History
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.
Red Scare without the Reds? Clay Risen loses the plot
Blind to anti-communism's function in the class and democratic struggle, Risen erases CPUSA history, presenting McCarthyism as a mere cultural phenomenon.
Williana Burroughs: Revolutionary educator, fighter for democracy
Williana Burroughs advanced the struggle for African American equality and women’s equality as a teacher, housing organizer, Communist candidate, and anti-imperialist Pan-Africanist.
Jewish women in the U.S. labor movement
Countless working class Jewish women like Clara Lemlich, Rose Schneiderman, Fannia Cohn, and Pauline Newman have played important roles in U.S. labor and Communist Party history.
Erasing History: A useful, if liberal intro to fascist revisionism
For those unfamiliar with fascism's distortions of the past, Stanley's book provides context for current U.S. politics, though fascism's economic basis is not much examined.