Hudis Falsely Represents MHI Position on Relationship of Philosophy to Organization

Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI) strongly objects to an essay by Peter Hudis called “Towards an Organizational History of Marxist-Humanism in the U.S. (1)” [1] for its gross misrepresentation of our members’ past statements and, by implication, MHI’s view of the relationship between philosophy and organization. Hudis’ essay claims that, in discussions surrounding the departure of half the membership of News and Letters Committees (N&LC) in 2008, some of us “argued that conceptual differences were not the basis of the split, or at least were not as important as N&LC’s deficiencies on an organizational level.” The fact is that none of us ever said or implied any such thing. Read More

April 6 Talk: “The Relevance of Marxist-Humanism Today”

The Relevance of Marxist-Humanism Today: A Raya Dunayevskaya Centenary Forum

Presented by Marxist-Humanist Initiative

Tues. April 6, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Speakers:

Anne Jaclard: “The Biography of an Idea Whose Time has Come”

Andrew Kliman: “Capitalism’s Changing ‘Forms of Appearance’: Going Below the Surface with Dunayevskaya”

Mike Dola: “Automation: A New Stage of Production, a New Stage of Cognition”

Seth Weiss: “Philosophy, Organization, and the New Society: An exploration of Dunayevskaya’s last writings on Marx’s ‘Gotha Critique’”

At TRS Inc. Professional Suite, 11th floor, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan (bet. Madison & Park Aves.)

Contribution requested

Appeal to Aid Kenyan Women and Children

Editor’s note: We received the following letter from a friend who is helping to establish the first-ever women’s hot-lines in Kenya and South Africa. Read More