I work with this older lady from southeast Asia who had family that moved from China. She absolutely despises China. We talk about it sometimes and she's said the "they hate us for our freedom" shit and apparently has no respect for them because they steal American tech. Anyways, today I made a joke about the Communist Manifesto and she said that I shouldn't read it because it's propaganda and that it teaches people to "spy on their neighbors" and "betray their friends and family". I just made a joke saying that they must've updated it recently and got back to work.

TIL that the Communist Manifesto teaches people to spy on their neighbors and betray their family

I work with this older lady from southeast Asia who had family that moved from China. She absolutely despises China. We talk about it sometimes and she&#39;s said the &quot;they hate us for our freedom&quot; shit and apparently has no respect for them because they steal American tech. Anyways, today I made a joke about the Communist Manifesto and she said that I shouldn&#39;t read it because it&#39;s propaganda and that it teaches people to &quot;spy on their neighbors&quot; and &quot;betray their friends and family&quot;. I just made a joke saying that they must&#39;ve updated it recently and got back to work.


What is your personal favorite design, comrades?

I like the &quot;Russian Federaion&quot; one


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HANDS OFF DC HOME RULE! Donald Trump’s promises of a federal takeover of DC threaten to dismantle Black sovereignty in DC, and Democrats are incapable of defending it. Only a people’s movement can defend and expand democratic rights in the District!


The thing is, some friends and I are creating a small video game company, but we’re undecided about the name. I like the idea of it being something revolutionary. Specifically, I’m drawn to the idea of it referencing the Soviet Union (a socialist state I admire). Ideally, something from before 1956, which I consider to be when things started to change.

For example, I know the film director Aki Kaurismäki’s production company is called *Sputnik*. It’s clearly a reference to socialist achievements, though not explicit.

I also thought of the company called *Guerrilla Games*.

I considered naming our company *Frontovik*, but it seems a bit complicated and explicit. I’ll keep thinking about it, but I’d like to know more alternatives.

So, I’m looking for that kind of word. Preferably short and simple, and, of course, revolutionary. Any ideas? I’m all ears!

Words referring to the Soviet Union?

The thing is, some friends and I are creating a small video game company, but we’re undecided about the name. I like the idea of it being something revolutionary. Specifically, I’m drawn to the idea of it referencing the Soviet Union (a socialist state I admire). Ideally, something from before 1956, which I consider to be when things started to change.

For example, I know the film director Aki Kaurismäki’s production company is called Sputnik. It’s clearly a reference to socialist achievements, though not explicit.

I also thought of the company called Guerrilla Games.

I considered naming our company Frontovik, but it seems a bit complicated and explicit. I’ll keep thinking about it, but I’d like to know more alternatives.

So, I’m looking for that kind of word. Preferably short and simple, and, of course, revolutionary. Any ideas? I’m all ears!


Hey all! I'm an American who is living in London. I am interested in joining socialist groups to meet like-minded people interested in the movement. I've looked up a few such as the [London Socialist Party](https://www.londonsocialistparty.org.uk/) and the [Socialist Worker Party](https://socialistworker.co.uk/swp-meetings/), but it seems they don't do many events and I'm really keen to join consistent active discussion groups. I don't know if it's worth mentioning, but I am a 23F so would love to meet more people around my age, but that's not too important--as long as there are people as passionate about socialism as I am that's all that matters. I'm also not too keen to join labour societies as I am a bit disillusioned with the party--I think the party is not following socialist ideals as much as they could (though as an American not too educated with British political parties, do correct me if I'm wrong). Please let me know if anyone has advice or direction for me! Thank you!

TL;DR: Looking for socialist groups in London to discuss socialist ideals.

Socialist groups in London

Hey all! I&#39;m an American who is living in London. I am interested in joining socialist groups to meet like-minded people interested in the movement. I&#39;ve looked up a few such as the London Socialist Party and the Socialist Worker Party, but it seems they don&#39;t do many events and I&#39;m really keen to join consistent active discussion groups. I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s worth mentioning, but I am a 23F so would love to meet more people around my age, but that&#39;s not too important--as long as there are people as passionate about socialism as I am that&#39;s all that matters. I&#39;m also not too keen to join labour societies as I am a bit disillusioned with the party--I think the party is not following socialist ideals as much as they could (though as an American not too educated with British political parties, do correct me if I&#39;m wrong). Please let me know if anyone has advice or direction for me! Thank you!

