The legacy of Trotskyism

The legacy of Trotskyism

 August 5, 2011  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society

_ONE OF THE plenary sessions held at the third annual Platypus Affiliated Society international convention, hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago between April 29–May 1, 2011, set about exploring the legacy of Trotsky’s Marxism. Speakers Mike Macnair of the Communist Party of Great Britain, Bryan Palmer of Trent University, Richard Rubin of Platypus, and Jason Wright of the International Bolshevik Tendency were asked to consider: “What is the relevance of Trotskyism for the Left today? [Read More]
Communist Part of Great Britain  International Bolshevik Tendency  International Convention  Platypus Convention  Leon Trotsky  Trotskyism 

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

Introduction

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά, Deutsch

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the introduction to the panel by Benjamin Blumberg. [Read More]
Benjamin Blumberg  International Convention  Left Forum  Theodor W. Adorno