[lbo-talk] Jacobin Release Event in NYC

Joel Schlosberg joelschlosberg at gmail.com
Fri Feb 12 20:43:54 PST 2016


The event went great and I got the chance to meet Doug in person for the very first time!

Was anyone else from here there?

Joel

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:58 PM, Joel Schlosberg <joelschlosberg at gmail.com> wrote:


> Jacobin is having an event commemorating a new issue in Brooklyn next
> week. Anyone going?
>
> Joel
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jacobin Magazine <auth at jacobinmag.com>
> Date: Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 3:19 PM
> Subject: Jacobin + Beyond Iowa: New Issue Preview and Release Event
> To: joelschlosberg at gmail.com
>
>
> <http://www.jacobinmag.com/issue-20-preview/>
>
> <http://www.jacobinmag.com/issue-20-preview/>
>
>
>
>
>
> We were dreading this time of year: the horse race journalism, apolitical
> wonkery, and endless platitudes. But at least the last few weeks have been
> interesting.
>
> Whatever you think of Bernie Sanders's campaign and his decision to seek
> the presidency on the Democratic Party ballot line, the response his
> candidacy has received has been illustrative. On the one hand, waves of
> support
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/01/bernie-sanders-demographics-base-liberals-moderates-iowa-new-hampshire/>
> for a self-described socialist candidate pushing an unapologetically
> social-democratic agenda. On the other, brazen attacks from establishment
> media
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/01/vox-bernie-sanders-single-payer-ezra-klein-matt-yglesias/>
> and anxious party elites
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/02/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-primary-president-iowa-caucus-new-hampshire-primary/>
> on that candidate.
>
> It's our hope that some of those excited by the campaign — who are very
> aware of the ongoing assault on it — will join us in building a relevant,
> politically independent, socialist opposition
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/11/bernie-sanders-socialism-franklin-roosevelt-four-freedoms-economic-bill-rights/>
> .
>
> At 120 pages, our next issue is a contribution to those looking to
> understand this political moment. It covers the rise and the fall of the
> welfare state, the roots of Third Way politics, and the new challenges to
> neoliberalism. It features contributions from Robert Brenner, Paul
> Heideman, Lily Geismer, and a host of other amazing contributors
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/issue-20-preview/>. All issues are in
> transit, and domestic subscribers should receive them within a couple weeks.
>
> As usual, both the print and digital versions are packed with dozens of
> infographics, along with great art. Only subscribers
> <http://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/> will have immediate access to the
> articles and all of the other content we won’t put on the site.
>
> Read and share the preview here
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/issue-20-preview/>. And be sure to either
> subscribe <https://www.jacobinmag.com/subscribe/> to the magazine or renew
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/settings/> your old subscriptions to make
> sure you get a copy. Individual issues are also on sale for $12.95
> <https://auth.jacobinmag.com/store/cart/add/n22?redirect=https://www.jacobinmag.com/checkout>
> .
>
> We will be celebrating the release of our new issue on Thursday, February
> 11 at the Mayday Space in Brooklyn (176 St. Nicholas Avenue). A short event
> starts at 7 PM sharp, and a release party will follow. RSVPs here
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/1683500748559462/> are appreciated.
>
> Also, for those who backed our *ABCs of Socialism
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/12/the-abcs-of-socialism/> *project, an
> update: we're at work finalizing and designing our booklets and are really
> excited with how everything came together. We'll release some pieces from
> it
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/01/democratic-socialism-government-bernie-sanders-primary-president/>
> over the course of the next month, but the physical copies will be to you
> in March. (And yes, you can still back
> <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/12/the-abcs-of-socialism/> the project.)
>
>
>



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