AFL-CIO: It’s Time to End Its Government-funded Foreign Operations — Kim Scipes — July 20, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Kim Scipes is a former factory worker, a printer, who later returned to academia.

The War Against Iran — Dan Kovalik — July 13, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Dan is a labor and human rights attorney who teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Crisis and Resistance in America Today — Group Discussion — July 6, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Bring your ideas, comments, and questions on current politics and anti-imperialist struggles.

The Trump Doctrine and the New M.A.G.A. Imperialism — John Bellamy Foster — June 29, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

John Bellamy Foster is a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and editor of the Monthly Review.

Trump Fascism: A Reality Check — Stansfield Smith — June 22, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Stansfield Smith was a leader of the Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5 and has been active in defense of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua for years.

The Nation State in South Asia in the Era of Capitalist Decline — Raj Sahai — June 15, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Raj Sahai is a retired engineer and has been a researcher and activist with the Institute of Critical Study of Society, which he joined in 2006.

The Great Patriotic War and Its Aftermath — Mark Albertson — June 8, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Our speaker, Mark Albertson, is a frequent presenter at the Library. Mark is a military historian with a commanding knowledge of geo-politics.

Korea’s Revolution of Light: Resisting Dictatorship, Defending Sovereignty — Simone Chun — June 1, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Simone Chun is a researcher and activist focusing on inter-Korean relations and U.S. foreign policy in the Korean Peninsula.

The Historic and Current Significance of Victory Day 2025 — May 25, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

We will have a group discussion on the lessons of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany and the significance of the worldwide celebrations of Victory Day 2025.

What is Economic Nationalism? Some historian’s notes on the present antagonisms among the great powers — Anthony D’Agostino — May 18, 2025 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Anthony D’Agostino is a diplomatic historian, emeritus of SF State University, and has written 5 books, along with many articles and reviews over the years, on the history of international politics, with attention to the Russian revolution, Soviet politics, the Gorbachev period, and the fall of the Soviet Bloc.

!