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#PurpleReigns: A Tribute to Prince

October 21, 2016 • by Julia Ott, Simon Critchley, Deva Woodly, Ricky Tucker, Claire Potter and Alyson Palmer

On September 23rd, Pam Tillis, Director of Public Programs for the New School for Public Engagement organized a tribute to Prince inspired by the Black Lives Matter’s hashtag entitled, #PurpleReigns: A Tribute to Prince. Leading the crowd in celebration were musician Alyson Palmer from the band BETTY, guitarist Mishti Roy, dancer Darlene Arrington, Ricky Tucker, ...

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The Invention of Money

April 12, 2015 • by Eli Zaretsky

The invention of money -- discussed last week by Julia Ott -- is one of the greatest of all human inventions, comparable to the invention of the wheel, if not quite up to the discovery of fire. If we situate this invention in the context of the class we can ...

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Is This Still Capitalism?

April 30, 2014 • by McKenzie Wark

Is ‘capitalism’ an adequate term to describe the currently dominant mode of production? I think there would be wide consensus, at least at the New School for Social Research, that it is. But is ‘capitalism’ an adequate description for the leading edge of production? I get the sense that, despite ...

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On the Heilbroner Center’s Manifesto

Explanation and Critique

April 25, 2014 • by Cinzia Arruzza and Omri Boehm

In our opinion, the document drafted by Julia Ott and Will Milberg for the new Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies should be the beginning of a debate among NSSR faculty about the Center’s mission rather than a final manifesto. There are many claims in the document with ...

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Shifting Geographies Rather Than Defections

The debate on feminists and the Left continues

April 4, 2014 • by Ann Snitow and Victoria Hattam

We share Zaretsky’s desire to understand the trajectory of the Left past, present, and future. We disagree with him over the nature of the Left itself and with his account of the dynamics of political change. Where Zaretsky looks to the long duree and to political breaks as sources of ...

Ott (Julia)

#PurpleReigns: A Tribute to Prince

The Invention of Money

Is This Still Capitalism?

On the Heilbroner Center’s Manifesto

Explanation and Critique

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