What is the future of socialism?

Platypus European Conference 2018 Goldsmiths, University of London Boris Kagarlitsky (Author; Institute of Globalization and Social Movements) Alex Demirovic (University of Frankfurt; Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) Mark Osbourn (Alliance for Workers Liberty) Hillel Ticktin (University of Glasgow; Founding Editor, Critique) Chris Cutrone (School of the Art Institute Chicago; Platypus) Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Description The recent polarisation of politics, in the UK manifested around Corbyn and Brexit, has led some commentators to herald the end of neoliberalism. [Read More]

25 years of 1989 NYC

A panel was hosted by the Platypus Affiliated Society on February 17, 2015 at NYU. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Boris Kagarlitsky: Transnational Institute Mel Rothenberg: Chicago Political Economy Group* Christoph Lichtenberg: International Bolshevik Tendency Description Last year marked the 25 anniversary of the 1989 revolutions – the ‘Autumn of Nations’ in the Soviet bloc. For an entire generation now of age, the USSR and the Cold War are only historical relics. [Read More]