Norman Markowitz

 
 
Norman Markowitz

Yankee Radical: Emily Pierson, Suffrage, and Socialism

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.

BY:Norman Markowitz| June 23, 2026
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Marxist IQ: Elections and revolutionary struggle

Marxist IQ: Elections and revolutionary struggle

What is your Marxist IQ for June? Take a look and find out.

BY:Norman Markowitz| May 26, 2026
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May Day: over a century of worker resistance

May Day: over a century of worker resistance

May Day began in the U.S. labor movement and grew into a global working-class holiday. This year, workers will march, rally, and refuse business as usual to demand one thing:...

BY:Norman Markowitz| April 22, 2026
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CPUSA and the fight for peace

CPUSA and the fight for peace

We have always struggled for peace. Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice.

BY:Norman Markowitz| February 15, 2026
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Red Scare without the Reds? Clay Risen loses the plot

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.

BY:Norman Markowitz| September 30, 2025
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