June 2013 ~ Permanent Revolution

Left Forum: Hegel's Philosophy of History and its legacy for the Left

Alex SteinerJune 30, 2013 No comments

Postage stamp commemorating Hegel We are posting below the talk given by Alex Steiner for the panel sponsored by the permanent revolution web site at the recently concluded Left Forum. Steiner's talk had the title, "Does Reason Govern the World: A reflection on Hegel’s philosophy of history and its legacy...

Left Forum: God as the mob - right wing representations of Hegel

Alex SteinerJune 29, 2013 No comments

We are posting below the talk given by Harrison Fluss at the panel hosted by the permanent revolution web site at the recently concluded Left Forum. The title of Fluss's talk is, "God as the Mob: Right Wing Representations of Hegel from Schelling to Alex Jones". To listen click on the tool below. If you cannot see...

Reading Marx in Teheran

Alex SteinerJune 14, 2013 No comments

Note: The following statement appeared in the New York Times Op Ed page on Friday, June 14. It is an important statement by a leader of the struggles of the Iranian working class against the theocratic dictatorship of Khamenei. It also represents a pointed criticism of those left groups in the West who, in...

Left Forum presentation: Too long in Lincoln's Shadow

Alex SteinerJune 11, 2013 No comments

The permanent-revolution web site hosted a panel at the just concluded Left Forum in New York. We are posting below the audio of Frank Brenner's presentation, "Too long in Lincoln's Shadow". To listen click on the tool below. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here You may also download...