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Eine Zukunft der Menschheit „nur von unten her"

Karl Wimmler, Jahrgang 1953, aufgewachsen in Liezen (Steiermark), studierte Germanistik und Geschichte und war in den 1970er-Jahren in linken Organisationen tätig. Er lebt in Graz als freier Autor und Mitarbeiter von CLIO (Verein für Geschichts- und Bildungsarbeit). Das Interview wurde von Platypus-Mitglied Andreas Wintersperger am 12.11.2022 geführt. Es folgt eine gekürzte und editierte Version des Gesprächs.

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Abolition and the Left

Andy Thayer, CJ Meike, Naomi Crane, Timmy Chau
On November 3, 2022, the Northwestern University chapter of the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted this panel. The panelists were Timmy Chau (director of the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project, co-founder of Dissenters), Naomi Crane (Socialist Workers Party (U.S.)), CJ Meike (Chicago Workers’ School, Center for Political Innovation), and Andy Thayer (Gay Liberation Network). D. M. Mathis of Platypus moderated the panel.
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“Enough is Enough” and the Left

Daniel Randall, Kevin Bean, Richard Brenner
On November 10, 2022, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel discussion at the Mayday Rooms in London, regarding the “Enough is Enough” campaign and the cost-of-living crisis. This panel was hosted in tandem with panels on the same issue in Germany and Austria. The speakers were Kevin Bean (Labour Party Marxists), Richard Brenner (Socialist Labour Network), and Daniel Randall (member of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), but speaking as an individual).
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What is the critique of capitalism?

On October 8, 2022, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted this panel at the New School, NYC as part of its East Coast Conference. The panelists were Tom Canel, D. L. Jacobs (Platypus), Daniel Lazare (CPGB, Weekly Worker), Saira Rafiee (CUNY), and Jochem Schmon (New School).

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The Left has transformed the world: An interview with Eli Zaretsky

On July 18, 2022, Platypus Affiliated Society members D. L. Jacobs and R. W. Martins interviewed Eli Zaretsky, professor of History at The New School for Social Research, about his book Why America Needs a Left (2012) and the significance of the history and legacy of the New Left for the possibility of a Left today.

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