Chicago Platypus chapters at The School of the Art Institue of Chicago, University of Chicago, Loyola University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
[Live Broadcast] The relevance of Lenin today
![[Live Broadcast] The relevance of Lenin today](http://chicago.platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/LeninBannerchicago1-310x150.jpg)
Live broadcast: www.livestream.com/platypus1917 Saturday, December 17, 2011 9AM U.S./Canada PST / 10AM MST / 11AM CST / 12PM EST; and 17:00 London / 18:00 Frankfurt and Berlin / 19:00 Thessaloniki / 22:30 Delhi / 02:00 Seoul If you are in Chicago: Saturday, 11am | 17 December 2011 |School of the Art Institute of [...]
Film Screening Series: The Battle on Wall Street?
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) “Want to know what the mother of all bubbles was? Came out of nowhere, by chance. They called it the Cambrian Explosion. It happened around 530 million years ago. And, over the next 70-80 million years, the rate of evolution accelerated so fast that we came along, the human [...]
Platypus @ Occupy Chicago
Platypus in Chicago will be giving a series of talks on The Relevance of Marxism Today at Occupy Chicago, look out for the banner, “The Left is Dead! Long Live the Left!”, and come join us for discussion. Teach-in: Does Marxism Matter? In the mid-19th century, Marx and Engels famously observed in the Communist Manifesto [...]
Intro to Platypus Reading Group
U of Chicago: Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm | Harper Memorial Library, Room 151 | 1116 E. 59th St. Contact: uofc@platypus1917.org SAIC: Fridays @ 4:30 pm | Caffe Baci | 20 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: saic@platypus1917.org 10 sessions of readings introducing the raison d’être of the Platypus project. Week 1 • Cutrone, “Symptomology: Historical transformations in [...]
Platypus Coffee Breaks
Our weekly Coffee Breaks are a great way to meet Platypus members and fellow travelers, and to get to know the Platypus project. It’s an opportunity to discuss issues raised in the latest issue of the Platypus Review, consider the state of the Left, and just hang out with people who have similar political interests. [...]
History of Marxism Reading Group
I. What is the “Left?” — What is “Marxism?” Saturdays 1-4pm Starting Sat. Sept. 10: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) | 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 Starting Sat. Oct. 1: University of Chicago (UChicago) | The Reynolds Club 2nd floor South Lounge | 5706 S. University Ave. • required / + recommended reading Marx and [...]