These meetings in Chicago will review the beginnings of capital accumulation which were also the beginnings of alienated labor and labor revolt. They will also investigate a new way of thinking about the possibilities of human liberation which arose with the “new humanism” articulated by Karl Marx as well as Marx’s dialectical thought and his critiques of historical dead-ends for revolutionary movements. These extend into today with national liberation movements, women’s liberation, Black and Latino struggles, and youth aspirations for freedom.

Moscow, 4-5 September 2010

Sponsors: Praxis Research and Education Center, Moscow

“Ecopolis” and “Alternativy,” Moscow

The purposes of the Conference are: 1) to establish the context of global tendencies in capitalism 2) within this context to discuss the problems of the genesis, nature, contradictions and prospects of the social system in contemporary Russia and other post-Soviet countries 3) to search for alternative paths of social and environmental development. 

Celebrating the Centenary of Raya Dunayevskaya  (1910-1987)

Video of meeting at Loyola University Chicago featuring presentations by Peter McLaren (UCLA), David Schweickart (Loyola University), Sandra Rein (University of Alberta), Ba Karang (West Africa), Kevin Anderson (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Peter Hudis (Loyola University). We have also posted the written texts or summaries for some of the presentations.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the Iranian people’s mass resistance against the suppression of freedom of choice during the June 12, 2009 presidential election, let us stand with the people of Iran in condemning political repression and supporting their struggle for freedom, democracy and social justice.

Acme Artworks, 2215 W. North Ave, Chicago

Acme Artworks, 2215 W. North Ave, Chicago