TL;DR: Looking for socialist groups in London to discuss socialist ideals.


Even without sweeping changes, the city could be doing more to help their residents NOW. Here’s 5 of our ideas

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Richmond city residents are currently on day 3 without water. City officials have given little communication, scarce additional resources, and continue to downplay this emergency. The handling of this water crisis is outrageous!


Capital Volume 1, Chapter 5: Contradictions in the General Formula of Capital (1867) by Karl Marx. Human-read audiobook & discussion of Marxist theory.

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Socialism For All ☭ Intensify Class Struggle


A Reddit AMA Claiming To Be A Uyghur Quickly Exposes A CIA Asset Slandering China (Article): https://medium.com/@RichieBrownShow/a-reddit-ama-claiming-to-be-a-uiyghur-quickly-exposes-a-cia-asset-slandering-china-1d667c098b77

Uyghur fighters in Syria vow to come for China next: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/13/uyghur-fighters-in-syria-vow-to-come-for-china-next/

Geopolitical Economy Report articles about Syria: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/?s=Syria

Xinjiang: A Report and Resource Compilation: https://www.qiaocollective.com/education/xinjiang#Formation%20of%20WUC

Falun Gong: The Cult At War With China: https://youtu.be/pCgSp5Y8neg?si=TtfjGRtRGeAHle0_

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

Inside America’s Secret Plan to Destroy Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/S7GrnP2XzLw?feature=shared

As new cold war on China heats up, US govt funds extremist Uighur armed separatistas: https://youtu.be/KRL8HMwC9ZE?si=9fazkCiHxU3uaVKE

German Scholars Reveal Shocking TRUTH About China’s Xinjiang Province: https://youtu.be/5Fp-MZsRhKM?si=YaEnHrI1z-kDAixS

John Deere and the Xinjiang Cotton Industry: https://youtu.be/Z6xuY5SRKto?feature=shared

Is the Mandarin Language Eroding Chinese Ethnic Groups: https://youtu.be/4A3x8Djm5Vw?si=WuxAkP54W4q9syWq

Anti-China ‘workers’ rights’ groups funded by anti-labor US government: https://thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/dsa-jacobin-iso-socialism-conference-us-funded-regime-change/

How the CIA Trained Violent Tibetan Extremists To Stoke Unrest In China: https://youtu.be/PkqhZrKQcYE?feature=shared

The News Said He Was CHINESE At First....HUH? The New York Post lied and said that the person who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a Chinese man. More anti-china propaganda: https://youtu.be/oaVpcwuxN88?feature=shared

The China Report: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZtBKjGSMzWROz7Dbxc-vZDgVfEhENmN&feature=shared

The YouTuber Ken Abroad’s China travel video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiGXq1d3__KPrTHKP1Qeo12CyLX13iO8&feature=shared

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While posing as a grassroots human rights organization, the World Uyghur Congress is a US-funded and directed separatist network that has forged alliances with far-right ethno-nationalist groups.

A Reddit AMA Claiming To Be A Uyghur Quickly Exposes A CIA Asset Slandering China (Article): https://medium.com/@RichieBrownShow/a-reddit-ama-claiming-to-be-a-uiyghur-quickly-exposes-a-cia-asset-slandering-china-1d667c098b77

Uyghur fighters in Syria vow to come for China next: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/13/uyghur-fighters-in-syria-vow-to-come-for-china-next/

Geopolitical Economy Report articles about Syria: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/?s=Syria

Xinjiang: A Report and Resource Compilation: https://www.qiaocollective.com/education/xinjiang#Formation%20of%20WUC

Falun Gong: The Cult At War With China: https://youtu.be/pCgSp5Y8neg?si=TtfjGRtRGeAHle0_

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

Inside America’s Secret Plan to Destroy Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/S7GrnP2XzLw?feature=shared

As new cold war on China heats up, US govt funds extremist Uighur armed separatistas: https://youtu.be/KRL8HMwC9ZE?si=9fazkCiHxU3uaVKE

