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September 11, 2018
4-6 PM
School of the Art Institute Chicago
37 S Wabash Ave
Sharp Building, Room 327

This talk will examine the historical and present-day strategies and challenges of antifascist struggles in Germany. Against the background of Marxist theory and 'Autonomen'-style politics, join us to interrogate the failures of radical left politics and what ask what lessons we might draw from them and how they can inform challenges coming from the right in both Europe and the US today.

Our guest speakers are members of the Berlin-based anticapitalist organization TOP B3Rlin and the German-wide "UmsGanze" alliance of (post-)antifascist groups.

 

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David McReynolds was prominent American socialist and anti-war activist whose career with the War Resisters League spanned 40 years. McReynolds twice ran for President of the United States (1980, 2000) atop the Socialist Party USA ticket, and was America's first openly gay presidential candidate.

The interview took place June 8th, 2018 on Radical Minds (WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago). McReynolds passed away shortly after this interview on August 17th. He was 88 years old.

Radical Minds co-hosts Erin Hagood and Stephanie Gomez interview Matt Cavagrotti and Greg Lucero on the historical and contemporary relationship between socialism and organized labor.

Greg Lucero is a member of Teamsters, Revolutionary Chicago, and the Socialist Party USA. Matt Cavagrotti is a member of Teamsters and the Platypus Affiliated Society.

Topics discussed include:

  • Recent wave of American teachers' strikes
  • AFSCME vs. Janus Supreme Court decision
  • Upcoming contract negotiations between UPS and Teamsters
  • Legacy of the New Communist Movement's failed "turn to industry" in the 1970s
  • The nature and problems of revolutionary leadership
  • Prospects for reviving unionism and socialism in the U.S.

Radical Minds is a radio show exploring the intersection between politics and economics in the modern world, broadcast on WHPK (88.5 FM Chicago). This episode aired May 24, 2018.

The article referenced by Greg is Radical Minds' interview with Mark Rudd, leader of Students for a Democratic Society and co-founder of the Weather Underground, published in issue 24 of the Platypus Review.

Radical Minds is a show that airs every Thursday at 2 PM on WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago. Aired February 8th, 2018, this episode features an interview with Alex Kritikos, SAIC alum and independent Marxist thinker who currently works in advertising, conducted by your hosts, Erin Hagood, Stephanie Gomez, and Will Stratford. 

A short interview conducted by Dane Thomas with Robert Pippin on February 21st, 2018. It was aired as part of a larger show on WHPK on February 22nd. 

Robert Pippin is a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, noted for his scholarship on Hegel. His 1989 book Hegel's Idealism: The Satisfactions of Self-Consciousness was a major contribution to Hegel studies.