act.progressive.international The People's Academy
Introducing the People's Academy — your guide to the key questions of our time.
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From my very limited experience, beer in a plastic bottle is not uncommon in China, especially for the very cheap ones (at least when you order online, or from a supermarket).
PSA: The "People's Academy" starts in one week!
The Progressive International is organizing the People's Academy:
Guided by the intellectual and practical work of socialist construction in the Global South, we are building a platform to enrich the debates, theories and strategies that underpin our common struggle for a better world.
The Academy, which is completely free, includes one online lecture (in English which will last about one hour) every two weeks plus a very extensive and comprehensive reading list. The reading list usually includes short texts or book chapters which are considered "mandatory" readings for the lecture, plus a list of more articles, longer texts, and books that are relevant to the material. The academy will start in April and continue until the end of the year. The first lecture is next Saturday, 5 April, at 15:00 UTC. Here you can find the reading list for the first week if you want to get a feelin
I want to read The Origins of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood one day, heard it's good.
I read it very recently and I would say it's really excellent and a must-read. It's also easy to read I think.