Monday
21 September
8:00 pm - California Dreams California Nightmares w/Nate in Wisconsin
Nate and Laurel read City of Quartz by Mike Davis in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)
Reading starting in the Prologue, up to the subsection The Developers' Millennium (Page 38? based on epub).
9 pm - The Funny Hour
Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.
Tuesday
22 September
4:15-6:15 pm - The Story of Capital w/The People’s Forum
Join us for a public virtual livestream of Prof. David Harvey’s course The Story of Capital. The course entails a close reading of the recent book The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know about How Capital Works by David Harvey.
For decades, David Harvey has been teaching Marx’s work, particularly Capital, to great acclaim. He has analysed chapter by chapter – sometimes line-by-line – Marx’s three volumes and the Grundrisse. This new book opens up the mental universe of that work for a general reader.
In The Story of Capital, Harvey takes a synoptic approach to the conceptual architecture as a whole and guides us through the key moments, from labour and technology to the state and geopolitics, via the profit rate, social reproduction, the relationship to nature, fictitious capital and the return of the rentiers. In doing so, Harvey has produced a work which will become a key reference for all those trying to grasp the nature of contemporary capitalism.
7-8:30 pm - The Red Hour w/Bruce
Join the us for a short story discussion. See #the-red-hour Discord channel for more information.
This weeks story is Night Call Collect by Ray Bradbury published in 1969 with further discussion about AI.
8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon
Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.
Wednesday
23 September
6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li
Reading: The Story of Capital Chapters 4, 5 by David Harvey
Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the Discord.
8:30 pm - Spirituality and Activism w/Texas Tom
Agenda: Beyond The Apocalypse: Resisting End Times Fascism
For our Spirituality and Activism ZOOM gathering this evening, I invite everyone to watch this insightful conversation where Chris Hayes (MS NOW) interviews Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.
They explore our culture’s apocalyptic mood and a dangerous, reactionary ideology that weaponizes crises to abandon public infrastructure and empathy, promoting a survivalist ethos for a chosen few. Central to their analysis is the “seduction of doom” —the idea that succumbing to fatalistic despair acts as an opiate, distracting us from our agency. By dissecting the intersection of theology, technology, and politics, they argue against this impulse, urging us to recognize our collective power. This video is a vital starting point for discussing how to ground ourselves in hearness—building horizontal solidarity and practicing genuine care for neighbors as resistance against anti-human impulses.
Thursday
24 September
7 pm - Bring the News w/Whomever Brings It
If you come across an article or bit of news that you feel the group would find interesting read it aloud (or ask someone to) and open the floor to discussion.
If you Joe can manage to stay awake he’ll try to share this educational media:
Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork (Ep. 290)
The state takes about fifty hours a year from each of us. Is any of it worth it?
Friday
25 September
7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E17
On tonight’s show:
8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: Shopping for Death
Two retired insurance salesmen confront a hostile, aggressive woman in hopes of saving her from a premature death. Starring: Jo Van Fleet, Robert H Harris, John Qualen, and Michael Ansara. Written by Ray Bradbury.
10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis
11 pm - Open Dialogue
Saturday
26 September
5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane
7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Midnight in Paris w/Susanna
2011, Woody Allen Oscar Winner (for Best Screenplay) Gorgeous print.
Sunday
27 September
5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: In Theory
When a female crew member is infatuated with Lieutenant Commander Data, he decides to give a romantic relationship a try. Guest Stars: Michele Scarabelli, Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, and Whoopi Goldberg.
? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane
Note: all times in ET.
