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Is there a Left in the 21st Century? (4/5/2025 panel)

Panel Discussion at the 2025 International Platypus Convention, Chicago, IL Saturday, April 5 5pm — 7pm Andrew Hartman (Historian), Branko Marcetic (Jacobin Magazine), Chris Cutrone (Platypus Affiliated Society), Alex Higgins (Prometheus Journal) The Millennial generation inaugurated the 21st century with anti-imperialism, anti-globalization, and social-democratic politics. In doing so, they also recalled, replayed, advocated and tried to cast aside the politics of the 20th century. How the Millennial Left related to the 20th century informs the conditions for a Left adequate to the 21st century. What was the Millennial Left? Did the Millennial Left try to overcome the 20th century? If so, how? If not, what would it mean to do so? Did the 20th century ever end, or does the 21st century pose new terrain for emancipatory politics? How have historical conditions changed from 2015 to 2025? How has the Left changed? Looking back, how do we write a history of the last 25 years? In what ways was the Left successful, if at all? What obstacles prevented its success, if it failed? Looking forward, if change, once again, is coming from the Right, how does the failure of the Millennial Left to overcome capitalism inform a potential Left for the 21st century? Is there a Left in the 21st century, and if so, what is its task? _________________________________ Curious to learn more about Platypus? E-mail [email protected] to be connected with a chapter in your area. The Platypus Affiliated Society 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. http://www.platypus1917.org