In the USA loans to attend college are over 100,000 dollars I heard on TV last night.

This open University is kinda free.
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Originally Posted by Cassandra Syndrome
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Freedom of speech?

"I disagree with what you say, but I would die fighting for your right to say it."

Voltaire.

"Bollocks"

DH Lawrence.




(Sorry, but I really couldn't resist it!)

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Originally Posted by olli rehn
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Oh dear- this looks like the return of the living dead....

And there was me thinking that the only Zombies in Europe were the Banks.

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Highlights included:

On Saturday August 13 (2pm) Moshe Machover (Israeli socialist) and Mohammed Reza Shalgouni (Organisation of Revolutionary Workers in Iran) opened our school with a session on ‘The Arab Revolution’. The video below features both speakers (plus Mike Macnair and Yassamine Mather) addressing some of the issues.

Some attempts will be made in order to find marxism where it doesn't exist, because Arab spring was not more than replacing old elites by new

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Owen Jones (author of ‘Chavs: The demonisation of the working class’ was speaking on ‘The Trade Union and Socialist Coalition’: seeds of a new workers’ party or a useless halfway house?

i.e. how to present unionised labour aristocracy and professional welfare recipients as working class

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Anne McShane (Irish socialist) was speaking on ‘The economic crisis and the growth of the left in Ireland’

i.e. success of SF

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Mark Fischer (CPGB): Unity is strength? Why the left keeps splintering

Can be replaced by watching "Life of Brian"

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Jack Conrad, (CPGB, author of Fantastic Reality. Marxism and the politics of religion) was speaking on ‘The CPGB’s Draft programme and our differences with the left. What programmes are, how they should be organised and why they are so important’

i.e. why CPGB is only true left wing party

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Mike Macnair – CPGB, author of Revolutionary Strategy adressed the question of ‘Law, international relations and Marxism’

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Chris Knight on ‘The first communist revolution: the origin of cosmetics, abundance, language, morality and being human’

another discussion about Russian revolution by people who don't know anything about it

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Yassamine Mather(chair, Hands Off the People of Iran) on ‘Explaining the longevity of the Iranian theocratic regime’

i.e. lecture about oil prices

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Hillel Tickin – Editor of Critique
Communist Student spoke to Hillel Ticktin about the ‘credit crunch’ and what it tells us about the dynamics of capitalism today

i.e. why borrowing from future in order to subsidize left wing policies cannot work forever and requires break

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Originally Posted by Ramon Mercadar
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Capitalism in decline and the transition to socialism

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i.e. 120 years of Capitalism in decline

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Originally Posted by sauntersplash
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£60? Too rich for my blood.

Thats for an entire weeks summer school. A day will have three separate sessions. Take a look at the timetable for last year.

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Originally Posted by sauntersplash
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£60? Too rich for my blood.

Yeah that is a bit much for the downtrodden proles to pay isn't it? £60 before they'll explain how I'm being repressed by capitalists? You couldn't make it up.

I'd rather give my £60 to some capitalists - they will give me goods in exchange for the money.

Good luck.

I'm surprised the CPGB is still going. I thought most had gone over to the CPB.

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Originally Posted by bormotello
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Some attempts will be made in order to find marxism where it doesn't exist, because Arab spring was not more than replacing old elites by new

Its a lot more complicated than that but they would agree about the elites. Why not look at the vid.


i.e. how to present unionised labour aristocracy and professional welfare recipients as working class

Not at all. There was a lively debate. Again look at the vid.


i.e. success of Sf.

Nope, its the ULA & left independents.


Can be replaced by watching "Life of Brian"
i.e. why CPGB is only true left wing party

Watch the vids




another discussion about Russian revolution by people who don't know anything about it

watch the vid, then make your mind up.


i.e. lecture about oil prices

This is a serious subject, again watch the vid or read the article.

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i.e. why borrowing from future in order to subsidize left wing policies cannot work forever and requires break
i.e. 120 years of Capitalism in decline

Hillel Ticktin is an economics professor, his views be they right or wrong will not be demolished by a one liner.

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we might have a more fruitful debate if you critiqued opinions rather than session titles.

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Originally Posted by blokesbloke
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Yeah that is a bit much for the downtrodden proles to pay isn't it? £60 before they'll explain how I'm being repressed by capitalists? You couldn't make it up.

I'd rather give my £60 to some capitalists - they will give me goods in exchange for the money.

Obviosuly you don't consider education of any value.