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Marxism 101 – Spring 2026 Online
February 20, 2026
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Venezuela – A Dialectical View
February 20, 2026
Last month, CPE hosted a strategic conversation and two online discussions on US imperialism in Venezuela and the Caribbean. Venezuela-based writer and professor Chris Gilbert joined us from Caracas for our first online event to talk about the immediate impact of the US abduction of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Marxism 101 – Fall 2025 | Bay Area Cohort
July 30, 2025
Tell your friends, colleagues and comrades that Marxism 101 applications are open!
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself?
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Marxism 101 – Spring Cohort ’25
February 25, 2025
MARXISM 101 – Introduction to Marxist Theory and Practice
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Marxism 101 – Fall Cohort 2024
July 30, 2024
MARXISM 101 – Introduction to Marxist Theory and Practice
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Marxism 101 – Summer Cohort 2024
April 10, 2024
MARXISM 101 – Introduction to Marxist Theory and Practice
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Marxism 101 Spring Faculty Announcement
February 28, 2024
We’re excited to announce our guest lecturers for our Spring Cohort of Marxism 101!
CPE’s first 2024 Spring Cohort of Marxism 101 will include guest lecturers with both long and recent histories of supporting CPE’s political education programming, including Marxism 101.
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Weekly PSAs (Palestinian Solidarity Announcements)
February 14, 2024
As a mass movement works tirelessly to end the genocide in Gaza, CPE, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Bay Resistance and the Anti-Police Terror Project are hosting weekly “PSAs”–Palestine Solidarity Announcements. These calls are a space to provide weekly updates on what’s happening in Palestine, the most recent calls to action, and ways organizers, activists and other community members can join the ongoing solidarity work for Palestine in the Bay Area and beyond.
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Marxism 101 – Spring 2024 Cohort
February 13, 2024
MARXISM 101 – Introduction to Marxist Theory and Practice
Have you ever felt that Marxist theory was a kind of secret knowledge? Have you read, talked with, listened to Marxist thinkers but never studied Marx’s ideas for yourself? This course will introduce you to key writings by Marx and other revolutionary theorists, help ground you in Marxism as a set of tools for making change, and briefly explore how Marxists have waged anticapitalist, anticolonial, and antiracist struggles throughout the world.
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Statement of Solidarity with the People of Palestine & Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
October 14, 2023
“The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.”
Will the words of the Palestinian freedom fighter and writer Ghassan Kanafani reverberate coldly across the hollowed-out rubble of Gaza’s razed streets?
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Marxism 101 Application Form (2023)
July 31, 2023
MARXISM 101 – introduction to Marxist theory and practice
Why are people still debating Karl Marx’s thought? Why do so many social justice movements around the world draw from his work? A philosopher, economist, and activist, Karl Marx changed history. His ideas have driven some of the most momentous political struggles against capitalism, racism, and imperialism the world has ever seen.
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JOB OPENING: CO-DIRECTOR
July 10, 2023
Center for Political Education seeks a co-director to lead our political education work and manage the day-to-day operations of the organization. The new co-director will work collaboratively with CPE’s current co-director and under the advisement of our community advisors. A complete job description can be found here.
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NEW CPE STUDY HALLS!
April 28, 2021
We have a new set of CPE Study Halls on our YouTube channel, including conversations with Josh MacPhee and Melanie Cervantes; Ejeris Dixon and Che-Johnson-Long; and Emily K. Hobson and Dan Berger.
CPE Study Hall: Celebrate People’s History with Josh MacPhee and Melanie Cervantes
Check out this segment where we talk with Josh MacPhee and Melanie Cervantes of justseeds about the new edition of Celebrate People’s History, which includes over 275 artists, writers, and organizations from around the globe paying tribute to revolution, racial justice, women’s rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing.
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