Monday
15 June
8:00 pm - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Ann and Laurel
Nate and Laurel read Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)
9 pm - The Funny Hour
Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.
Tuesday
16 June
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 week’s reading: Al Roostan by George Saunders
Al Roosten is a short story by American author George Saunders, originally published in The New Yorker in 2009 and later featured in his acclaimed collection, Tenth of December. The story is a darkly funny and cringeworthy exploration of male insecurity, jealousy, and class anxiety.
8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon
Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.
Wednesday
17 June
6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li
Reading: Piyamit Leelatham argues against Varoufakis’s thesis that under our society of techofeudalism Marx’s law of value no longer applies.
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: From Powell to Citizens United: Exposing the Master Plan That Hijacked American Democracy
During tonight’s S&A Zoom session we will watch and discuss an interview with David Sirota on The Majority Report that traces today’s corruption crisis back to the early 1970s and the Powell Memorandum — a document that helped launch a coordinated, decades‑long effort to shift power from the public to concentrated wealth. The episode shows how this “master plan” reshaped democratic rules, normalized big‑money influence, and narrowed what even counts as corruption.
Rather than treating this decline as inevitable, Sirota argues that these changes were engineered — and can be undone. The conversation highlights pathways for reclaiming democratic power, from transparency reforms to state‑level action to public‑financing models that strengthen the voice of ordinary people.
These themes will ground our discussion tonight as we look honestly at how we arrived here and what collective action might require.
About David Sirota:
David Sirota is an award‑winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and founder of The Lever. A former senior adviser to Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign and an Academy Award–nominated co‑creator of Don’t Look Up, he is also the author of Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America, the book at the center of tonight’s episode.
Thursday
18 June
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.
8 pm - From Abolition to Liberation: A Juneteenth Webinar w/PSL
This June 19 marks 161 years since the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were officially declared free. All across the country, Juneteenth celebrations are commemorating this historic milestone of the Black liberation movement.
As Trump and the far-right ramp up their attacks on working people broadly in an attempt to rewrite our history and strip us of our civil rights entirely, we are confronted with a critical question: what must we do to end the war on Black America, once and for all?
Originally born from the struggle for abolition, Juneteenth was made into a federal holiday in 2021 in the aftermath of the valiant struggle against racist police terror. Juneteenth reminds us of the will that our people have always had to fight, the role that fight has historically played in achieving the basic rights we have today, and the necessary role of organization in our ongoing fights for freedom.
Hear and discuss with PSL organizers and cultural workers Claudia De la Cruz (NYC), Jasmine Nicole Williams (Atlanta), Rachel Domond (Houston) and Saidi Moseley (NYC) on the real history of the struggle for Black liberation in the U.S. and what it will fundamentally require of all of us to achieve it today.
Friday
19 June
10 am - Office Hours 33- Decolonization Theory in West Africa w/Momodou Taal w/Adnan Husain
The radical academy is in session for a discussion with Momodou Taal (host of the Malcolm Effect podcast and PhD candidate at Cornell University) about West African anticolonial movements, their histories, and decolonizing theory. In particular, Momodou will talk about Sekou Toure in the context of African anticolonial thought.
7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E04
On tonight’s show:
8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: Don’t Come Back Alive
Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company by having her hide out for 7 years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes Mr. Partridge has murdered her. Starring: Sidney Blackmer, Virginia Gregg, Robert Emhardt, Irene Tedrow, and Edna Holland.
10 pm - CinemaTAC: Silicon Valley (Season One) w/Travis
11 pm - Open Dialogue
Saturday
20 June
5 pm - The New Statesmen w/Lane
I shall be foisting the Toryingest Tory Bastard of them all. Alan B’Stard MP. A Rik Mayall creation that was like the works of Armando Iannucci a piercing satire which ended up also being prophetic. Welcome to the Thatcher years… no really… you’re welcome to them…
7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: TBD
9 pm - Bring the Music
Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.
Sunday
21 June
5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: The Wounded
After being fired upon by a Cardassian vessel, Picard races against time to find out the facts behind the Cardassian commander’s claim that the Federation attacked one of their outposts. Guest Starring: Bob Gunton, Rosalind Chao, Marc Alaimo, Colm Meaney, Marco Rodríguez, and John Hancock.
? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane
Note: all times in ET.
