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10:00am CDT

Putin’s Anti-War Political Prisoners in Russia

Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT

This panel examines Putin’s repression of critical voices, those who have publicly opposed his war of aggression against Ukraine. Boris Kagarlitsky, the well-known Marxist critic of Putin's regime, is currently serving a five year sentence in a penal colony for "justifying terrorism" – a charge stemming from a satirical comment about the Crimean bridge explosion. While Kagarlitsky’s case has drawn international attention, many other leftwing critics remain imprisoned in obscurity, often held in appalling conditions.

Moderators

Suzi Weissman

Suzi Weissman: Professor Emeritus of Politics, Saint Mary’s College of California, author of Victor Serge: a Political Biography; editorial board member of Against the Current and Critique, host of Beneath the Surface on KPFK Los Angeles, and the Jacobin Radio podcast; Board... Read More →

Speakers

Ksenia Kagarlitskaya

Ksenia Kagarlitskaya, daughter of Boris Kagarlitsky, founder and organizer of the international festival in support of political prisoners "Freedom Zone". pruesha@gmail.com

Boris Kagarlitsky

Boris Kagarlitsky, Prominent Russian leftist public intellectual; longtime critic of Kremlin policy; author of numerous translated works and host of popular YouTube channel; imprisoned under Brezhnev, Yeltsin and now Putin. Arrested in 2023 for a satirical social media post, he is... Read More →

Grusha Gilaeva

Grusha Gilayeva, managing editor of Russian socialist antiwar website Posle, operating in exile. posle.media@gmail.com

Simon Pirani

Simon Pirani historian, activist, and energy researcher writing on Russia and Ukraine. Author of Change in Putin’s Russian and the forthcoming Final Speeches to the Court; blogs at peoplenature.org... Read More →

Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
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International Politics

10:00am CDT

Showdown in Germany: The Left Party and the Fight Against Fascism in 2025

Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT

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In the March elections, the Left Party made a surprising comeback. At the same time, the far-right AfD is now leading in the polls - especially among workers and low-income voters. With the new Merz government pushing austerity and militarization, the urgent question is: how should the left in Germany respond to this political landscape?

Speakers

Speaker from marx21 Germany

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Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
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International Politics

12:00pm CDT

Socialism and the Long March of the Left in Mexico

Friday July 4, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT

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The historical Left present in Mexico 2025 is linked to a project of Socialism and participate of the promotion of the Fourth Transformation in Mexico, inside and outside the MORENA party, close to the Lopez Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum governments. Its trajectory dates back to 1968 and includes the organization LEFT UNITY.

Speakers

Arturo Ramos

Arturo Ramos is a Mexican retired professor from UNAM and the Autonomous University of Chapingo, as well as a university unions leader and socialist activist since 1978.

Maria-Teresa Lechuga

María-Teresa Lechuga is a Mexican professor at UNAM, a unionist and socialist activist since 2000.

Friday July 4, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
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International Politics