"The Left and the 2024 Election" (10/30/24 panel)
On October 30th 2024, the UChicago chapter of the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel discussion on the subject of the upcoming presidential election.
Panel prompt:
"How should the Left approach the 2024 election? Would a Harris administration offer new opportunities for the Left? Would a Trump administration? What is to be made of third-party candidates?"
Panelists:
Jorge Mujica — seasoned Chicago activist and labor organizer
Eddie Liger Smith — founding member of the American Communist Party
Chris Cutrone — founding member of the Platypus Affiliated Society and professor of art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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