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'''Online University of the Left''',  a new `Left Unity’ project, was  initiated by the [[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]] in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-[[Richard D. Wolff|Richard Wolff]], [[David Schweickart]], [[Rose Brewer]], [[Timothy V. Johnson|Timothy Johnson]], [[Gregory Morales]], [[Bill Tabb]], [[Ellen Schwartz]], [[Jerry Harris]], [[Linda Alcoff]], [[Dana Cloud]], [[Gar Alperovitz]], to name a few.
 
'''Online University of the Left''',  a new `Left Unity’ project, was  initiated by the [[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]] in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-[[Richard D. Wolff|Richard Wolff]], [[David Schweickart]], [[Rose Brewer]], [[Timothy V. Johnson|Timothy Johnson]], [[Gregory Morales]], [[Bill Tabb]], [[Ellen Schwartz]], [[Jerry Harris]], [[Linda Alcoff]], [[Dana Cloud]], [[Gar Alperovitz]], to name a few.
  
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[[Carl Davidson]] is lead organizer.<ref>[http://www.ccds-discussion.org/?p=1487, CCDS discussion page, accessed July 8, 2012]</ref>
 
[[Carl Davidson]] is lead organizer.<ref>[http://www.ccds-discussion.org/?p=1487, CCDS discussion page, accessed July 8, 2012]</ref>
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==Aim==
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The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/, Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref>
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:''Our aim is to have a full curriculum, hundreds of faculty and tens of thousands of students. In addition to courses you can take for free in your own time, alone or with a group, we will also offer live courses in real time via video conferencing for a small fee.''
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=="Why Marxism"==
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The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/, Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref>
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:''Why Marxism''
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:''Karl Marx's ideas are a common touchstone for many people working for change.  His historical materialism, his many contributions to political economy and class analysis, all continue to serve his core values--the self-emancipation of the working class and a vision of a classless society.  There are naturally many trends in Marxism that have developed over the years, and new ones are on the rise today.  All of them and others who want to see this project succeed are welcome here.
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==Faculty==
 
==Faculty==
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As of 2012;http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/?page_id=695, Online University of the Left faculty page, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref>
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As of 2012;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/?page_id=695, Online University of the Left faculty page, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref>
 
*[[Linda Alcoff]] CUNY, Hunter, Critical Race Theory
 
*[[Linda Alcoff]] CUNY, Hunter, Critical Race Theory
 
*[[Mark Alper]] Music
 
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*[[Frank Phelan]]
 
*[[Frank Phelan]]
 
*[[Garry Potter]] Wilfrid Laurier U, Sociology
 
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*[[Melvin Rothenberg]] U Chicago, Political Economy
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*[[Mel Rothenberg]] U Chicago, Political Economy
 
*[[Saskia Sassen]] Columbia, Sociology
 
*[[Saskia Sassen]] Columbia, Sociology
 
*[[Ellen Schwartz]] Sacramento Marxist School
 
*[[Ellen Schwartz]] Sacramento Marxist School

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Template:TOCnestleft Online University of the Left, a new `Left Unity’ project, was initiated by the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-Richard Wolff, David Schweickart, Rose Brewer, Timothy Johnson, Gregory Morales, Bill Tabb, Ellen Schwartz, Jerry Harris, Linda Alcoff, Dana Cloud, Gar Alperovitz, to name a few.

One of the OUL’s key aims is to solve this problem of scattered resources, creating a web portal that will bring much of this valuable material together in one spot in cyberspace.

Carl Davidson is lead organizer.[1]

Aim

The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;[2]

Our aim is to have a full curriculum, hundreds of faculty and tens of thousands of students. In addition to courses you can take for free in your own time, alone or with a group, we will also offer live courses in real time via video conferencing for a small fee.

"Why Marxism"

The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;[3]

Why Marxism
Karl Marx's ideas are a common touchstone for many people working for change. His historical materialism, his many contributions to political economy and class analysis, all continue to serve his core values--the self-emancipation of the working class and a vision of a classless society. There are naturally many trends in Marxism that have developed over the years, and new ones are on the rise today. All of them and others who want to see this project succeed are welcome here.

Faculty

As of 2012;[4]

References

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  1. ↑ CCDS discussion page, accessed July 8, 2012
  2. ↑ Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012
  3. ↑ Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012
  4. ↑ Online University of the Left faculty page, accessed July 10, 2012
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