Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists (1968 - 1980)
Added 2018-06-18 03:06:43 +0000 UTCWriter and historian Aaron Leonard, the author of Heavy Radicals, joins Brett to discuss the Revolutionary Union/Revolutionary Communist Party of the 60's and 70's, of which Aaron was a member for 30 years.
Topics include Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought, the FBI, Red China, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), The Weather Underground, Police Infiltration of Leftist organizations, the Black Panther Party, Bob Avakian, Mao Zedong, and much more!
Find this book, and Aaron's other work here: http://heavyradicals.com
Comments
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed it and found it valuable! I agree with you, as well. Leonard did a great job!
Revolutionary Left Radio
2018-06-27 02:43:07 +0000 UTCThis was a great episode about a fascinating piece of history. Leonard was so well-spoken, thoughtful, careful to answer your questions and not speak to something he didn't know... and great questions were asked, as usual!
Matthew D MacKellar
2018-06-22 04:47:28 +0000 UTCThis is an amazing book, listened to the interview Zero Books did with Aaron Leonard a year or so ago.
Brock Barber
2018-06-18 17:17:32 +0000 UTC
