Marcuse was a friend and collaborator of the political sociologist Barrington Moore Jr. and of the political philosopher Robert Paul Wolff, and also a friend of the Columbia University sociology professor C. Wright Mills, one of the founders of the New Left movement.
Marcuse adalah teman dan kolaborator sosiolog politik Barrington Moore, Jr. juga filsuf politik Robert Paul Wolff, dan juga teman dari profesor sosiologi Columbia University C. Wright Mills, salah satu pencetus gerakan New Left.