Name: Monthly Literature Group: Hammett’s ‘The Glass Key’
Start: 2026-07-25T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-25T16:00:00-05:00

July 2026
The Aesthetics of Resistance: Art and Fascism in the 1930s

Thu, July 16 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Online Event - Zoom Meeting

Reading Group

Join 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 in 1937 and details the interactions of the narrator and his peers and family with historical figures of the European left engaged in the fight ... Read more

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Adam Smith and ‘The Wealth of Nations’ Book 2

Sat, July 18 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Online Event - Zoom Meeting

Reading Group

Read and discuss the works of Adam Smith in this ongoing study group. The group is currently reading Book 3 of Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations'.

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A People’s Guide to Capitalism

Featured Mon, July 20 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Online Event - Zoom Meeting

Reading Group

Summer introductory sessions on the political economy of capitalism: In ten weekly sessions starting June 8, we will read and discuss Hadas Thier's A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics. This work offers a lively, accessible, and timely guide for those who want to understand, dismantle, and replace the world of the 1%.
Monthly Literature Group: Hammett’s ‘The Glass Key’

Sat, July 25 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Online Event - Zoom Meeting

Reading Group

The MEP Literature Group's new monthly series meets on or about the last Saturday of each month. Our July selection is 'The Glass Key' by Dashiell Hammett - a scathing description of small-town corruption.

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July 2026