Loren Goldner, David Harvey, Andrew Kliman, and Paul Mattick Platypus Review 56 | May 2013 Last autumn, chapters of the Platypus Affiliated Society in New York, London, and Chicago hosted similar events on the theme of “Radical Interpretations of the Present Crisis.” The speakers participating in New York included Loren Goldner, David Harvey, Andrew Kliman, and [...]
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Marx and “Wertkritik”
Elmar Flatschart, Alan Milchman, and Jamie Merchant Platypus Review 56 | May 2013 On Saturday, April 6, 2013, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel, “Marx and Wertkritik,” at its Fifth Annual International Convention, held at the School of the Art Institute Chicago. The panel featured Elmar Flatschart of the German theoretical journal EXIT!, Alan Milchman [...]
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The 3 Rs: Reform, revolution, and “resistance”: The problematic forms of “anti-capitalism” today
Thomas Seibert, Norbert Trenkle, Daniel Loick, and Janine Wissler Platypus Review 55 | April 2013 Last summer, the Frankfurt chapter of the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted the latest iteration of “The 3Rs: Reform, Revolution, and Resistance,” a series of events for which speakers were invited to reflect on the contemporary state of anti-capitalist [...]
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The anti-political party
James Heartfield Platypus Review 55 | April 2013 Book Review: Ian Birchall. Tony Cliff: A Marxist for His Time. London: Bookmarks, 2011. THE SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP) is the largest political party left of the Labour Party, and has been active on the far left since 1977 and before that as the International Socialists [...]
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Radical interpretations of the present crisis
Hillel Ticktin, Saul Newman, David Graeber, and James Woudhuysen Platypus Review 55 | April 2013 Last autumn, chapters of the Platypus Affiliated Society in New York, London, and Chicago hosted similar events on the theme of “Radical Interpretations of the Present Crisis.” The speakers participating in London included David Graeber, Saul Newman, Hillel Ticktin, and James [...]
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Traversing the heresies: An interview with Bruno Bosteels
Alec Niedenthal and Ross Wolfe Platypus Review 54 | March 2013 On October 14, 2012, Alec Niedenthal and Ross Wolfe interviewed Bruno Bosteels, Professor of Romance Studies at Cornell University and author of such books as Badiou and Politics (2011), Marx and Freud in Latin America (2012), and The Actuality of Communism (2011). What follows [...]
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What is to be done with the actually existing Marxist left? An interview with Jodi Dean
Ross Wolfe Platypus Review 54 | March 2013 On October 13th, 2012, Ross Wolfe of the Platypus Affiliated Society interviewed Jodi Dean, Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith College, and author of The Communist Horizon (New York: Verso, 2012). What follows is an edited transcript of their conversation. Ross Wolfe: Your new book, The [...]
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Remembrance of things past: An interview with Boris Groys
Ross Wolfe Platypus Review 54 | March 2013 On December 15th, 2012, Ross Wolfe interviewed Boris Groys, Global Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University. His numerous published books include The Total Art of Stalinism (1986), Art Power (2008), The Communist Postscript (2009), and Going Public (2011). What follows is an edited [...]
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For liberty and union: An interview with James McPherson
Spencer A. Leonard Platypus Review 53 | February 2013 Spencer A. Leonard interviewed noted Civil War historian James McPherson, author of the classic Battle Cry of Freedom (1988), to discuss the new Lincoln biopic by Steven Spielberg and the 150 th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The interview was broadcast on January 29, 2013 on the [...]
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The 3 Rs: Reform, revolution, and “resistance”: The problematic forms of “anti-capitalism” today
Costas Gousis, Thodoris Kariotis, Nikolas Sevastakis, and Aris Tsioumas Platypus Review 53 | February 2013 The following are excerpts from the transcript of a moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A on the problematic forms of anti-capitalism today, organized by the Platypus Affiliated Society in Thessaloniki. The panelists were Nikolas Sevastakis, associate professor at the School of [...]
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