Recommended reading

Socialism 101 Curriculum

Socialism

• Socialism 101 FAQ
• “Why We’re Socialists Not Progressives” by Natasha Fernández-Silber 

What is Capitalism and Why Do We Oppose It?

• Videos from Marxism Today: Capitalism, Mode of Production, Property and Marx’s Law of Value
• “Wage Labor and Alienation” from Learning Socialism
• Under Capitalism, There’s No Such Thing as a “Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work” – Hadas Thier

What is Class?

• “What is Class” from Learning Socialism
• Class video from Marxism Today

Movement and Party Building

• What Should Socialists Do? By Joseph M. Schwartz and Bhaskar Sunkara
• “Without a Party We Have Nothing” by Donald ParkinsonElectoral Campaigns
• The Two Paths of Democratic Socialism by Jared Abbott

Organizing

• Jane McAlevey on Organizing vs. Mobilizing video
• Organizing and Mobilizing by Adam H

Base Building

• The US Left Has Only Four Tendencies by Sophia Burns
• The Fatal Flaw of Base Building by Teresa Kalisz

Labor

• Introduction to the Rank and File Strategy 
• The Rank-and-File Strategy is Political by Jeremy G

Housing Justice

• Statement on Organizing for Social Housing 
• Tenant Organizing Strengthens the DSA and the Wider Left by Jade K

Member Recommendations

The following resources are recommended by some of our active members

Chelsea I’s recs:

• “Democracy at work” podcast episode with Richard Wolff  
• “The Socialist Program with Brian Becker” Podcast

Castor’s recs:

• Radical in Progress
• Creative Interventions Transformative Justice tookit

Jacob L’s recs:

• Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg
• What Is To Be Done? By Vladimir Lenin
• “From Workers Party to Workers Republic” by Donald Parkinson
• “Fight the Constitution, Demand a New Republic” by Cliff Connolly
• Revolutionary Strategy Mike Macnair
  • Audio of Revolutionary Strategy  
• Lenin Rediscovered: What is to be done? In Context by Lars Lih
  • Audio playlist for Lenin Rediscovered:

Kelly K’s recs

• The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer

Conner’s recs

• The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin
  • The State and Revolution audio
• The Revolution Betrayed by Leon Trotsky
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
• “Negroes and Bolshevism” by CLR James