German Scholars Reveal Shocking TRUTH About China’s Xinjiang Province: https://youtu.be/5Fp-MZsRhKM?si=YaEnHrI1z-kDAixS

John Deere and the Xinjiang Cotton Industry: https://youtu.be/Z6xuY5SRKto?feature=shared

Is the Mandarin Language Eroding Chinese Ethnic Groups: https://youtu.be/4A3x8Djm5Vw?si=WuxAkP54W4q9syWq

Anti-China ‘workers’ rights’ groups funded by anti-labor US government: https://thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/dsa-jacobin-iso-socialism-conference-us-funded-regime-change/

How the CIA Trained Violent Tibetan Extremists To Stoke Unrest In China: https://youtu.be/PkqhZrKQcYE?feature=shared

The News Said He Was CHINESE At First....HUH? The New York Post lied and said that the person who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a Chinese man. More anti-china propaganda: https://youtu.be/oaVpcwuxN88?feature=shared

The China Report: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZtBKjGSMzWROz7Dbxc-vZDgVfEhENmN&amp;feature=shared

The YouTuber Ken Abroad’s China travel video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiGXq1d3__KPrTHKP1Qeo12CyLX13iO8&amp;feature=shared

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I am doing this a bit backwards I know.  Rather than taking a deep dive into socialist policy then getting into local politics, I have a chance to fill a seat on my city council which is typically filled by a centrist or far right person (one of them was even a fake elector). I figure it would be better for me to fill the seat than another right leaning person.

I have a decent chance of getting on my city council, what are some good city level socialist policies?


⭐ It’s time to build a new system in which the needs of the people and the planet are the priority!

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🌎 🚨These fires across Los Angeles, and the catastrophic insufficient response to and preparation for them, are a clear example of the capitalist system’s inability to respond to the climate crisis.


Hello all! My friend and I who live in the U.S. are planning on traveling across the country in about a year after we save up. We decided that we want to help people along the way, and the way we were gonna do that was by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity or a similar organization. I've been reading across this subreddit though, and realized that these humanitarian NGO's are not good, and can cause major issues. So I'm wondering: is there an alternative? I'm set in stone about traveling, but what I'm unsure about is how to go about helping those in need. Any thoughts? Thanks!

How to help people while traveling

Hello all! My friend and I who live in the U.S. are planning on traveling across the country in about a year after we save up. We decided that we want to help people along the way, and the way we were gonna do that was by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity or a similar organization. I&#39;ve been reading across this subreddit though, and realized that these humanitarian NGO&#39;s are not good, and can cause major issues. So I&#39;m wondering: is there an alternative? I&#39;m set in stone about traveling, but what I&#39;m unsure about is how to go about helping those in need. Any thoughts? Thanks!


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This is a thread for discussions, recommendations and general feedback on YouTube channels (& equivalents!). Those can be about socialism as a political movement, about shared struggles, or about anything else related to it.

Do you run a YouTube channel aimed at propagating anti-capitalist ideas? Recently watched a video greatly explaining historical materialism? Looking for video dealing with decolonial feminist theories?

Please share it with us!

*Please note: if sharing videos, it might be useful to add a short input on what the video is about and why you think it will be of interest to others.*

Yours in solidarity, until the robots rebel.

\- Automod

Recommend Me A YouTube Channel Thread for January, 2025

This is a thread for discussions, recommendations and general feedback on YouTube channels (&amp; equivalents!). Those can be about socialism as a political movement, about shared struggles, or about anything else related to it.

Do you run a YouTube channel aimed at propagating anti-capitalist ideas? Recently watched a video greatly explaining historical materialism? Looking for video dealing with decolonial feminist theories?

Please share it with us!

Please note: if sharing videos, it might be useful to add a short input on what the video is about and why you think it will be of interest to others.

Yours in solidarity, until the robots rebel.

- Automod


U.S. Corporate Land Grab in Ukraine Underlies War With Russia


Food for thought


The science of Marxism holds that the material dialectic is formed by the base (economic mode of production) and the superstructure (culture, ideology, aesthetics, religions, etc.). Doesn't judging the base of feudalism or capitalism and the oppression they produce presuppose the correctness of moral judgements which stem from the superstructure itself? If ideology, religions, etc., are part of a superstructure maintained and informed by our mode of production, then aren't moral judgements themselves FROM the base of capitalism and the superstructures that overlay it?

