A discussion with Richard Wolin, distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York Graduate Center, on his recent book The Wind from the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s, held on May 7th, 2012, at New York University.

On May 4th, 2012, Platypus member Pam Nogales made an appearance on WBAI (99.5 FM) Occupy Wall Street Radio.

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Actors and political activists come together to take a long, hard look at the State of the Union during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election in this documentary, a follow-up to 1993's The Last Party. In The Last Party 2000, Philip Seymour Hoffman visits the 2000 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and talks to politicians and activists both famous and obscure as a pitched battle is fought between supporters of democratic candidate Al Gore, republican nominee George W. Bush, and the many voices who believed neither candidate represented a worthwhile or reasonable choice. Along with Downey and Hoffman, celebrities speaking out on the issues in this film include Courtney Love, Rosie O'Donnell, Reese Witherspoon, and David Crosby; the rock band Stone Temple Pilots also appear at a political rally. The Last Party 2000 was directed by actor and musician Donovan Leitch, who served as a producer on the first film.

This coming Monday, Platypus will be sponsoring a debate between Carl Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party and Cornel West of the Democratic Socialists of America.

What future for our youth?

A dialogue between Cornel West and Carl Dix

At the University of Chicago

Monday, May 7th, 7:00 pm Doors open at 6 pm

Free and open to the public

May Day was great! We talked to a TON of people, marched with friends and comrades all the way from Union Square down to Liberty Plaza for International Workers' Day -- ran into David Graeber, Todd Gitlin, and many others! We made a lot of contacts, distributed the latest issue of The Platypus Review and invited everyone to our MAY 2: The Day After event. More pictures will be up soon!