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Introductory workshop to the development of freedom in human history from the Platypus perspective, hosted by Ethan Linehan at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), September 24, 2017.

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In the mid-19th century, Marx and Engels famously observed that a "spectre was haunting Europe: the spectre of Communism". 170 years later, it is Marxism itself that haunts us, while capitalism remains.

What does it mean that Marx and Marxism still appeal, while political movements for socialism are weak or non-existent? What were Marxism's original points concerning radical possibilities for freedom that might still speak to the present?

Does Marxism even matter?

Einweisung in die russische Revolution von 1917, die am 24. Mai 2017 in Frankfurt stattfand.

A teach-in on the 1905 Russian Revolution hosted by Danny Jacobs at the University of Houston, May 24, 2017.

Am 11. Mai fand im Rahmen unserer Veranstaltungsreihe "1917-2017 - 100 Jahre Russische Revolution" ein Teach-In zum Revolutionsjahr 1917 statt.

A teach-in on Trumpism by Chris Cutrone held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on April 6, 2017.

It's generally agreed upon that the Republican Party is being fundamentally transformed under the leadership of president Donald Trump. But toward what? And how will the Left be affected by these changes? This teach-in will attempt to answer some of these fundamental questions.