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

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century : Toward a Theory of Historical Regression A Platypus Review Special Edition (issue 17: November, 2009) Based on a panel discussion held by Platypus at Pace University last year, The Platypus Review traces in this special issue the slow death of the Left in our time, precisely [...]

Platypus Reading Group: Saturday, October 31, 1– 4pm

Please join us for the eighth meeting of the Platypus Reading group. We will begin with the problem of our contemporary political moment, the absence of the Left, and will continue to investigate the history of the Left over the course of the upcoming academic year in light of this problem: What has the Left [...]

What is Platypus?
The Platypus Affiliated Society, established in December 2006, organizes reading groups, public fora, research and journalism focused on problems and tasks inherited from the “Old” (1920s-30s), “New” (1960s-70s) and post-political (1980s-90s) Left for the possibilities of emancipatory politics today