Norman Markowitz
The Communist movement and gay rights: The long hidden history
Communist and Socialist contributions to the struggle for Gay Rights are deserving of both recognition and analysis.
Dashiell Hammett: from Pinkerton spy to proletarian writer
From Pinkerton detective to anti-fascist writer and CPUSA activist hounded by HUAC and the FBI, Hammett's experiences and politics led to major developments of the private detective genre.
Louise Thompson Patterson: A Revolutionary Life
For nearly 80 years Louise Thompson Patterson was an organizer and leader of the freedom movement. Her story deserves to be told and her life emulated.
A few of the Communist women who shaped U.S. history
Major histories of women in and of the CPUSA have yet to be written, just as true women’s equality has yet to be won in the United States.
Philip Foner’s The Great Depression 1929 – 1932: A review
The William Z Foster led Trade Union Unity League played an important role and helped initiate the campaign that led to unemployment insurance.