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Double Agent in Detroit: Anti-Communism at the Local Level
Josh Morris, November 5, 2018
Looking at anti-communism before the McCarthyist era at the local level, Joshua Morris dissects the career of an industrial double-agent William Gernaey. We publish this not only for its contribution to the history of the US Communist Movement and industrial organizing and counter-organizing but also for its depiction of the internal day-to-day operation of the CPUSA in an era of intense class conflict and anti-communism. Read Article.
Building Camaraderie in the CPUSA, 1930-1950
Josh Morris, March 4, 2019
Josh Morris investigates how the Communist Party USA created a sense of camaraderie in its organizing efforts between members, looking at how both circumstances forced on organizers as well as conscious efforts of the party helped create an organizational culture that promoted (or in some cases damaged) solidarity among workers and oppressed people. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Latino Radicals and the Communist Party in the New Communist Movement: A Case Study of Two Oral Histories
Josh Morris, June 11, 2019
Josh Morris discusses the experiences of Latino/Latina organizers in the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan and CPUSA, covering an often ignored aspect of US Communist history. Read Article.
Sectarianism Among Communists in American History
Josh Morris, June 9, 2021
Joshua Morris writes on the phenomena of sectarianism in the early US Communist Movement. He is currently authoring a book "The Many Worlds of American Communism" with Lexington Books which is expected to be published in late 2021. Read Article.