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Historical Roots of American Fascism: Manisha Sinha–Rise and Fall
Historical Roots of American Fascism: Manisha Sinha–Rise and Fall
Take part in the Political Strategy Study Group’s sweeping look at the history and political significance of the major waves of struggle and counter-revolution in the United States. Our Reconstruction Era study now focuses on W.E.B. Du Bois’ Black Reconstruction and Manisha Sinha’s The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. We will use ... Read more
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Karl Marx and Republicanism: Reading ‘Citizen Marx’
Karl Marx and Republicanism: Reading ‘Citizen Marx’
What better time than the present moment to revisit Karl Marx’s commitment to the democratic republic as a necessary (if not sufficient) step on the path to human freedom? Over five weekly meetings we will read and discuss Bruno Leipold’s recently published Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought.
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Hegel for Radicals: The Phenomenology of Spirit
Hegel for Radicals: The Phenomenology of Spirit
Over 16 Saturdays, beginning March 8, we will read and discuss one of the most influential books of all time, Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. This massive retelling of humanity defies traditional divisions between history, philosophy, comedy, and tragedy.
Adam Smith and ‘The Wealth of Nations’
Adam Smith and ‘The Wealth of Nations’
Adam Smith deals with such issues as the so-called labor-theory of value, the equalization of the rate of profit, and the determination of commodity prices in important ways that anticipate Marx or require the corrections Marx provides. So, in this group, we will dive headlong into Smith's opus, The Wealth of Nations.
Marx’s Capital Volume 1: A Short Course for Today
Marx’s Capital Volume 1: A Short Course for Today
Have 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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Antonio Gramsci Studies, 2025 Sessions
Antonio Gramsci Studies, 2025 Sessions
The 2025 Gramsci Study Sessions will read and explore from: Selections from the Prison Notebooks Selections from Cultural Writings Selections from Political Writings Gramsci’s writings on international politics, as they relate to contemporary issues and conflicts. Participants may join in at any time. We share a vast archive of articles and secondary sources on Gramsci ... Read more
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Reading Marx’s Capital, Volume III
Reading Marx’s Capital, Volume III
A weekly study group covering Marx's Capital, Volume III, The Process of Capitalist Production as a Whole. This work integrates and completes Marx's analysis, 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 of capitalism.
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Science, Environment and the Possibility of Knowledge: Reading Science Fiction Politically
Science, Environment and the Possibility of Knowledge: Reading Science Fiction Politically
"To build a better future, we have to envision it first." Reading science fiction, discussing it together, and reading it politically, offers one tool for "envisioning" a future worth building. We continue our explorations of diverse points of view of social conflict and resolution, possible and imagined just worlds, here on Earth and perhaps afar.
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Exploring the Literature of Afro-Surrealism
Exploring the Literature of Afro-Surrealism
Thursdays, 7-9 pm ET, beginning April 17 This spring, the MEP Literature Reading Group takes up novels loosely grouped as "Afro-Surrealism." Borrowing from use by Amiri Baraka in the 1970s, D. Scot Miller encouraged use of the term through his 2009 essay, “Afrosurreal Manifesto." Writers and artists in the African diaspora have now reclaimed the ... Read more
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