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    Real Utopia-Left Forum ’08: Introduction and Greg Wilpert 2/11

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    This Left Forum panel proposes vision for what a future participatory society may look like while exploring real world examples in the US, Asia and Latin America, and the strategy and activism needed to take us there. It is inspired by the book Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century (AK Press, May 2008) edited by Chris Spannos.

    Part Two: Greg Wilpert on "Socialism for the 21st Century/Venezuela" continued… 

    Greg Wilpert     is a German-American sociologist, with a Ph.D. from Brandeis University, and freelance writer, who lives in Caracas, Venezuela. He edits the website www.venezuelanalysis.com, a site that provides regular news and analysis on Venezuelan society and politics. He is author of Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The Policies of the Chavez Government (Verso Books, 2007).

    Go to. Pt. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
    Q & A 1 / 2 / 3     

    All Panelists:

    Chair-Meaghan Linick-Loughley-New School SDS
    Chris Spannos-ZNet
    Michael Albert-ZNet
    Jessica Azulay-The New Standard, WebRoot Solutions
    Brian Dominick-The New Standard, WebRoot Solutions
    Greg Wilpert-Venezuelanalysis.com
    Richard W. Franke-Montclair State University    , NJ

    Filmed at Cooper Union, NYC, on 3/15/2008, by Charngchi Way and David Buccola. 

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    Gregory Wilpert is a German-American sociologist, journalist, and activist who has covered Venezuela extensively for a wide variety of publications. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology (Brandeis University, 1994) and is author of the book, Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Policies of the Chávez Government (Verso Books, 2007). He is co-founder of the website Venezuelanalysis.com, was director of the teleSUR English website, and host and managing editor for The Real News Network. Currently he works as deputy editor at the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

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