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The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies is part of a long line of American Communist Party sponsored schools, such as the Jefferson School of Social Science, Center for Marxist Education and People’s School for Marxist Studies.

The PSMLS was initiated by and is sponsored by the Party of Communists USA, but it is not a party school, which allows a wide variety of perspectives to be brought forward and discussed which don’t necessarily reflect the party line.

We hold classes online every week on Tuesdays at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST and Thursdays at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST. These are public classes on Zoom that are organized into sections of presentations, and discussion periods. Join our classes and participate in collective education!

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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 fascism. There is a history that goes back nearly a century of Ukrainian nationalism and collaboration with Nazis and more that matters and should be understood by everybody before they evaluate the current war. We’re going to do our best to sum up that history and explain the rise of the current Ukrainian fascist state we see today. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Video - Fascism in Ukraine, from Midwestern Marx 2:50 Q&A 1 6:55 Origins of Ukrainian Fascism 21:25 Q&A 2 30:10 Reemergence of Ukrainian Fascism 1995-2014 38:10 Q&A 3 47:20 Fascist Ukraine 2014-Present, Reading - "Donbass Cowboy" 53:00 Maidan and Odessa Clashes, Video - "8 Years Before" 57:30 War in Donbas, Video - "Ukraine: An Everlasting Present" 1:01:55 Q&A 4 and Conclusion
History of Ukrainian Fascism – PSMLS Class
"Victory in Europe Day" commemorates May 8th, 1945, when Nazi Germany surrendered and fascism was stopped in Europe. We celebrate the great victory of the Soviet Union, Allied powers and partisan fighters who all struggled fiercely against the Axis powers. This class goes into VE Day and its significance to contemporary issues. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:25 Victory in Europe Day Presentation 5:45 Video - The Unknown War 17:15 Q&A 1 25:15 Video - The Unknown War - continued 47:10 Q&A 2 58:45 Victory Day Parade of 1945 1:04:15 Q&A 3 and Conclusion 1:11:05 Den Pobedy (Victory Day) Song
Victory Day – PSMLS Class
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies endorsed the International US-Cuba Normalization Conference in March of 2023 and our National Director of the Peoples School, Kamryn Stringfield, attended the event and tabled for the PSMLS and the Party of Communists USA. We met many wonderful people from Cuba and the United States who all shared the same goal: Lifting the blockade on Cuba! We give thanks to the National Network on Cuba for hosting the event and letting us be there! Also apologies to our viewers and the activists involved for the delay in the posting of this. #CubaSiBloqueoNo #unblockcuba #vivalacuba
#UNBLOCKCUBA National Director of PSMLS at International U.S. Cuba Normalization Conference 2023
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. This is a great class to attend before May Day events! Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 The Struggle for the Eight Hour Day 2:10 Reading - History of May Day by Alexander Trachtenberg 10:30 Q&A 1 17:40 1886 Haymarket Affair 21:55 Video: The Haymarket Trial 24:15 Reading - History of May Day, continued 28:20 Reading - May Day: A Short History by Philip S. Foner 32:55 Q&A 2 44:30 Aftermath Haymarket; Communist Legacy of May Day 46:05 Reading - History of May Day, continued 52:15 Q&A 3 1:07:45 Conclusion
International Workers Day – PSMLS Class
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.<br /><br />Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool<br />Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb<br /><br />Timestamps:<br />0:00 Introduction<br />3:00 Brief History of Ultra-Leftism<br />12:45 Reading from Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by V. I. Lenin<br />16:00 Q&A 1<br />26:35 Today's Ultra-Leftist Pole<br />35:40 Q&A 2<br />49:25 How do we combat this ultraleftist trend?<br />52:50 Reading from Lenin, continued<br />58:05 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Ultraleftism In Our Time – PSMLS Class
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 from Marxism and the National Question by J. V. Stalin. The book is being republished by our partner publishing house, New Outlook Publishers! Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 5:15 Marxist-Leninist Definition of a Nation 10:35 Q&A 1 23:30 Class Nature of National Liberation Struggles 35:30 Q&A 2 49:15 False Solution: Nationalist Separatism 1:08:35 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Marxism and the National Question – PSMLS Class
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?" You can find this work on newoutlookpublishers.store as well. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 6:20 Introduction to the Text 11:10 The Eggs and the Chickens Are Being Destroyed 12:30 The Oldest Crime 15:40 Q&A 1 25:40 Kill Every Living Thing 29:25 The Roots of the Problem 36:15 Irresponsibility of Government 40:20 A New Problem 46:45 Q&A 2 1:01:25 Socialism and the Environment 1:09:05 Toward a Solution 1:15:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion
Ecology: Can We Survive Under Capitalism? – PSMLS Class
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 followed it. We will examine the history of the war, as well as examine statistics about the war to understand the true cost of this imperialist campaign. Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Iraq Basic Information 2:30 Prelude: Iraq from 1968 to 2002 11:05 Q&A 1 18:05 The US Invasion of Iraq from 2003 to 2011 31:25 Q&A 2 49:40 Results and Continued US Intervention from 2011 to 2023 58:20 Q&A 3 and Conclusion 1:13:30 Internationale
US Invasion of Iraq: 20 Years Later – PSMLS Class
The Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies presents a reading of "National Reunification Across the Taiwan Strait", written by Li Wen for the Qiushi Journal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The article was re-published in Volume II of The Communist. The Communist is the official theoretical organ of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of The Party of Communists USA. Volume II can be purchased here: https://newoutlookpublishers.store/shop/theory/the-communist-vol-2/ Connect with PSMLS: https://linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: http://eepurl.com/h9YxPb
The Communist Vol. II, "National Reunification Across the Taiwan Strait" – PSMLS Reads
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