Recommended Resources
Introduction to Left-Wing Politics
By: Michael A. Mccarthy
“Social democracies like Norway show that more humane, equitable, democratic societies are possible. But democratic socialists want to go beyond them.”
By: Second Thought & Azure Scapegoat
“Considering how frequently the media and public figures misuse the words Marxism, Socialism, and Communism, I thought it would be useful to correct the record. In this episode I go over a brief history of capitalism, why socialism is the best way forward, and correct a few misconceptions.”
By: The Gravel Institute
“At the very heart of capitalism is a system of exploitation. That is not a pejorative label: it’s an objective definition of what work actually means. In order for capitalists to make a profit, their workers have to earn less than the value they produce, and that extra value has to go to their bosses. You’re being robbed – and it’s the system called capitalism that’s doing it. Professor Richard Wolff, the Founder of Democracy at Work, explains.”
Podcasts
The Dig
The dig is a podcast from Jacobin magazine that discusses politics, criminal justice, immigration, and class conflict with smart people.
Citations Needed
Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.
Cosmopod
The comrades behind Cosmonaut Magazine sit down to discuss a host of topics, relevant or irrelevant to the 21st century Soviet Man.
Books
By: Hadas Thier
A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Capitalism for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%
Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the “experts.”
Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this system has produced such vast inequality and wanton disregard for its own environmental destruction. This book offers answers to exactly these questions on their own terms: in the form of a radical economic theory.
Reform or Revolution
By: Rosa Luxemburg
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
By: Angela Davis
A powerful study of the women’s liberation movement in the U.S., from abolitionist days to the present, that demonstrates how it has always been hampered by the racist and classist biases of its leaders. From the widely revered and legendary political activist and scholar Angela Davis.
The Communist Manifesto
By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.