Tony Pecinovsky

Tony Pecinovsky is the author of "Let Them Tremble: Biographical Interventions Marking 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA" and author/editor of "Faith In The Masses: Essays Celebrating 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA." His forthcoming book is titled "The Cancer of Colonialism: W. Alphaeus Hunton, Black Liberation, and the Daily Worker, 1944-1946." Pecinovsky has appeared on C-SPAN’s "Book TV" and speaks regularly on college and university campuses across the country.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Tony Pecinovsky

Arts

“Gendering Radicalism” tells important story of women and communism
August 28, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
We can't write about the California Communist Party without writing about the women leaders who led it from its birth until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Arts

“The End of American Labor Unions” examines roots of anti-unionism
August 12, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
"The End Of American Labor Unions" is a good little book, packed with insight and analysis.
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Arts

“Race to Revolution” a must-read on U.S.-Cuba history
July 21, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
"Race To Revolution: The United States And Cuba During Slavery And Jim Crow" should be read especially now, as relations are renewed with Cuba.
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Opinion

On 4th of July, remember CPUSA’s commitment to patriotism
July 2, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
FDR signed Executive Order 9066 for the forcible internment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into concentration camps, including CPUSA member Karl Yoneda..
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Arts

“American Relief Aid and the Spanish Civil War”: a unique perspective
June 12, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
Context is central to any historical narrative. This is certainly true regarding the Spanish Civil War.
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Labor

Missouri workers win with wage bill and right-to-work veto
June 5, 2015 By Al Neal And Tony Pecinovsky
"Since 1978 Missouri has said no to right-to-work and in just a minute I will sign that veto and make sure the voices of Missouri's working people are heard."
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Arts

“Death in the Congo” highlights obscure subject: African liberation
May 29, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
"Death in the Congo" is an important book because it fills a void, but it could have illuminated more.
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Arts

“Blood on Steel”: Book remembers 1937 Steelworkers strike
May 21, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
On Memorial Day, 1937 thousands of steelworkers marched on Republic Steel in Chicago, demanding union recognition.
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