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Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

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

Join us for part two of our discussion series on class. We will discuss the following readings: White Collar Populism - Dustin Guastella https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/white-collar-populism/ Professional-Managerial Chasm - Gabriel Winant https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/professional-managerial-chasm/

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/  

Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

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

We will discuss the following readings at this edition of Jacobin Reading Group: Tech Billionaires Think SimCity is Real Life. "Tech companies are getting into the business of making cities. We need to stop Silicon Valley social engineering before things get even worse." https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/05/future-cities-tech-giants-alphabet-toronto A Plan to Win Socialism in America. "The welfare state isn’t ... Read more

March Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

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

We will discuss the following articles: Modern Monetary Theory Isn't Helping - Doug Henwood https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/02/modern-monetary-theory-isnt-helping Henwood's critique of MMT.   You Can Have Brandeis or You Can Have Debs - Shawn Gude https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/you-can-have-brandeis-or-you-can-have-debs An examination of Sanders and Warren in the context of early-20th century political figures. Please read the articles in advance, if possible.

July Jacobin Reading Group Discussion

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

We will be reading the following articles from Jacobin issue 29, an issue all about 1968: When Ramparts Reigned, by Meagan Day How Ramparts went from Catholic literary magazine to the vanguard of the New Left. Half the Way with Mao Zedong, by Paul Heideman How Students for a Democratic Society went from building a ... Read more

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