[Chicago] Lessons of the Midterm Election for Combatting the Crisis of U.S “Democracy”

While the Republicans did not obtain the sweeping victory many expected in the midterm elections, Biden’s regressive policies on issues ranging from immigration to ongoing labor disputes indicates that neoliberalism can hardly be counted upon to reverse the serious threat posed by the neo-fascist Right. Join us for a discussion of the current state of U.S. politics and the challenges it poses to for those who are working to develop an alternative to capitalism.

Opening the discussion: Peter Hudis (author of Marx’s Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism) and Bizaye Banjaw (editorial assistant for Transition Magazine who spent 6 weeks in the Phoenix metro-area for this year’s midterms as part of AFSCME’s political campaign)