In other words, isn't the moral objection to oppression from wage labor and private capital ownership based on value judgements that are as transitory and conditional as the base and superstructures that they're derived from? Aren't our moral judgements inevitably grown from the soil of capitalism and its superstructures? What is the origin of Marxist moral value judgements? How do we know those values are correct?

We can't just appeal to people's moral instinct to say wage labor oppression is inherently immoral because many people are influenced by capital to disagree with that statement. They would say their moral instinct informs against Marxist ethics. What's the reasoned explanation for why Marxist ethics is correct, rather than merely one of many moral perspectives?

What's the Marxist Justification for Moral Consideration?

The science of Marxism holds that the material dialectic is formed by the base (economic mode of production) and the superstructure (culture, ideology, aesthetics, religions, etc.). Doesn&#39;t judging the base of feudalism or capitalism and the oppression they produce presuppose the correctness of moral judgements which stem from the superstructure itself? If ideology, religions, etc., are part of a superstructure maintained and informed by our mode of production, then aren&#39;t moral judgements themselves FROM the base of capitalism and the superstructures that overlay it?

In other words, isn&#39;t the moral objection to oppression from wage labor and private capital ownership based on value judgements that are as transitory and conditional as the base and superstructures that they&#39;re derived from? Aren&#39;t our moral judgements inevitably grown from the soil of capitalism and its superstructures? What is the origin of Marxist moral value judgements? How do we know those values are correct?

We can&#39;t just appeal to people&#39;s moral instinct to say wage labor oppression is inherently immoral because many people are influenced by capital to disagree with that statement. They would say their moral instinct informs against Marxist ethics. What&#39;s the reasoned explanation for why Marxist ethics is correct, rather than merely one of many moral perspectives?


Uyghur fighters in Syria vow to come for China next: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/13/uyghur-fighters-in-syria-vow-to-come-for-china-next/

Geopolitical Economy Report articles about Syria: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/?s=Syria

Xinjiang: A Report and Resource Compilation: https://www.qiaocollective.com/education/xinjiang#Formation%20of%20WUC

Falun Gong: The Cult At War With China: https://youtu.be/pCgSp5Y8neg?si=TtfjGRtRGeAHle0_

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

Inside America’s Secret Plan to Destroy Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/S7GrnP2XzLw?feature=shared

As new cold war on China heats up, US govt funds extremist Uighur armed separatistas: https://youtu.be/KRL8HMwC9ZE?si=9fazkCiHxU3uaVKE

German Scholars Reveal Shocking TRUTH About China’s Xinjiang Province: https://youtu.be/5Fp-MZsRhKM?si=YaEnHrI1z-kDAixS

John Deere and the Xinjiang Cotton Industry: https://youtu.be/Z6xuY5SRKto?feature=shared

Is the Mandarin Language Eroding Chinese Ethnic Groups: https://youtu.be/4A3x8Djm5Vw?si=WuxAkP54W4q9syWq

Anti-China ‘workers’ rights’ groups funded by anti-labor US government: https://thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/dsa-jacobin-iso-socialism-conference-us-funded-regime-change/

How the CIA Trained Violent Tibetan Extremists To Stoke Unrest In China: https://youtu.be/PkqhZrKQcYE?feature=shared

The News Said He Was CHINESE At First....HUH? The New York Post lied and said that the person who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a Chinese man. More anti-china propaganda: https://youtu.be/oaVpcwuxN88?feature=shared

The China Report: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZtBKjGSMzWROz7Dbxc-vZDgVfEhENmN&feature=shared

The YouTuber Ken Abroad’s China travel video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiGXq1d3__KPrTHKP1Qeo12CyLX13iO8&feature=shared

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“China has invited a number of … journalist to Xinjiang to witness the progress of the human rights cause and the outcomes of counter-terrorism … What they saw and heard in Xinjiang completely contradicted what was reported in the media.” - UN member states to the UN Human Rights Commission

Uyghur fighters in Syria vow to come for China next: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/13/uyghur-fighters-in-syria-vow-to-come-for-china-next/

Geopolitical Economy Report articles about Syria: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/?s=Syria

