Week of Events
Sunday, January 18, 2026
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Monday, January 19, 2026
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January 19, 2026 -Slavery and Capitalism: A Reading Group
Slavery and Capitalism: A Reading Group
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
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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January 21, 2026 -Roundtable on Venezuela, Oil, and Global Politics
Roundtable on Venezuela, Oil, and Global Politics
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 its attempt to seize that nation's oil wealth. Matt Huber challenges interpretations of these events as simply another case of "blood for oil." Steve Maher ... Read more
Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Friday, January 23, 2026
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Saturday, January 24, 2026
No events on this day.