Our reading group continues: on "neo-Marxism." Why did the New Left try to "discover" or "develop" Marx after Marxism? What direction in history, in social change, did they seek from Marx? Do we need the New Left's concern and optimism? Sunday Aug 2, 2-4 PM online, sign up in bio or DM!

Our reading group continues: on "neo-Marxism." Why did the New Left try to "discover" or "develop" Marx after Marxism? What direction in history, in social change, did they seek from Marx? Do we need the New Left's concern and optimism? Sunday Aug 2, 2-4 PM online, sign up in bio or DM!

What is the Left? What is Marxism? Join our first week of a pre-semester online reading group to introduce and frame this question and our syllabus, and question why to approach this through the New Left, and the task of human history. Sunday July 27, 2-4 PM online, sign up in bio or DM!

Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Georgetown University before the semester starts for an open, online reading group approaching the questions of What is the Left? What is Marxism? through the 1960s New Left. Sign up for meeting info: see bio. platypus1917.org/2026/07/10/p...

Chris Cutrone comments on freedom in America and socialism. Find his full remarks on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkY9... The Platypus Affiliated Society hosted this panel "The Crisis of the American Revolution" April 10 2026 for the 18th Platypus International Convention at Northwestern Univ.

Read Platypus Review issue 188! A panel on the crisis of the American Revolution; and articles on: individuals, Marx, and Marxism; the possibility of Marxist politics today; politics for the Left; and an interview on the rise of critical sexology. Online: platypus1917.org/category/pr/...

What is the Left? What is Marxism? Join our first week of a pre-semester online reading group to introduce and frame this question and our syllabus, and question why to approach this through the New Left, and the task of human history. Sunday July 27, 2-4 PM online, sign up in bio or DM!

Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Georgetown University before the semester starts for an open, online reading group approaching the questions of What is the Left? What is Marxism? through the 1960s New Left. Sign up for meeting info: see bio. platypus1917.org/2026/07/10/p...

Ingar Solty @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social comments on the meaning of fascism today, for the Left. Find his full remarks on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkY9... Platypus hosted this panel "The Crisis of the American Revolution" April 10 2026 for the 18th Platypus International Convention.

Everything you wanted to know about the Left and Marxism but were afraid to ask! Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Georgetown University this fall semester for an open and ongoing conversation on the Left and the present. Sign up for updates: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Edith Fischer @revcomorg.bsky.social comments on capitalism and democracy as opposed orders. Find her full remarks on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkY9... Platypus hosted this panel "The Crisis of the American Revolution" April 10 2026 for the 18th Platypus International Convention in Chicago.

Chris Cutrone comments on freedom in America and socialism. Find his full remarks on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkY9... The Platypus Affiliated Society hosted this panel "The Crisis of the American Revolution" April 10 2026 for the 18th Platypus International Convention at Northwestern Univ.

Read Platypus Review issue 188! A panel on the crisis of the American Revolution; and articles on: individuals, Marx, and Marxism; the possibility of Marxist politics today; politics for the Left; and an interview on the rise of critical sexology. Online: platypus1917.org/category/pr/...

Join chapters of the Platypus Affiliated Society in Europe July 3-4 for a Platypus Weekend in Leipzig featuring fora including panels, film screenings, teach-ins, and book talks. How does the American Revolution relate to the Left today? Details: www.instagram.com/platypus_lei...

Platypus hosted a panel, "How Does Marxism Matter in the 21st Century?", at the Platypus Affiliated Society International Convention, April 2026 at University of Chicago. Andrea Bauer John Garvey Paul North Liz Rathburn Benjamin Studebaker Can Marx be left behind? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xXg...

How Does Marxism Matter in the 21st Century? (4/11/26 panel)

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WEDNESDAY - July 1: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Universität Leipzig for a film screening of "The Apprentice." What do Donald Trump and the 1980s mean for today's Left, and new politics? Ziegenledersaal, Hauptcampus. 7 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus_lei...

WEDNESDAY - July 1: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Freie Universität (FU) Berlin for a film screening of "Lenin: The Train". How was WW1 a political crisis of Marxism? Was the Russian Revolution socialist? How? Café Galile, 8 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus.ber...

WEDNESDAY - July 1: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Universität Leipzig for a film screening of "The Apprentice." What do Donald Trump and the 1980s mean for today's Left, and new politics? Ziegenledersaal, Hauptcampus. 7 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus_lei...

Public fora organized by PAS can be viewed on our YouTube 📺 channel! Be sure to keep up with our events by subscribing. Also, hit the like 👍 button if you like a particular video. And click the bell icon 🔔 to get notifications of future videos. www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J...

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WEDNESDAY - July 1: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Freie Universität (FU) Berlin for a film screening of "Lenin: The Train". How was WW1 a political crisis of Marxism? Was the Russian Revolution socialist? How? Café Galile, 8 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus.ber...

SUNDAY- June 28: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to watch the film "La Commune" (2000). Does the Left need the Paris Commune? What was it for Marxism? Los Feliz Theater 3, 3:30 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypuslosa...

FRIDAY - June 26: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg (Uni Halle) for a panel titled "Antifaschismus und die Linke." What is anti-fascism for the Left? Hörsaal 1, Steintorcampus, 7 PM. Q&A welcome. Info: instagram.com/platypus_hal...

SUNDAY- June 28: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to watch the film "La Commune" (2000). Does the Left need the Paris Commune? What was it for Marxism? Los Feliz Theater 3, 3:30 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypuslosa...

WEDNESDAY - June 24: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Universität Leipzig for a film screening of "The Grapes of Wrath". Does the American Revolution matter for the 1930s Great Depression? Why? Ziegenledersaal, Hauptcampus. 7 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus_lei...

WEDNESDAY - June 24: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Universität Leipzig for a film screening of "The Grapes of Wrath". Does the American Revolution matter for the 1930s Great Depression? Why? Ziegenledersaal, Hauptcampus. 7 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus_lei...

FRIDAY - June 26: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg (Uni Halle) for a panel titled "Antifaschismus und die Linke." What is anti-fascism for the Left? Hörsaal 1, Steintorcampus, 7 PM. Q&A welcome. Info: instagram.com/platypus_hal...

WEDNESDAY - June 24: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität (LMU Muenchen) for a free film screening of "Rosa Luxemburg" (1986). How did socialism, Marxism, "fail itself"? Kulturladen Westend Munich, 6 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus.mue...

WEDNESDAY - June 24: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität (LMU Muenchen) for a free film screening of "Rosa Luxemburg" (1986). How did socialism, Marxism, "fail itself"? Kulturladen Westend Munich, 6 PM. Discussion welcome! Info: www.instagram.com/platypus.mue...

SUNDAY - June 21: Join the Platypus Affiliated Society at Columbia University (New York City), for a panel discussion titled "How was the American Revolution revolutionary?" Does America task the Left today? Ideal Glass Studios, 6 PM. Q&A welcome. Info: www.instagram.com/columbia.pla...