Monday⌗

23 February

8:00 pm - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Nate in Wisconsin

Nate reads 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⌗

24 February

7-8:30 pm - The Red Hour

Join the us for a short story discussion. See #the-red-hour Discord channel for more information.

This week’s reading: It’s the Runner by Don DeLillo

8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

9 pm - Your 1-2 Hours Hate w/Dear Leader DJT

Wednesday⌗

25 February

6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li

Reading: Rent Extraction

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: The Life of Jesse Jackson

Thursday⌗

26 February

6 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.

7 pm - Palestine 36 in Context: The Origins of Palestinian Revolutionary Struggle (Course)

This course explores the roots of Palestinian revolutionary struggle. We will focus on the significance of the 1936–39 Palestinian Revolution, a key moment in Palestinian resistance, brought to new audiences through Annemarie Jacir’s film. Over four sessions, we will engage with how this history has been remembered, retold, and reclaimed over generations—and what it demands of those of us committed to liberation today.

Friday⌗

27 February

5 pm - Office Hours 25 - The Worldwide Family of Militant Women w/Adnan Husain

We talk with Arlene Eisen, author of the riveting “In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women”, published by ISKRA Books and also available freely as a downloadable pdf, and Nadya Tannous, a solidarity activist with Palestinian Youth Movement and writer of the book’s foreword. More than a memoir of Arlene Eisen’s experiences as a militant anti-imperialist from Peru and Vietnam and participant in and observer of revolutionary projects in Cuba, the USSR, and China, the work is a social history of revolutionary women of that generation and a storehouse of insights about galvanizing and connecting to resistance and struggles today. Join me to learn from Arlene and Nadya about militant feminism, anti-imperialism, solidarity, the lessons of history and experience for today’s sharpening confrontations with imperialist capitalism, racism, misogynist patriarchy, exploitation and genocide.

7 pm - The After Hours Show S03E40

On tonight’s show:

8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Investigates: “The Night Strangler” w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

1973 TV Film - Relocated to Seattle, reporter Carl Kolchak stumbles on yet another series of murders, a series which seems to be repeated every twenty-one years. Starring: Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug , Simon Oakland, Scott Brady, Wally Cox, Margaret Hamilton, John Carradine, Al Lewis, Ivor Francis and Richard Anderson.

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Silicon Valley (Season One) w/Travis

11 pm - Open Dialogue

Saturday⌗

28 February

5 pm - The Fast Show w/Lane

7 pm - Prof. Jon Presents Roll of the Dice Theater

Provide your feedback on your cinematic preference or Prof. Jon will employ random chance to select the film. Options:

  1. ** 12 Angry Men** (1957) - The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict. Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E. G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Robert Webber, John Fiedler, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, and Jack Warden. 1 hour 36 minutes
  2. O Lucky Man! (1973) - British comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis who is an ambitious coffee salesman that has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism. Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, and Helen Mirren. **3 hours **
  3. Soylent Green (1973) - A nightmarish futuristic vision about the controlling power of big corporations and a cop who stumbles on the truth. Starring: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, and Brock Peters. 1 hour and 37 minutes
  4. ** Logan’s Run** (1976) - A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth. Starring: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, and Peter Ustinov. 2 hours
  5. ** Being There** (1979) - After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he’s ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics. **Starring **: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, and Richard Basehart. 2 hours and 10 minutes
  6. **Amadeus **(1984) - The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri. Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice,Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole, and Jeffrey Jones. 2 hours and 40 minutes
  7. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers. Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, and Jude Ciccolella 1 hour and 40 minutes

9 pm - Bring the Music

Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.

Sunday⌗

1 March

3 pm - Columbo “Watch it for Days” Series w/Susanna

1971 official Columbo pilot: “Ransome for a Dead Man” starring Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Harold Gould.

5 pm - Emergency Struggle Session-War on Iran w/Adnan Husain, Nina and Navid Farnia

Adnan is joined by Nina and Navid Farnia, members of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective, to talk about the illegal imperialist US-Israeli-Western war launched against Iran. Please avail yourselves of the playlist Iran: History and Politics on this channel. We will be focusing on current developments but that background is always relevant and important in analyzing contemporary conditions.

5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Hollow Pursuits

A shy member of the Enterprise crew becomes addicted to the holodeck, where relationships are easier than in real life, when his knowledge is needed in engineering. Guest Starring: Dwight Schultz, Charley Lang, Colm Meaney, and Whoopi Goldberg.

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times in ET.