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The Aesthetics of Resistance: Art and Fascism in the 1930s
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupJoin 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
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupRead and discuss the works of Adam Smith in this ongoing study group. The group is currently reading Book 2 of Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations', which takes up the nature and functioning of capital.
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Hegel for Radicals: The Philosophy of Right
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupThe MEP’s recurring series Hegel for Radicals continues this Spring with a ten-session seminar on Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. This work is a treatise on the meaning of freedom and the kind of institutions that are required for its realization. We will debunk previous myths that Hegel was a reactionary spokesman of the Prussian monarchy and ... Read more
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Literature Group: New 2026 Monthly Series
Reading GroupMeets monthly on Saturdays, 2-4 pm ET The MEP Literature Group hosts a new monthly series, meeting at 2 pm US ET on the last Saturday of each month. In our new format, we discuss a single book each month. Selections are not limited to fiction - we are branching out to include memoir, biography, ... Read more
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Antonio Gramsci Studies: 2026 Series
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupThe continuing 2026 Gramsci Study Sessions meets Sundays at 11 am ET and 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 ... Read more
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‘Black History Is for Everyone’ with Brian Jones
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingLongtime educator Brian Jones explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are. In Black History Is for Everyone, Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history, using his own experiences as a lifelong learner and classroom teacher to question ... Read more
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