“Come and see the violence inherent in the system!” A look at the class division Marx sees between capitalists and workers, and how we got there.
Keyword Archive - Class
COMMUNISM FOR KIDS – Bini Adamczak
Possibly the simplest, most effective and endearing attempt to explain how capitalism works and how people have imagined communism as an alternative.
WHY MARX WAS RIGHT – Terry Eagleton
Professor Terry Eagleton skillfully refutes ten of the most common criticisms of Marxism. In the process, he exposes Karl Marx’s freedom-loving, creative and occasionally hard-partying qualities.
MARX’S CAPITAL ILLUSTRATED – David Smith & Phil Evans
A condensed version of Karl Marx’s big scary “Capital”, written in contemporary language, and with many helpful and frequently amusing comic illustrations. This is incredibly useful.
WAGE LABOUR AND CAPITAL & WAGES, PRICE AND PROFIT – Karl Marx
Two works by Karl Marx give us a crash course in the Labor Theory of Value and Marxist ideas on the nature of capitalism, what determines prices, and how your boss is screwing you over.
SOCIALISM: UTOPIAN AND SCIENTIFIC – Friedrich Engels
A tour through the Enlightenment-era philosophies and utopian experiments that influenced Marxist ideology and thinking. You know, historical materialism & other dinner party conversation topics.
A PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM – Hadas Thier
This is a great companion if your plan is to bone up on a bunch of Marxist economic texts, and an accessible summary of Marx’s views on capitalism if you’d rather not read ten more books on the subject.
Seven of the Most Dangerous Ideas in American History
Seven Events in “A People’s History” That Will Knock You On Your Ass
A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES – Howard Zinn
“In the American historical system, the people are represented by several important groups: immigrants & enslaved people, workers & indigenous. These are their stories.” [DUN DUN]
AMERICA: THE FAREWELL TOUR – Chris Hedges
A way to visit America’s abandoned cities, addicts, sex workers, gamblers & more as we lurch toward collapse. Be sure to tip your corporate overlords on your way out.
LISTEN, LIBERAL – Thomas Frank
The Democratic Party abandoned working class voters in favor of professional elites and the myth of the “meritocracy”, Frank argues. In the process, they paved the way for Trump.
UNDERSTANDING MARXISM – Richard Wolff
A simple, short, and accessible introduction to what Marx thought of how capitalism worked – its virtues & perils, and what should come next.
