Antifascism in the Age of Trump

A Panel Discussion

 September 15, 2017  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society

A panel hosted by Platypus Houston on September 15, 2017. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Gloria Rubac Gus Breslauer Mark Kazanski Bernard Sampson Description Since the Nazi seizure of power eighty years ago anti-fascism has been a component of left-wing politics. In response to the Trump presidency, the politics of anti-fascism, reminiscent of the Popular Front of the 30’s or the Black Bloc politics of the 90s, have – once again – been resurrected by the Left. [Read More]
Anti-Fascism  Donald Trump  Public Fora  Gloria Rubac  Gus Breslauer  Mark Kazanski  Bernard Sampson 

Workshop: Bernie Sanders Campaign

Platypus 2016 convention

 June 18, 2016  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society

Workshop on the Bernie Sanders Campaign, with Bernard Sampson (CPUSA) and Jason Schulman (DSA), held on Saturday April 2, 2016, at the Platypus International Convention 2016.

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Platypus International Convention  Platypus International Convention 2016  CPUSA  DSA  Communist Party USA  Democratic Socialists of America 

What is socialism? International social democracy

Platypus 2016 convention opening plenary

 May 31, 2016  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society

Opening plenary panel discussion at the 8 annual 2016 international convention of the Platypus Affiliated Society. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Jack Ross (author of The Socialist Party of America: A Complete History) Karl Belin (Pittsburgh Socialist Organizing Committee) Bernard Sampson (CPUSA) Chris Cutrone (Platypus Affiliated Society) Description This panel invites you to reflect on the history of social democracy from a Leftist viewpoint. [Read More]