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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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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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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What is the #Occupy movement?
A roundtable discussion Hannah Appel, Erik Van Deventer, Nathan Schneider, Brian Dominick, and Jeremy Cohan. Platypus Review 44 | March 2012 [PDF] Late in 2011, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a series of roundtable debates on the #Occupy Wall Street Movement. Speakers at the event held on December 9, 2011 at New York University included Hannah Appel (OWS [...]
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The Marxist turn: The New Left in the 1970s
Carl Davidson, Tom Riley, and Mel Rothenberg Platypus Review 40 | October 2011 [PDF] On May 19, 2011, Platypus invited Carl Davidson, formerly of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Guardian Weekly, Tom Riley of the International Bolshevik Tendency, and Mel Rothenberg, formerly of the Sojourner Truth Organization, to reflect on “The [...]
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Marxism and Israel: Left perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Alan Goodman and Richard Rubin Platypus Review 35 | May 2011 [PDF] Last November Platypus hosted a roundtable discussion between Alan Goodman from The Revolutionary Communist Party USA, and Richard Rubin from Platypus entitled “Marxism and Israel: Left Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” at Hunter College in New York City. Panelists were asked to speak [...]
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Which way forward for sexual liberation?
Gary Mucciaroni, Sherry Wolf, Kenyon Farrow, and Greg Gabrellas Platypus Review 32 | February 2011 [PDF] On November 8, 2010, Platypus hosted a forum entitled “Which Way Forward for Sexual Liberation?” moderated by Jeremy Cohan at New York University. The panel consisted of Gary Mucciaroni, professor of political science at Temple University; Sherry Wolf, author [...]
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The relevance of critical theory to art today
J.M. Bernstein, Lydia Goehr, Gregg Horowitz, and Chris Cutrone Platypus Review 31 | January 2011 On Saturday, November 20, 2010, Platypus hosted a panel entitled “The Relevance of Critical Theory to Art Today” moderated by Chris Mansour at The New School for Social Research in New York. The panel consisted of Philosophy Professors J.M. Bernstein [...]
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What is critique? forum (New York, 11/20/10) video
Posted below are two videos from the day-long symposium, What is Critique?, held on November 20th, 2010, at Parsons, the New School for Design, New York. The first video is from the afternoon panel, The Art Critique: Its History, Theories, and Practices. This panel consisted of Tom Butter, Simone Douglas, and James Elkins; it was moderated [...]
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Imperialism: What is it, why should we be against it?
Kevin Anderson, Chris Cutrone, Nick Kreitman, Danny Postel, and Adam Turl Platypus Review 25 | July 2010 On January 30th, 2007, Platypus hosted its first public forum, “Imperialism: What is it—Why should we be Against it?” The panel consisted of Adam Turl of the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Kevin Anderson of the Marxist-Humanist group News [...]
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