In the first segment, our European Correspondent, Andreas W. interviews Emanuel Rota, a leftist historian from Italy who published extensively on the history of the Italian Communist party. He currently lives in the US and is the director of the European Union Center at the University of Illinois. They discuss the aftermath of the "Long '68" in Italy, the current crisis of the Italian government as well as the impact and outlook of the Millennial Left during the crisis of neoliberalism.

The second segment highlight our members in Platypus New Zealand, a new chapter which offers reading groups and coffee breaks at the University of Otago. Platypus member, Michael McClelland (Otago), together with Ryan M. (Melbourne), both sit down with Tom Roud, the founder of Canterbury Socialist Society -- a local branch of the newly-developed New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies. They discuss the socialist William Morris, the role of fraternal, non-sectarian organizations on the Left, exploring how the Federation aims to offer a new type of organization for the New Zealand Left.

For more information on the New Zealand chapter of Platypus, email [email protected].

Links

- Socialist Society Website – https://www.socialistsocieties.org.nz/

- Victor Billot on the anti-mandate protests: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/protest-2022-a-great-variety-of-morbid-symptoms

- Lecture on William Morris by the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_6m3p24Bo&t=1503s

- Michael McClelland's article in the Platypus Review https://platypus1917.org/2022/05/04/what-is-a-right-wing-protest-anyway-on-the-new-zealand-freedom-convoy-protests/