The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies PSMLS

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 NATO during the Cold War, and how the alliance postured itself against the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. Lastly, we will explore the history of NATO during the period of American Unipolarity in the wake of the counter-revolution in the USSR, and how NATO has exposed itself as an imperialist, pro-fascist organization.

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Origins and Creation of NATO
4:30 Text - Vital Problems of Our Time - The Evolution of NATO
7:50 Aftermath of World War 2
10:00 Q&A 1
19:10 History of NATO: Cold War
22:00 Text - Vital Problems of Our Time, continued
27:15 Early Years of NATO
32:00 Q&A 2
38:10 History of NATO: Unipolar World
41:40 PCUSA Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia
47:00 NATO Since 1991
52:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 On the Peoples Schule
4:00 The Spirit of the Warsaw Ghetto and Passover
9:00 Nazi Germany's Invasion of Poland
11:10 Video - The Warsaw Ghetto - US Holocaust Memorial Museum
18:15 Q&A 1
27:00 April 19 1943 - May 16 1943
31:00 Video - Clip from "The Pianist"
33:20 Q&A 2
46:00 Resistance
49:20 Was the Soviet Union a Passive Witness to Nazi Crimes in the Warsaw Ghetto?
54:50 The Gaza Ghetto - A Modern-Day Warsaw Ghetto
56:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

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 as the contribution of American communists to the Republican forces. We will also highlight the reactions and involvement of powers internationally, including a section on the USSR’s anti-fascist foreign policy.

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Background and 1936
13:20 Video - The Siege of Madrid & Arrival of the Brigades
21:10 Q&A 1
34:30 1937
48:50 Q&A 2
56:45 Late War 1938-39
1:15:50 Conclusion

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Video - I Love My Land - Tribute to Women
14:30 Q&A 1
24:30 Video, continued
40:30 Q&A 2
48:45 Clara Zetkin - Lenin on the Woman Question
57:30 Q&A 3
1:07:00 Conclusion

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Video - History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Aftermath
10:00 Background of the Incident
13:20 Q&A 1
22:00 Second Video on Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
30:40 Women for Racial and Economic Equality Article on the Fire
36:00 "Downtown Women" Poem
40:00 Video - Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100 Years Later
45:50 Q&A 2
53:40 Video - Bangladesh - The Rana Plaza Tragedy
58:40 Formation of the ILGWU
1:01:20 Commemorations Video
1:08:10 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

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Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us
Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - History and Background of the 2024 World Youth Festival
7:00 Video - UN Press Conference from the American Delegation to the WFY
18:30 Q&A 1
27:30 Video - PCUSA International Secretary Interview with Russia Today's Don Courter
34:00 Video - American Communists Address Putin and Lavrov at Youth Festival in Sochi
44:00 Video - PCUSA International Secretary Asks a Question of Dmitry Peskov at the WFY
52:30 Q&A 2
1:08:00 Bilateral Meetings and Photos Between Groups at the World Youth Festival
1:15:00 Q&A 3 and Conclusion