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Event Series The Universe: Past, Present, Future

The Universe: Past, Present, Future

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

This class is for all who desire to explore together the mysteries and fascinations of our universe. No prior knowledge of astrophysics or mathematics is required. Together we will get to the bottom of a number of concepts that are widely discussed but poorly understood.

$95 – $125
Event Series Revolution in China: 1911-1949

Revolution in China: 1911-1949

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

Of 20th-century revolutions, the upheaval in China that culminated in the declaration in 1949 of the People’s Republic was arguably just as significant as the Russian Revolution of 1917. Beginning this January, the Revolutions Reading Group undertakes an in-depth study of that 40-year struggle, from the overthrow of the monarchy in 1911 to the victory of the Communist Party after World War II.

$85 – $115
Event Series The Chinese Revolution: 1930-1949

The Chinese Revolution: 1930-1949

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

We begin with the Chinese Revolution in 1930, after the nationalist party led by Chiang Kai Shek turned on the mass movement, slaughtered militant workers and peasants, and declared war on Communists. After the war, the struggle between the armies of Chiang Kai Shek and the Communists resumed, ending with Chiang's fleeing to Taiwan and the final victory of the Communist army in 1949.

$95 – $125

Climate Crisis, Climate Justice, Climate Fiction

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

This study group will examine the dire situations ordinary people confront as climate change and related crises accelerate, and the struggles for climate and environmental justice that are arising to meet these challenges. We will look at such cases as Puerto Rico (Irma-Maria), New York (Sandy), and the Mideast (drought, wars, refugees), through lenses provided by Ashley Dawson, Christian Parenti, and others.

$85 – $115
Event Series B. Traven’s Jungle Novels

B. Traven’s Jungle Novels

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

Traven’s purpose in the Jungle Novels is to describe the conditions of a people who are ripe for change, and to trace the beginnings of how consciousness changes and sometimes leads to revolt.

$95 – $125
Event Series Friday Noir: Women and Murder

Friday Noir: Women and Murder

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

Genre Fiction: Women and Murder Last Fridays of each Month Jacqueline Cantwell March 30 and April 27 The March 30 author will be Shirley Jackson, notorious for writing The Lottery and the gothic The Haunting of Hill House. From 1943 until her death in 1965, she was popular and published by major magazines. Her stories ... Read more

$35 – $55
Event Series Capital: Volume 1

Capital: Volume 1

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

This group will meet each Saturday to discuss Volume One of Capital. There will be a close reading of the text. All questions on each section will be addressed and the reading discussion leaders will be prepared to assist between sessions on areas that may be difficult to understand.

$95 – $125

Tales of the 1%: The Organizer

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

Join us for a discussion of Monicelli’s most political film. In addition to casting Marcello Mastrioanni, Monicelli cast the film with workers from the Turin area and shot on location in one of the area’s huge textile factories. “I wanted to show all of that. The truth about what happens in the working world.”
—Mario Monicelli, interviewed in 2006

$6 – $12

Event Series A People’s History of the World

A People’s History of the World

Orchard Street, Newark, NJ classroom Orchard Street, Newark, NJ, United States

Convened by Branden Rippey Downtown Newark on Orchard Street Using A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman, this course will study the broad trends in the history of our world, from early human civilization to today. We will complete the book during this term, covering events from 1750 through our present day. The ... Read more

$60 – $80
Event Series The Universe: Past, Present, Future

The Universe: Past, Present, Future

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

This class is for all who desire to explore together the mysteries and fascinations of our universe. No prior knowledge of astrophysics or mathematics is required. Together we will get to the bottom of a number of concepts that are widely discussed but poorly understood.

$95 – $125
Event Series The Chinese Revolution: 1930-1949

The Chinese Revolution: 1930-1949

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

We begin with the Chinese Revolution in 1930, after the nationalist party led by Chiang Kai Shek turned on the mass movement, slaughtered militant workers and peasants, and declared war on Communists. After the war, the struggle between the armies of Chiang Kai Shek and the Communists resumed, ending with Chiang's fleeing to Taiwan and the final victory of the Communist army in 1949.

$95 – $125
Event Series B. Traven’s Jungle Novels

B. Traven’s Jungle Novels

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

Traven’s purpose in the Jungle Novels is to describe the conditions of a people who are ripe for change, and to trace the beginnings of how consciousness changes and sometimes leads to revolt.

$95 – $125
Event Series The Political Economy of Money and Finance

The Political Economy of Money and Finance

On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY

This reading group will undertake a close reading (over 10 weeks) of Costas Lapavitsas and Makoto Itoh’s book Political Economy of Money and Finance. The book attempts to offer a systematic theoretical examination of money and finance by re-examining the classical foundations of political economy and the creator of money and assessing all of the important theoretical schools since then, including Marxist, Keynesian, post-Keynesian and monetarist thinkers.

$95 – $125