struggle to safeguard the Spanish Republic and democracy against the Hitler-Mu...

Holiday Celebrations in the Soviet Union - PSMLS Class

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike in the US where Christmas is spotlighted, the Soviet Union emphasized the New Year as the big winter holiday. Christmas, Hanukkah, and other re...

We Charge Genocide - PSMLS Class

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On December 17, 1951, black communist heroes William L. Patterson and Paul Robeson submitted a petition to the United Nations. This petition put out b...

Vito Marcantonio: A True People's Politician - PSMLS Class

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we work to build a Labor-Led Anti-Monopoly coalition, we decided to put the spotlight on a progressive hero during the Popular Front Period and sub...

Communism and Art in the Soviet Union - PSMLS Class

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Communists have long understood that art is an expression of the mode of production of a society. As such, art in the Soviet Union represented its soc...

The Mass Organization - PSMLS Class

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The purpose of mass organizations is to be a unifying force for all progressive forces against monopolies and reaction. Join us to learn more about ma...

2024 Election Analysis - PSMLS Class

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this class, the People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies provides a post-election analysis of the US Presidential Election. We will discuss r...

Social Movements in India - PSMLS Class

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the middle of the 18th Century, the British Empire colonized the land that contains India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Towards the late 19th Century ...

Film in the Battle of Ideas - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Films and other media may appear to some simply as forms of entertainment. The reality is, however, that film can shape how the public thinks. Films c...

Industrial Concentration - PSMLS Class

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: n...

The October Revolution - PSMLS Class

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join the People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies for a reading and examination of The October Revolution by Joseph Stalin. "The October Revolut...

Ten Days that Shook the World - PSMLS Class

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join the People’s School of Marxist-Leninist Studies for a presentation on John Reed’s work concerning the Russian Revolution, Ten Days That Shook...

Belarus: The Last Soviet Republic - PSMLS Class

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this class, the Peoples School discusses the history of Belarus after the treacherous counter-revolution of 1991 which illegally broke up the USSR....

This Monstrous War (the Korean War) - PSMLS Class

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: n...

International Workers Order - PSMLS Class

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: n...

Zionism and Communism - PSMLS Class

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join the PSMLS as we look at the history of Communism and Zionism. While we do not support Zionism, as it is a reactionary bourgeois ideology, it is i...

Communism vs Fascism - PSMLS Class

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join the PSMLS as we read passages from "Communism vs Fascism" by former CPUSA General Secretary William Z. Foster. Cold War Propaganda, which began w...

The Panama Canal and Its Role in Imperialism - PSMLS Class

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight, we will be working together with the Cervantes Fraternal Society to discuss a brief history of the Panama Canal. We will discuss how and why ...

The Truth of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - PSMLS Class

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and August 8th 1945 were the first and only time nuclear weapons were used in on a civilian po...

Fascism and Social Revolution - PSMLS Class

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this class, we read excerpts from the book Fascism and Social Revolution by R. Palme Dutt provided to us by New Outlook Publishers. We will discuss...

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - PSMLS Class

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bourgeois educational and cultural institutions generally claim that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact was an alliance between Nazi Germany a...

Desegregation of Baseball and the Popular Front - PSMLS Class

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Comintern of 1935 tasked all Communists to become the patriots of their countries against fascism. We will focus on the campaign led by the Daily ...

The Life of Harry Bridges - PSMLS Class

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Bridges was an Australian who moved to the US and became one of the most prolific trade unionists in US history. He along with the Communist Par...

Communist Position on the American Revolution - PSMLS Class

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This class will discuss the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence from a Historical Materialist point of view. Visit us at: Peoples Sch...

80th Anniversary of D-Day and Operation Bagration - PSMLS Class

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As part of our series honoring and commemorating the 80th anniversary of different battles of the Great Patriotic War, the Second World War, we will b...

The Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - PSMLS Class

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week as we study the irregular trial and unjust execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We will have a viewing from the 1983 documentary...

Communists and the LGBT+ Struggle - PSMLS Class

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week as the LGBT+ commission of the PCUSA does a class on the book we published through New Outlook Publishers “Communist and the LGBT+...

Protests Against The Vietnam War - PSMLS Class

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net New Outlook Publishers: n...

Ultra-Leftism, and the Beijing Declaration - PSMLS Class

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ultra-Leftism and Petty Bourgeois Radicalism, phenomena which have existed since the time of Marx and Lenin, have caused disruption and disunity throu...

Creation And History Of NATO - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this class, we will dive into the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the problems therein. We’ll learn about this history of ...

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

The Spanish Civil War - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a long-awaited class on the Spanish Civil War, with an overview of the entire war itself and the different forces involved as well ...

I Love My Land - Tribute To Women: PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

Presentation From The PCUSA Delegation To The 2024 World Youth Festival - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

WIDF Congress & Soviet Jews In Israel - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

History Of US Imperialism: Fall Of American Unipolarity - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This class is the SERIES FINALE in our series on the History of U.S. Imperialism, with a class on the Fall of American Unipolarity! This covers events...

Women Communists: Then And Now - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This class is a presentation from the Women’s Commission of the PCUSA on Women Communists: Then and Now, looking at women primarily from the latter ...

Henry Winston's Strategy For A Black Agenda - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This class is a presentation from the Black Liberation Commission of the PCUSA on Henry Winston’s “Strategy for a Black Agenda.“ The principal f...

History Of US Imperialism: Height Of American Unipolarity - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue our series of the History of U.S. Imperialism with a class on the Height of American Unipolarity, covering events from 2005 to 2...