Xinjiang: A Report and Resource Compilation: https://www.qiaocollective.com/education/xinjiang#Formation%20of%20WUC

Falun Gong: The Cult At War With China: https://youtu.be/pCgSp5Y8neg?si=TtfjGRtRGeAHle0_

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

Inside America’s Secret Plan to Destroy Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/S7GrnP2XzLw?feature=shared

As new cold war on China heats up, US govt funds extremist Uighur armed separatistas: https://youtu.be/KRL8HMwC9ZE?si=9fazkCiHxU3uaVKE

German Scholars Reveal Shocking TRUTH About China’s Xinjiang Province: https://youtu.be/5Fp-MZsRhKM?si=YaEnHrI1z-kDAixS

John Deere and the Xinjiang Cotton Industry: https://youtu.be/Z6xuY5SRKto?feature=shared

Is the Mandarin Language Eroding Chinese Ethnic Groups: https://youtu.be/4A3x8Djm5Vw?si=WuxAkP54W4q9syWq

Anti-China ‘workers’ rights’ groups funded by anti-labor US government: https://thegrayzone.com/2019/07/06/dsa-jacobin-iso-socialism-conference-us-funded-regime-change/

How the CIA Trained Violent Tibetan Extremists To Stoke Unrest In China: https://youtu.be/PkqhZrKQcYE?feature=shared

The News Said He Was CHINESE At First....HUH? The New York Post lied and said that the person who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a Chinese man. More anti-china propaganda: https://youtu.be/oaVpcwuxN88?feature=shared

The China Report: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZtBKjGSMzWROz7Dbxc-vZDgVfEhENmN&amp;feature=shared

The YouTuber Ken Abroad’s China travel video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOiGXq1d3__KPrTHKP1Qeo12CyLX13iO8&amp;feature=shared

PeerTube: An alternative to Big Tech’s video platforms 👉 https://joinpeertube.org/#find-peertube-videos


A photograph of Palestinian elderly sitting in front of a mural on a wall in al-Aroub Palestinian refugee camp, between the West Bank cities of Betlehem and al-Khalil (Hebron), back in 2019. Photo by Hazem Bader via GettyImages


Truly, an underrated , figure in the socialist movement and .  one of the most important figures in it

Appreciation for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn


Dou you know some music with left verses that is realy good as music not just as an manifesto. It shoudn't be retold of some historic papers or hardcore propaganda even light left vibe suit my request.

In example - Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird. You can check YOSL BER or March of The Jobless Corps.

PS - i'm former right wing who understand how world really works as i grow older

Music request

Dou you know some music with left verses that is realy good as music not just as an manifesto. It shoudn&#39;t be retold of some historic papers or hardcore propaganda even light left vibe suit my request.

In example - Daniel Kahn &amp; the Painted Bird. You can check YOSL BER or March of The Jobless Corps.

PS - i&#39;m former right wing who understand how world really works as i grow older


Thousands across WNC are staying in hotels on FEMA vouchers after losing everything, this Friday, January 11th, their vouchers will expire leaving them nowhere to go in the middle of winter.

Our community members should not have to worry about getting thrown out on the street in the middle of winter. We know our government has the ability to make sure people have shelter and relief. So we must organize as a community to fight for our community!

Join us to demand: Full federal relief now! Extend the vouchers!!

📍 Pack Square, 1 N Pack Sq
⏰ This Wednesday @ 4PM

Peoples Dispatch Hurricane Helene: https://peoplesdispatch.org/tag/hurricane-helene/

Congress failed to allocate relief funding ahead of Hurricane Helene, then skipped town early due to the storm: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/congress-failed-to-allocate-relief-funding-ahead-of-hurricane-helene-skipped-town-early-due-to-the-storm/

🚨EMERGENCY PROTEST! FEMA: Extend the hotel vouchers now! Full Federal Relief now!


