Ep 74: The Left in the 21st Century & Interview with Doug Lain

We're back with a long episode in two parts. In the first half, Pam, Natalie, and Ed reflect upon the closing plenary of the 2025 Platypus International Convention, "Is there a Left in the 21st Century?" which featured Andrew Hartman (author of Marx in America), Branko Marcetic (Democratic Socialists of America & Jacobin author), Chris Cutrone (Platypus), and Alex Higgins (Prometheus Journal). In the second half, Tamas and Andony sit down with Doug Lain to discuss his experience of the 80s and 90s counter-cultural Left, and possible parallels with our current moment. ----- Is there a Left in the 21st Century? (4/5/2025) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE0zr2hs8i4 SPS Intro to the Platypus International Convention https://soundcloud.com/platypus-affiliated-society/2025-convention Platypus Summer 2025 Reading Group: Pre-Marxian Socialism https://platypus1917.org/2025/05/22/summer-2025-readings-pre-marxian-socialism/ The Legacy of the 1980s (3/31/22) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG4uFkcNhHE Why Does Society Have Politics? (4/5/25) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a_-4JRdi6c The Left in the 1980s (2013) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhtI3AfGjcY ----- Original soundtracks by Tamas Vilaghy Editing work by Michael Woodson To learn more about Platypus, go to www.platypus1917.org