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

“The Other Blacklist”: Red Scare’s impact on African Americans
May 15, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
Mary Helen Washington's book is a welcomed addition to the history of the period, especially its impact on African Americans.
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U.S.

Historians: History is more than an academic exercise
April 21, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."
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Opinion

St. Louis single mom swept into office on winds of change
April 14, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
"We ran a positive campaign. We kept it focused on the issues and the residents of Ward 20 responded. Democracy is the real winner in this campaign."
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Arts

“The Production of Difference” examines worker division via racism
March 18, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
Examining "race management" during slavery, Western expansion, and early 20th century industrial production.
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Arts

“Hitler’s Rival”: Book shines spotlight on Ernst Thalmann
March 3, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
While this book isn't a history of Nazi Germany or of the GDR, it does provide a historical glimpse into both societies.
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Arts

“Dancer in the Revolution”: Memoir of Stretch Johnson, Harlem communist
February 12, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
History is a curious thing, full of drama, intrigue, plot twists, misadventures. Howard "Stretch" Johnson's memoir is similarly curious.
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Labor

Right-to-work: smokescreen for corporate interests
January 30, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
It's up to us, union workers, and non-union workers alike, to make our voices heard and stop this attack on unions.
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Arts

Book offers analysis on Communist International
January 26, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky
The history of U.S. communism and the Communist Party, USA isn't an easy subject to write about.
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