This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more
Today, increasing numbers of people are finding socialism to be an attractive idea as an alternative to capitalism. But what is it? The socialist idea has a long history. In this 4-day class, political scientist Joan Roelofs will discuss various varieties of socialism from 19th century French socialism, British socialism, social democracy, 20th century socialism and socialism today.
Dr. Roelofs writes frequently for Counterpunch and is a contributing editor of the journal Capitalism, Nature, Socialism. She is author of Greening Cities: Building Just and Sustainable Communities as well as Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism. She has also translated the work of Charles Fourier and Victor Considerant.
When
Feb 6th, 2017 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location
Center for Global Justice
Calzada de la Luz 42
(between Loreto and Animas)
San Miguel de Allende, 37700
Mexico
Calzada de la Luz 42
(between Loreto and Animas)
San Miguel de Allende, 37700
Mexico
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