I’ve been depressed as hell the past few days due to sheer exhaustion from trumps constant rhetoric and the fact that everything feels like it’s crashing down. Like, America possibly collapsing isn’t what I’m worried about. It’s humanity going back into another dark age. I know climate change is likely going to be dealt with, but that doesn’t help with my anxiety. I’m scared of humanity entering a dark age and not coming out of it

Is there hope for the future


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Albuquerque Police Department & the Department of Justice claim APD has met some criteria of reform—but this year they regained their status as the most violent police force nationwide


Dwight Howard: ‘I tweeted Free Palestine. Less than 10 minutes later, I got a call from the NBA commissioner’


The city’s delayed response to put the responsibility of sourcing water onto Richmond residents is unacceptable. Our leaders must put the health and safety of our communities first, and have plans in place for when emergencies do happen.

As climate change worsens and the crises of capitalism grow, we see that the only solution is socialism: public ownership of all utilities that puts the needs of the people and the environment over the profits of corporations.

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Prioritize money for the people’s needs! 💧The historic neglect of critical infrastructure coupled with the delayed action from our local leaders has resulted in many Richmond residents going without water yesterday, and the water advisory warning still being in effect today.


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Like all the politicians – Democrat or Republican – Trump will say anything to get elected. He ran a campaign promising to stand up for working people against the powerful elite.

People are right to want to take on the corrupt, ultra-rich class that dominates the government and the economy. But the policies Trump is planning to implement, and the people who he is appointing to implement them, show that his real agenda is redistribute even more wealth from the bottom to the top.

The real goal of Trump and the billionaires he’s appointed to lead the government is to destroy the historic progress made for working people and find new ways to make huge profits in the ruins of our rights. But we can fight back! https://wefightback2025.org

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What’s Trump’s real agenda? To take from working people, and give to billionaires.


Milei’s ‘creative destruction’ throws Argentines into deeper poverty


In the children's science fiction martial arts series Power Rangers In Space, a group of young people are recruited to be soldiers in a war against galactic evil. Along with being given powers, they also live and work in a starship called the Astro Mega Ship.

Conventionally, with exceptions, the Red Power Rangers has fulfilled a leadership role. In the series In Space, the Red Ranger, Andros, is the omly member of the team who is familiar with the Astro Mega Ship and the mission, and therefore takes on assertive role early on.

However, as the show progresses, each of the other Rangers takes on a speciality. Ashley, the Yellow Ranger, becomes exceptional at piloting the vessel. Carlos, the Black Ranger, becomes an expert on scanning and sensing technology. TJ, the Blue Ranger, becomes a weapons and field tech expert. And Cassie, the Pink Ranger, focuses on starship maintenance and repair.

When each of the Rangers has a specialty, it becomes a totally democratic organization. The Astro Mega Ship has no captain, no hierarchy. When in battle, they listen to each other without issuing commands. The person who is most expert on the topic is the person whose opinion is given the most weight.

When it comes to strategic or moral decisions, it's always depicted as a conversation designed to produce a compromise, never an ultimatum. Rangers talk out plans, discuss the possible outcomes, and work together to come to a conclusion.

While the production of Power Rangers as a franchise as been a capitalist hellscape, I think the creatives behind the writing especially have extremely leftist views as to how society should be run and how people should interact with each other. Like many leftist creatives, to make ends meet and send a positive message, they had to work within the system.

In short: If you have kids, you could do a lot worse for tv shows than pirating Power Rangers In Space.

Power Rangers In Space models decentralized authority and specialist leadership

In the children&#39;s science fiction martial arts series Power Rangers In Space, a group of young people are recruited to be soldiers in a war against galactic evil. Along with being given powers, they also live and work in a starship called the Astro Mega Ship.

Conventionally, with exceptions, the Red Power Rangers has fulfilled a leadership role. In the series In Space, the Red Ranger, Andros, is the omly member of the team who is familiar with the Astro Mega Ship and the mission, and therefore takes on assertive role early on.

However, as the show progresses, each of the other Rangers takes on a speciality. Ashley, the Yellow Ranger, becomes exceptional at piloting the vessel. Carlos, the Black Ranger, becomes an expert on scanning and sensing technology. TJ, the Blue Ranger, becomes a weapons and field tech expert. And Cassie, the Pink Ranger, focuses on starship maintenance and repair.

When each of the Rangers has a specialty, it becomes a totally democratic organization. The Astro Mega Ship has no captain, no hierarchy. When in battle, they listen to each other without issuing commands. The person who is most expert on the topic is the person whose opinion is given the most weight.

