Norman Markowitz

Norman Markowitz is a Professor of History. He writes and teaches from a Marxist perspective, and has written many articles on a variety of topics, including biographical entries on Jimmy Hoffa, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the civil rights movement, 1930-1953, and poor peoples movements in U.S. history.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Norman Markowitz

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The Communist Party in the ’30s: The Depression and the great upsurge
May 14, 2019 By Norman Markowitz
When the Depression struck, Herbert Hoover and the business press said to wait for economic adjustment. But unemployed and hungry people couldn't wait.
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The Communist Party in the 1920s: The first decade of struggle
April 24, 2019 By Norman Markowitz
During its first ten years, the new Communist Party jumped into struggles on a range of fronts - from labor to racism to defense of the foreign born.
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Opinion

What fascism’s history can tell us about Trump’s takeover
November 14, 2016 By Norman Markowitz
The left should face the fact that this election is the most significant electoral victory for fascist mass politics since World War II.
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U.S.

In the vanguard for gay liberation: The life of Communist organizer Harry Hay
June 7, 2016 By Norman Markowitz
In 1950, Harry Hay, longtime Communist and union activist, founded the Mattachine Society, one of America's first LGBTQ rights organizations.
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U.S.

Would-be president Christie exposed by his New Jersey record
July 27, 2015 By Norman Markowitz
While Chris Christie campaigns for the presidency, the people of New Jersey continue to suffer the consequences of his disastrous policies.
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Opinion

A second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”
June 4, 2015 By Norman Markowitz
In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.
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Opinion

Chris Christie’s hero
May 19, 2014 By Norman Markowitz
In Christie's own words, one can see what he really stands for. His praise of Walker, the Koch-owned governor of Wisconsin, shows his true political colors.
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U.S.

“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far
January 13, 2014 By Norman Markowitz
No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.
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