Education
Strangers in the Land: the Chinese in America
Michael Luo’s Strangers in the Land is an excellent starting point for the study of the Chinese experiences in the United States.
Peter Cacchione: New York City communist
Cacchione outlined a distinctive approach to political speaking and organizing, one that saw political interchange as a moment to embody democratic ideals.
Yankee Radical: Emily Pierson, Suffrage, and Socialism
A review of Richard Lenzi’s biography of Emily Pierson, Connecticut suffragist, socialist, and CPUSA activist whose life bridged two centuries of radical struggle.
Dialogue versus manipulation: growing working-class consciousness
In this class, we explore and discuss what we can learn from Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed regarding approaches to strengthening working-class consciousness.
How to talk to people where they are
When we genuinely meet people where they are — wherever they may be — we no longer just give speeches; we become comrades with the working class. And that shift...