When it comes to strategic or moral decisions, it&#39;s always depicted as a conversation designed to produce a compromise, never an ultimatum. Rangers talk out plans, discuss the possible outcomes, and work together to come to a conclusion.

While the production of Power Rangers as a franchise as been a capitalist hellscape, I think the creatives behind the writing especially have extremely leftist views as to how society should be run and how people should interact with each other. Like many leftist creatives, to make ends meet and send a positive message, they had to work within the system.

In short: If you have kids, you could do a lot worse for tv shows than pirating Power Rangers In Space.


Imperialism is Alive and Unwell


Class Struggle in Sweden: Anger and Dissatisfaction with Trade Unions - And Then What? - Kompass-gruppen


It's Not Over - Klasbatalo


DEV-GEEK is a Socialist youth community where we intend to familiarize Turkish Zoomers with anti-capitalism by creating a safe space that allows them to indulge in their hobbies in a healthy way, and eventually teach them to read the cultural war in our country through the Marxist mode of analysis, and get them to understand the problems of our nation can only be solved by breaking out of the status quo and strengthening class solidarity. We're generally promoting left-Kemalism, but we got Leninists, Maoists, Trotskyists, Democratic Socialists, Feminists, Kemalists, anti-Kemalists, and even Social Democrats here, and we're all working for the same goal.

It's only been 5 months since it was formed, but we've already achieved so much. We got a major publishing house to re-publish one of the most important socialist texts written in Turkish (Doğan Avcıoğlu - *The Order of Turkey),* and it instantly became a bestselling on Amazon within the first month of it was published, mostly read by young people. We've gotten the attention of the media, and have given a few interviews.

My reason for sharing this here is to tell my comrades from other countries to find new, unorthodox ways to appeal the youth. To utilize the modern technology and social media in ways the advocates of the old world could never imagine. It can work, it ***does work***. The struggle continues, and we will prevail!

DEV-GEEK: A new Socialist movement in Turkey

DEV-GEEK is a Socialist youth community where we intend to familiarize Turkish Zoomers with anti-capitalism by creating a safe space that allows them to indulge in their hobbies in a healthy way, and eventually teach them to read the cultural war in our country through the Marxist mode of analysis, and get them to understand the problems of our nation can only be solved by breaking out of the status quo and strengthening class solidarity. We&#39;re generally promoting left-Kemalism, but we got Leninists, Maoists, Trotskyists, Democratic Socialists, Feminists, Kemalists, anti-Kemalists, and even Social Democrats here, and we&#39;re all working for the same goal.

It&#39;s only been 5 months since it was formed, but we&#39;ve already achieved so much. We got a major publishing house to re-publish one of the most important socialist texts written in Turkish (Doğan Avcıoğlu - The Order of Turkey), and it instantly became a bestselling on Amazon within the first month of it was published, mostly read by young people. We&#39;ve gotten the attention of the media, and have given a few interviews.

My reason for sharing this here is to tell my comrades from other countries to find new, unorthodox ways to appeal the youth. To utilize the modern technology and social media in ways the advocates of the old world could never imagine. It can work, it does work. The struggle continues, and we will prevail!


I Cracked The Code To Trump's Unhinged Nominee Picks (Kat Abu)

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On December 18, 2024, a Tampa jury declared Gabriella Oropesa guilty of conspiracy against rights, with sentencing scheduled for March 19, 2025.

Two FBI agents testified that they identified Oropesa in Winter Haven, where one of the defaced crisis pregnancy centers (anti-abortion centers which masquerade as legitimate abortion clinics) was located. A chief concern regarding this sworn statement is the lack of evidence supporting it; no evidence regarding this matter was referred to over the course of the trial. Furthermore, an inconsistency glossed over by the jury was a testimony by a CAST (Cellular Analysis Survey Team) FBI agent who stated that tracking evidence does not support the conclusion that Oropesa’s phone was present in Winter Haven. This conflicts with statements alleging that the defendant was present at the site of the anti-abortion center.

Given the sentences imposed by the Dishonorable Judge Virginia Covington for the other defendants in this case, it is apparent that these trials are being used to make examples of the activists and to strike fear in other Floridians protesting the state’s draconian abortion regulations.

