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Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

Montlake Branch of The Seattle Public Library, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

Last month we read about a few socialist approaches to housing. This month, we're going to take a deeper look at rent control and social housing. So, we'll be reading "Universal Rent Control Now" by Amee Chew and Katie Goldstein in the latest issue of Jacobin (https://jacobinmag.com/2019/06/universal-rent-control-now). We'll also be branching out from the magazine and ... Read more

Jacobin Reading Group Discussion – September 2019

Montlake Branch of Seattle Public Library 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

We'll be doing a special reading for September: Nancy Fraser's The Old is Dying and the New Cannot be Born! The global political, ecological, economic, and social breakdown—symbolized by Trump’s election—has destroyed faith that neoliberal capitalism is beneficial to the majority. Nancy Fraser explores how this faith was built through the late twentieth century by ... Read more

October Jacobin Reading Group

Montlake Branch of The Seattle Public Library, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

***LOCATION/TIME CHANGE FOR OCTOBER JACOBIN READING GROUP*** It turns out there's a Shaun canvass happening from 11am-1pm on Saturday. In order to give everyone a chance to make it to that, I rescheduled the Jacobin Reading Group discussion to: Saturday, Oct 5 3-5pm Montlake Library The time/location info on this page was updated to reflect ... Read more

Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

Victrola Coffee and Art 411 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

Hi Comrades! Our next discussion will be this Saturday, November 2, from 5-7pm at the 15th Ave Victrola (411 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112).  We'll be meeting in the back study room. Here are the readings: * "Dismantling the School-to-Soldier Pipeline" An interview with the organizer of an effort to dismantle the JROTC program ... Read more

Jacobin Reading Group Discussion: Are Managers a Class?

Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library, 2nd floor meeting room 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

We'll discuss two articles that take opposite positions on whether managers constitute their own social class.   "The Right's Phony Class War", by David Sessions - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/national-conservatism-right-politics-james-burnham-josh-hawley-managerialism   "The Characterless Opportunism of the Managerial Class", by Amber Frost - https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/11/the-characterless-opportunism-of-the-managerial-class/  

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