Socialism 101: A Reading List
From limited access to medical tests and healthcare in the midst of a global pandemic, to the ongoing crises of indebtedness, homelessness, endless war, and environmental destruction, the need for a different system has become clear to millions of people. It's no surprise that—regardless of preferred candidate—US voters in states from California to Texas have a more favorable opinion of socialism than capitalism.
But what is socialism?
Socialism is about much more than any one candidate or campaign—it's about ensuring that all people can live with dignity. As a contribution to the the resurgence of socialist politics in the United States, and to help you explain what socialism's all about to your parents, neighbors, and co-workers, we've put together a Socialism 101 reading list:
Race, Class, and Capitalism
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Expanded Second Edition)
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Black Panthers Speak
Edited by Philip S. Foner -
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America
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Elite Capture
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The Sinking Middle Class
Socialists and the Labor Movement
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Unite and Win
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A Short History of the U.S. Working Class
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Class Struggle Unionism
by Joe Burns -
On New Terrain
by Kim Moody -
Detroit: I Do Mind Dying
by Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin
Gender Under Capitalism
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Disposable Domestics
by Grace Chang -
Reproductive Rights and Wrongs
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Inside the Second Wave of Feminism
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Writing Red
Edited by Charlotte Nekola and Paula Rabinowitz -
Care
Build the Left, Fight the Right
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Azadi
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The New Authoritarians
by David Renton -
Fighting Fascism
by Clara Zetkin -
The Black Antifascist Tradition
by Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen -
Blood Red Lines
Open the Borders, End the Wars
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The Forging of the American Empire
by Sidney Lens -
To Govern the Globe
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The Border Crossed Us
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Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
Edited by Sumaya Awad and brian bean -
Unbuild Walls
by Silky Shah
Socialist History
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Revolutions
by Michael Löwy -
A Revolutionary for Our Time
by Leo Zeilig -
Under the Socialist Banner
Edited by Mike Taber -
Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark
by Michael Löwy -
Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age
Edited by Colin Barker, Gareth Dale, et al.
Marxist Classics
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The Communist Manifesto
by Frederick Engels and Karl Marx -
A Spectre, Haunting
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Marx's Capital Illustrated
by David Smith -
From Marx to Gramsci
Edited by Paul Le Blanc -
State and Revolution
by Todd Chretien and V. I. Lenin
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