Trotskyism

Trotskyism in Greece

March 2, 2014 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2013, Nikos Manousakis, a member of the Platypus Affiliated Society in Thessoliniki, interviewed Andros Payiatsos, Secretary General of Xekinima or “Start,” the Greek chapter of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI). What follows is an edited transcript of their conversation. A demonstration in Athens on November 18th, 2013. Banner reads: 'it's (rather) us or them' and Xekinima. Nikos Manousakis: Tell us about the Greek chapter of the CWI. [Read More]

CPGB contra Lukács

January 11, 2014 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

A Platypus-wide teach-in on the CPGB’s campaign against Lukács and its stakes for Platypus as a project. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Description Held on Saturday January 11 1-4PM at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 while simultaneously broadcast internationally via Livestream. Paul Demarty's historical chart of Lukács's influence on Platypus The preparatory readings for this event are as follows and can be found at: [Read More]

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What is Trotskyism?

November 23, 2013 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

A panel discussion organized by the Platypus Affiliated Society on November 22, 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element The Platypus Affiliated Society cordially invites you to attend a discussion about the history of Trotskyism, on Pitt campus next Friday. The discussion will aim to explain the history of Trotskyism to a general audience, & discuss its political relevance in the present – no specialized knowledge will be presumed, & anyone with an interest in the history of Marxism & the Left is welcome. [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 7

1953--1963

July 28, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 7 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 21st July, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 7 Readings * recommended / * supplemental reading Cornelius Castoriadis, “The workers and organization” (1959) * Cliff Slaughter, “What is revolutionary leadership?” (1960) * Revolutionary Tendency of the Socialist Workers Party/U. [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 6

1940--1953

July 21, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 6 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 21st July, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 6 Readings • recommended / * supplemental reading James Cannon, “The coming American revolution” (1946) C.L.R. James, Raya Dunayevskaya, et al., “Program of the minority tendency of the Workers Party/U. [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 5

1933--1940

July 14, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 5 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 14 July, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 4 Readings * recommended / * supplemental reading * Trotsky, “Stalinism and Bolshevism” (1937) * Trotsky, The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International (1938) [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 4

1923--1933

July 7, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 4 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 7 July, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 4 Readings * recommended / * supplemental reading Trotsky, Where is Britain Going? (1925) Trotsky, Problems of the Chinese Revolution 1927–31 (1932) Trotsky, writings on the rise of Hitler and the destruction of the German Left (1930–40), especially “To build communist parties and an international anew” (1933) [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 3

1917--1923

June 30, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 3 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 30 June, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 3 Readings * recommended / * supplemental reading * Trotsky, Terrorism and Communism (1920) * Trotsky, The Lessons of October (1924) [PDF] Trotsky, Literature and Revolution (1924) [Read More]

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Trotsky and Trotskyism, Lecture 2

1905--1917

June 23, 2012 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

Part 2 of the Summer 2012 Platypus Affiliated Society Primary Reading Group Lecture Series: Trotsky and Trotskyism. Recorded on 23 June, 2012 at The New School, New York. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Week 2 Readings • recommended / * supplemental reading Trotsky, (1905)(http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1907/1905/index.htm) (1907) * Trotsky, The Lessons of October (1924) [PDF] Full Syllabus and Readings Please Note: Due to technical problems, the video recording glitches after ~32:00. [Read More]

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A Prelude to the History of the Left

November 1, 2007 | The Platypus Affiliated Society

THE PLATYPUS HISTORIANS GROUP is a collective of members of Platypus who are researchers into the history of the Left. We will be publishing this series on the History of the Left under this collective authorship to indicate the collaborative nature of our research and the questions it raises. Each article under this byline will be written by one or several members of this collective, but with contributions and review by as many others of this group as possible and appropriate to the topics essayed. [Read More]

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