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Topics in Political Strategy
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupAs we head toward the US fall elections, the Topics in Political Strategy reading group will continue our mix of currently-published substantive analytical pieces and a monthly book-length treatment of important topics of political theory. Readings include 'We Still Here' by Marc Lamont Hill, and 'The Nerd Reich' by Gil Duran.
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The Aesthetics of Resistance: Art and Fascism in the 1930s
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupJoin ongoing weekly sessions of the MEP Literature Group as we read together The Aesthetics of Resistance, the masterwork of German author Peter Weiss. This trilogy of historical novels opens ... Read more
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Planetary Crises: ‘Anthropocene Communism’
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupThe MEP's Ecosocialist Study Group meets monthly to discuss important new works on the science and politics of the climate emergency, the nature of economic and ecological crises, and related topics.
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Marx’s Capital, Volume I – A Short Course on Capitalist Production
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingVirtual EventReading GroupHave you always wanted to study Marx’s Capital, Vol 1, and hesitated because of the time commitment to read the entire volume from start to finish? Join us for a 12-week study group covering key sections of the book.
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Historical-Materialist Psychology: Vygotsky’s Contribution
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingVirtual EventReading GroupCarl Ratner presents a new edition of this six-week series, in which we explore Lev Vygotsky's approach to historical-materialist culture. Vygotsky (1896-1934) was a dedicated academic Marxist who was active in efforts during the revolutionary period to develop socialist cultural institutions and social sciences. He said, “We must learn from Marx’s whole method how to build a science, how to approach the investigation of the mind.”
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Highlights of Capital Volume III: The Automatic Fetish
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupA weekly study group on Marx's Capital, Volume III, based on Beverley Best's 'The Automatic Fetish.' Marx's work integrates and completes his analysis of capital, enabling us to understand and make sense of how the phenomena we see occurring on the surface of society are related to the underlying system.