Colonialism

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Slavery and Capitalism: A Reading Group

    Online Event - Zoom Meeting

    Join us for a nine-session reading group on David McNally's recently published Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History. McNally's book presents a systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery to support the provocative claim that enslaved labor in the plantation system is a form of capitalist commodity production. Weaving together history, ... Read more

  • Firebombing of Venezuelan consulate, Lisbon

    Roundtable on Venezuela, Oil, and Global Politics

    Recording available on YouTube

    A video of this January 21, 2026, event is available on the MEP’s YouTube channel. A conversation among leading left critics of the Trump administration's attack on Venezuelan sovereignty and ... Read more

  • Protective Presence in the West Bank

    Recording available on YouTube
    Book Event or Panel

    Live event concluded, but you may watch the recording on YouTube. The only people standing beside the Palestinians of the West Bank as they defend themselves from ethnic cleansing are ... Read more

  • ‘Black History Is for Everyone’ with Brian Jones

    Featured
    See link above to watch the recording on YouTube
    Book Event or Panel

    A video of this May 2, 2026, event is available on the MEP’s YouTube channel. Longtime educator Brian Jones explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of ... Read more