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Teach-In by Eduardo Silveyra for Platypus Affiliated Society (University of Houston), October 4, 2019

On September 27, 2019, at the University of Houston, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a teach-in led by Platypus member Michael Woodson on capital in history. What is the development of freedom in human history from the Platypus perspective? In the mid-19th century, Marx and Engels famously observed that a \“specter was haunting Europe: the specter of Communism\“. 170 years later, it is Marxism itself that haunts us, while capitalism remains. [Read More]

Held April 19, 2019 at the University of Houston. Speakers: nard Sampson (CPUSA) Ryan Booker (Socialist Alternative) Duy Nguyen (Assistant Professor of World Cultures and Literatures, UH) Danny Jacobs (Platypus Affiliated Society, Houston) Panel Description: “The conquest of the governmental power by an hitherto oppressed class, in other words, a political revolution, is accordingly the essential characteristic of social revolution in this narrow sense, in contrast with social reform. [Read More]

Held April 1, 2019, at the University of Houston. Moderated by Danny Jacobs. Panelists: David Barsamian (Alternative Radio) Secunda Joseph (Host of Imagine A World on All Real Radio + Smart Media Director) Egberto Willies (Politics Done Right) Michael Woodson (LivingArt) Description: \“Fake news\” and \“alternative facts\” became popular terms during the 2016 press. Snopes and PolitiFact notwithstanding, 2016 was not the first time in history that the news media has been criticized for playing a part in distracting, distorting, and misdirecting public political opinion. [Read More]