Famous Black Communists - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

Black People In The USSR - PSMLS Class

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the PSMLS as we watch and discuss the RT documentary "Black in the USSR", which tells the story of African-American immigrants who found a home i...

79th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz (ft. Barry Lituchy) - PSMLS Class

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class on the 79th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, featuring Professor Barry Lituchy, Director of the Jasenovac Resear...

80th Anniversary of the Victory at Leningrad - PSMLS Class

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

January 27th, 2024 marks 80 years since the infamous Siege of Leningrad came to an end with a Soviet victory that foreshadowed the ultimate Nazi defea...

The Right to Housing and Work in the USSR (Soviet Film Night) - PSMLS Class

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

History of US Imperialism: Rise of American Unipolarity

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. With the last class leaving us at the end of the Cold War and th...

The Popular Front - PSMLS Class

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class on "The Popular Front" by Earl Browder, former CPUSA General Secretary. We will be explaining the concept of the Popular Fr...

Soviet Holiday Cartoons - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's class was on Soviet Holiday cartoons along with a short history of the celebrations of the holidays in the USSR. We showed a variety of ca...

The USSR and Other Communist Party Stances on Israel/Palestine - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

Imperialism by V.I. Lenin Ch 1 Concentration of Production and Commodities - PSMLS Reads

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents chapter 1 of Lenin's monumental work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism", addressi...

The Conflict in Israel & Palestine: Part 1 - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introdu...

80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kiev - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev and the life of Nikolai Vatutin, a Soviet military commander during the G...

History of US Imperialism: Dawn of the Cold War - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our series on the History of U.S. Imperialism from where we left off at the end of WW2, we will be delving into the early years of the inte...

Babi Yar Massacre in the Ukraine - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class on the documentary Babi Yar: Lessons of History. This video tells the story of the Babi Yar Massacre, a horrendous event ca...

Hungarian Counter-Revolution of 1956 - PSMLS Class

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a much-needed class on the Hungarian Counter-Revolution of 1956. We’ll be delving into some of the background information of Hung...

Imperialism: The Highest Stage Of Capitalism "Preface" And "Introduction" - PSMLS Reads

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents the preface and introduction of Lenin's monumental work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Ca...

The Great Patriotic War And The Great Fatherland Liberation War - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class on the Great Patriotic War and the Great Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK. The class examines how the anti-fascist war...

Pol Pot And The Khmer Rouge - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a class exploring the history of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, as well as the background of th...

History Of US Imperialism: End Of The Cold War - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. It covers the events and developments between 1975 and 1990, the...

30th Anniversary Of Black October Of 1993 - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

October 3rd, 2023 was the 30th Anniversary of Black October of 1993. Black October was the name for the events which took place in Russia in 1993 when...

The Chilean Coup Of September 11, 1973 - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

History Of Marxist - Leninist Education In America - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this class we study the history of Marxist-Leninist education in America, including our Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies. This will be c...

Why Animal Rights? - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a presentation from the Animal Rights Commission of the Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) called “Why Animal Rights?” It focuses on a dialec...

The Housing Struggle - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

History Of U.S. Imperialism: Height Of The Cold War - PSMLS Class

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Life And Death Of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The PSMLS presents a class honoring the life and death of revolutionary comrade Ernesto Che Guevara! The PSMLS offered this class on the 70th annivers...

The August Revolution In Vietnam - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 comrad...

The Truth About Hiroshima And Nagasaki - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This class explores the true reasoning behind the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and debunks the narratives that the bombings were necessar...

The Other October Revolutions - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

US Friends of the Soviet People (USFSP), our affiliated partner organization, presents a class on “The Other October Revolutions.” This will be a ...

American Revolution, Part Two - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 1...

American Revolution - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Initially held on the occasion 247th Independence Day of the United States of America, this class discusses t the history of the American Revolution. ...

History Of US Imperialism: World War II - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Battle Of Kursk - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

80 years ago, on July 12th, 1943, the Soviets launched their counter-offensive against the Nazi “Operation Citadel” at Kursk, a little city northe...

Why Communism Ch 4 "The State" - PSMLS Reads

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 4 of Mossaiye J. Olgin's book Why Communism?, entitled "The State." #MoisayeOlgin #C...

History Of US Imperialism: World War I - PSMLS Class

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 developmen...

Guerilla Warfare Ch 2 Pt 5 "Beginning, Development And End Of A Guerilla" - PSMLS Reads

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents Chapter 2, Part 5 of Che Guevara's classic handbook on Guerrilla Warfare (1961) - "The Beginn...

The Murder Of The Rosenbergs - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

American Imperialism's Second Front Today Russia, Tomorrow China - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Tai...

The LGBT+ Struggle - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ar...

History Of US Imperialism Origins - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Paris Commune - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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History Of Ukrainian Fascism - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Victory Day - PSMLS Class

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Victory in Europe Day" commemorates May 8th, 1945, when Nazi Germany surrendered and fascism was stopped in Europe. We celebrate the great victory of...

International Workers Day - PSMLS Class

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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. Thi...

Ultraleftism In Our Time - PSMLS Class

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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. Co...

Marxism And The National Question - PSMLS Class

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 fr...

Ecology Can We Survive Under Capitalism - PSMLS Class

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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?" Yo...

US Invasion Of Iraq 20 Years Later - PSMLS Class

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 follow...

The Communist Vol. II, "National Reunification Across The Taiwan Strait" - PSMLS Reads

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of "National Reunification Across the Taiwan Strait", written by Li Wen for the Qiu...

Guerrila Warfare Ch. 2, Pts. 1, 2, And 3 - PSMLS Reads

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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) -...