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The romance of American Communism

Book • 1977

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned as a book where Vivian Gornick interviews former communists and asks why they joined the party.

Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin – Part Three – Terror

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Curtis Yarvin

as the author of "The Romance of American Communism", a book discussing cancel culture in the 1960s and 70s.

The Case Against Democracy - Curtis Yarvin

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Ian Dunt

when describing older leftists' opinions on the new left.

The New Left – Part Two – Children of the Revolution

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Hannah Proctor

in relation to the complexities of personal and political transformation within left-wing movements.

Feeling Bad, Politically w/ Hannah Proctor

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Matt Huber

as an influential oral-history book about Communist Party activists' motivations in the 1930s.

Why Environmentalism Failed (Ft. Matt Huber)

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Charles Derber

in the context of the American communism in the 30s.

Why America is Destroying Itself: Charles Derber on Sociocide and America's Social Suicide

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Emily Callaci

when discussing Selma James's working-class upbringing.

A History of Wages for Housework w/ Emily Callaci

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Brace Belden

as a book that details an instance where someone served watermelon to a dinner party and that was taken as a racial slight.

Episode 102: Fed As Folk

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Franz Nicolay

, referring to it as a book recently reissued, featuring oral histories of old leftists.

Kelefa Sanneh, "Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres" (Penguin, 2021)

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