Ep. 4: On #Metoo, the German Left, and the first year of Trump

On this episode we discuss: (1) The #metoo phenomena and the French Anti-#MeToo Manifesto with Chicago member, Carrie Graham and the London School of Economics' Platypus chapter head, Nunzia Faez https://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/full-translation-of-french-anti-metoo-manifesto-signed-by-catherine-deneuve Also mentioned in this segment were: - Gracchus Babeuf, "The Conspiracy of the Equals" (1796) https://www.marxists.org/history/france/revolution/conspiracy-equals/index.htm - Theodor W. Adorno, "Sexual Taboos and the Law Today" (1963) http://platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/archive/rgroups/2008-09/adorno_sexualtaboostoday.pdf (2) Platypus Review interview with Sascha Staničić, “Fighting instead of managing capitalism” and the state of the German Left, with Stefan Hain, the head of our Berlin chapter. https://platypus1917.org/2017/12/02/fighting-instead-managing-capitalism-interview-sascha-stanicic/ (3) We take stock of the first year of the Trump presidency and discuss the new title from the Platypus Review Publishers, "Marxism in the Age of Trump: Articles from the Platypus Review 2015–2017," with president of the Platypus Affiliated Society and author, Chris Cutrone. https://www.amazon.com/Marxism-Age-Trump-Articles-2015-2017/dp/0996206132/ Hosted by Pam C. & Laurie Rojas