Socialism 101 Curriculum
These are our basic recommendations for any new socialists joining our chapter. For our full Socialism 101 Reading Group curriculum, including videos and more advanced sources for further education, click here.
Capitalism and Socialism
- Under Capitalism, There’s No Such Thing as a “Fair Day’s Wage” – Hadas Thier
- “Our Vision of Democratic Socialism” by DSA
- Video playlist
Working class movement
- “The Working Class is the Vast Majority of Society” by Hadas Thier
- “Socialists Believe in the Workers Liberating Themselves” by Neil Meyer
- “Liberalism, Ultraleftism, or Mass Action” by Peter Camejo
- Video playlist
Marxism:
- “What It Means to Be a Marxist” and “Improving our Analysis” by Ramsin Canon
- Socialism Utopian and Scientific “Part II” and “Part III by Frederick Engels
- Video and audio playlist
Organizing and Elections
- “What is Class Struggle Unionism” by Joe Burns
- Statement on Organizing for Social Housing
- “A Blueprint for a New Party” by Seth Ackerman
- “How to Organize your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving” by Jane McAlevey
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