AI versus Labor: Luddism and Beyond
Online: Zoom link will be provided to registered participants8 weekly sessions starting Oct 1. Is Artificial Intelligence (AI, sic) really the dire threat to the future of humanity as even some of its proponents claim, or is it a more mundane and familiar threat to working people who face loss of their livelihoods and/or further speed-up and alienation? The entire history of industrial capitalism is punctuated by recurring waves of automation to reduce labor costs and turnover time, each time provoking strong resistance by the affected workforce. This reading group will probe the history both of AI and computer technology specifically and of working-class resistance to capitalist automation in general.
Celebrating 75 Years of Palestinian Literature – New Series
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYFifteen weekly sessions on Thursdays at 7 pm US ET, Oct 3 - Jan 30 The Marxist Education Project Literature Group will continue reading Palestinian literature this fall. We will ... Read more
Annual Pass
This pass constitutes an annual donation to help sustain the Marxist Education Project's classes and events during an entire year from the month of purchase. (For example, a pass purchased on October 7, 2024, will be valid until October 31, 2025.)
Historical Roots of American Fascism and Political Strategy Today
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYThe new season of the Political Strategy reading group will explore in depth six major waves of struggle and counter-revolution in the United States, from the early decades of the ... Read more