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The Japanese Left: An Interview with William Andrews

Chris Mansour
In the spirit of the 50-year anniversary of 1968, Chris Mansour of the Platypus Affiliated Society interviewed William Andrews about the legacy of the New Left in Japan. William Andrews is a writer, translator, editor, and independent researcher based in Tokyo. He is originally from London and currently a graduate student at Sophia University.
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Vanguard or Avant-Garde? Revisiting questions on leadership: Part 2: Towards a new vanguard theory

Alexander Riccio
This is the second of a two-part article written by Alexander Riccio. The first part, “The vanguard debate in history,” appeared in PR #113 in February, 2019.
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The revolution marooned: Cuba and the Left

Ethan Linehan
It is my hope that this reflection, comprising a mélange of history and anecdote, will serve the socialist with the patience for a critical perspective in the 21st century. There is no time like the present for the Left to reconsider the Cuban Question.
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Ep. 15: On the Democratic Party (US) Candidates & the Split from the Labour Party (UK)

We run down some of the Democratic presidential candidates for 2020 and sit down with our London member Efraim Carlebach to discuss the recent crack up in British politics and the split from the Labour Party this month. We talk about the emerging new center in British politics and the response by the left to the split.

From the Platypus Review archives:
The unchanging core of Marxism: An interview with Ian Birchall
by Efraim Carlebach
platypus1917.org/2017/12/02/uncha…ew-ian-birchall/

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Film Screening: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the US

Join the Platypus Affiliated Society for a screening of "World War I, The Russian Revolution & Woodrow Wilson: Roots of Empire," the first prequel to Oliver Stone's "Untold History of the United States." We will follow the screening with a discussion led by UT American Studies PhD student Zoya Brumberg. We will provide delicious snacks and non-alcoholic drinks.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Parlin 101, University of Texas at Austin

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