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Search for The American Worker! Kevin Van Meter: author, labor educator, union organizer, PhD. Books @AKPressDistro & @CommonNotions. Inquiry @workinquirywork.

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Happy publication day! POINTS OF DEPARTURE, @hmcleaver's best unpublished, translated, or little-read writings that powerfully speak to the moment we're in. Edited by @OvetzRobert and @AmericanWork47. Available at your favorite bookstore today and at @CommonNotions!
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Historical Materialism Conference London 2026 Historical Materialism Saturday Night Party! Saturday, 7 November Pelican House From 8 PM* The saturday plenary ends at 9 PM
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@hmcleaver’s seminal work Reading Capital Politically—reading Marx “from a working-class perspective”—appeared in 1979 then again in 2000 with the now out-of-print @akpress and Anti/Theses edition.
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@commonnotions is bringing out the definitive edition with new materials and prefaces from various transitions, a new preface from Harry, introduced and edited by @OvetzRobert and @AmericanWork47.
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Big day for book news with the third RCP edition forthcoming and copies of Points of Departure circulating the planet too. Can’t wait for the new RCP? Then get a hold of Points of Departure here: commonnotions.org/buy/points…

Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism — Common Notions Press

End capitalism before it ends us. Points of Departure is the definitive collection of Harry Cleaver’s best unpublished, translated, or lesser known writings on working class refusal, class composit...

commonnotions.org
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AngryWorkers@WorkersAngryOct 16
Comrades in the US, if you want to screen 'Every Acre' locally, get in touch! We will be able yo attend the screenings at least virtually. Feel free to forward to interested comrades... everyacre.org @longhaul_mag @DFManufracture @virginia_worker @DSACommunists

Every Acre, Every Factory

Ideas for a necessary revolution

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The Marxism and Disability Stream at the 23rd Annual Historical Materialism conference (London, SOAS University, 5-8th November) will host 6 panels and a roundtable event. Join us! marxismdisability.wordpress.… #Disability #Marxism

Marxism and Disability Stream at the HM Conference 2026

The Marxism and Disability Stream at the 23rd Annual Historical Materialism conference (London, SOAS University, 5-8th November) will host 6 panels and a roundtable event. Join us! The provisional …

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LaMarx@footnotes2marxOct 12
Now reading! “our interest in Marx and Engels’ writings is not philological but political.” (p. xii)
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Verso Books@VersoBooksOct 9
When the political imagination is again struggling to find adequate forms, this volume restores 1977 in Italy to its rightful place...an invitation to think again, collectively, about what it might mean to live—and struggle—dangerously today. —Leopoldina Fortunati Pre-order now!
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Join us tomorrow for a discussion of the new @CommonNotions book POINTS OF DEPARTURE: REFUSAL OF WORK AND THE CRISIS OF CAPITALISM: THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF @hmcleaver. Editors @OvetzRobert and @americanwork47 will speak about the new collection and more!
Democracy At Work@democracyatwrkSep 21
Book discussion rescheduled to October 10th! @project_marx
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Notes from Below@NotesFrom_BelowOct 9
🎉 Join us on Sat 7th Nov for our Historical Materialism conference party! 🎵 Come along for (cheap!) drinks, DJs and maybe even some exclusive merch. We’ll start after the conference panels finish and go on until late. All welcome! 🗺️ Free registration: luma.com/e45u1341
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Neil Gray@NeilGray00Oct 7
Looking forward to discussing Jacopo and Steve's new book on the the "Movement of '77" at HM this year. @SteveWright1958
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Long-Haul@longhaul_magOct 7
Join us–in person and online–for this panel discussion on the labor insurgencies of the 1970s, workers inquiry and feminist activism. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Its that time again... see y'all at @histmat London this year!
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Long-Haul@longhaul_magSep 28
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Minor Compositions@minorcompsSep 24
It's here! Silvia Federici's The Development of Lukács’ Realism is now available for direct order. Written in 1980, never before published. A remarkable early work on Marxism, realism & aesthetics. Shipping now. Trade release April 2027. minorcompositions.info/the-d…
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Check it out: commonnotions.org/buy/points…

Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism — Common Notions Press

End capitalism before it ends us. Points of Departure is the definitive collection of Harry Cleaver’s best unpublished, translated, or lesser known writings on working class refusal, class composit...

commonnotions.org
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Democracy At Work@democracyatwrkSep 21
Book discussion rescheduled to October 10th! @project_marx
Democracy At Work@democracyatwrkSep 4
Check out this Upcoming Book Talk on 9/20 from friends at @project_marx on @OvetzRobert and @AmericanWork47 's new book on the writings of @hmcleaver from @commonnotions RSVP here: tinyurl.com/3xb8pd4c
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Edited by @OvetzRobert & Kevin Van Meter @AmericanWork47, ‘Points of Departure - Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: The Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver’ @hmcleaver is now out! Order it from @CommonNotions commonnotions.org/buy/points… #Marxism #Work #Anticapitalism
Points of Departure, placed on a colourful rug next to a sleepy dog (Toto)

ALT Points of Departure, placed on a colourful rug next to a sleepy dog (Toto)

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pagliacci rossi@PagliacciRossiSep 20
Enjoyed speaking with Neil on his new book ahead of the London launch event next month - check it out at notesfrombelow.org/article/t…

The Massification of Urban Revolt: An Interview with Neil Gray

by Neil Gray, Dante Philp // Neil Gray discusses the background and concepts that guide his new book, Take Over The City: Spatial Composition in Italian Autonomy

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Notes from Below@NotesFrom_BelowSep 20
Ahead of our event with Neil, we spoke with him on the development of his book with @CommonNotions - on the influence of the Situationist International on territorial inquiry, the transformation of Glasgow, Italian neo-realism, and 'the tendency'! Online: notesfrombelow.org/article/t…
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Notes from Below@NotesFrom_BelowSep 20
Ahead of our event with Neil, we spoke with him on the development of his book with @CommonNotions - on the influence of the Situationist International on territorial inquiry, the transformation of Glasgow, Italian neo-realism, and 'the tendency'! Online: notesfrombelow.org/article/t…
Notes from Below@NotesFrom_BelowSep 17
Join us on October 10th at Pelican House in East London for a book launch and collective discussion on urban politics with @NeilGray00 on his excellent book, Take Over The City: Spatial Composition in Italian Autonomy (@CommonNotions)! Full details: luma.com/9kjkguyr
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