We at the Anarchist Black Cross South Florida chapter have been involved in supporting the political prisoners in this case since its inception and will continue to aiding Oropesa moving forward. Here is how You can help assist our anti-repression work:

(1) Share this post with your friends, family, and social justice communities.

(2) Research crisis pregnancy centers and their role in manipulating and harming pregnant individuals in their time of need. You may contact us for educational resources in this matter.

(3) Donate to Oropesa’s Venmo @gabygummy in order to assist with legal fees.

(4) Contact us if you are interested in attending Oropesa’s sentencing hearing on March 19, 2025.

Support a comrade facing state repression


I think a mass coalition of leftist and progressive parties is needed to pull the power from the Republicans and Democrats. Leftist parties in the US are completely divided. There should be no reason that the parties like the DSA and PSL are not in a coalition together. Leftists are also going to have to join with progressive democrats as well. If there is going to be any socialist movement in the US the overton window has to be ripped away from the right.

I actually think taking power away from the Democrats is currently possible because of how despised they are. I just think there needs to be a lot of difference put aside for how dire the situation is here.

The US needs to build a coalition of all left leaning parties and orgs


Biden’s choice to pardon Michael Conahan, former judge on the Court of Common Pleas, reminds us once again that “violent crime” is a relative term reserved for the poor and working classes.

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THE RICH PROTECT THE RICH ‼Thousands of working class families in Luzerne County have had their lives disrupted AGAIN, following the pardon of one half of the infamous Kids-for-Cash judges.


Thousands across WNC are staying in hotels on FEMA vouchers after losing everything, this Friday their vouchers will expire leaving them nowhere to go in the middle of winter.

Join us to demand: Full federal relief now! Extend the vouchers!!

📍 Pack Square, 1 N Pack Sq
⏰ This Wednesday @ 4PM

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🚨EMERGENCY PROTEST! FEMA evicting hurricane victims! FEMA vouchers expire on Friday — extend them now! We need full federal relief for victims of Helene!


Do you want to love where you live?
Are you unsure of how to start getting involved to make improvements in your community?
Do you feel abandoned by the City Council in meeting your needs?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us at the Cleveland Liberation Center on Thursday the 23rd at 6pm to discuss with your neighbors what we can do to take ownership of our community!

Bring your ideas, concerns, and solutions to this inaugural meeting of the People's Council

Cleveland Liberation Center
9801 Denison Ave

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WEST-SIDERS: LET'S ORGANIZE OUR COMMUNITY

Do you want to love where you live?
Are you unsure of how to start getting involved to make improvements in your community?
Do you feel abandoned by the City Council in meeting your needs?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us at the Cleveland Liberation Center on Thursday the 23rd at 6pm to discuss with your neighbors what we can do to take ownership of our community!

Bring your ideas, concerns, and solutions to this inaugural meeting of the People&#39;s Council

Cleveland Liberation Center
9801 Denison Ave

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In recent days I have tried several times to sign up for Patreon and send money to the "Second Thought" channel.  Every time my Patreon account is closed "for suspicous activity" and no other explanation.  Oh, and the alleged link to Discord doesn't work.

Is he completely cut off from funding sources now?

Patreon vs Second Thought

In recent days I have tried several times to sign up for Patreon and send money to the &quot;Second Thought&quot; channel.  Every time my Patreon account is closed &quot;for suspicous activity&quot; and no other explanation.  Oh, and the alleged link to Discord doesn&#39;t work.

Is he completely cut off from funding sources now?


I made a cover of Swedish communist song ''De mördades fria Republik''

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Many developed countries are currently facing low birth rates, while under capitalist globalization, the overall human population has seen significant growth. Although I understand that this growth is closely related to technological advancements.

However, I would like to ask whether, compared to pre-capitalist systems, capitalism encourages higher birth rates or reduces them. And objectively, what would be the impact to birth rate under a post capitalist society?

Do capitalism contribute the fertility rate or the opposite?


Please critique my essay about how capitalist realism conditions the very root of our perceptions! I tried to make it a fun read


The Dig Podcast: Rise and Fall of Assad’s Syria w/ Bassam Haddad.


Operation Peter Pan was one of the most perverse, monstrous and inhuman actions of the psychological warfare against Cuba deployed by the CIA to smuggle out of the country, through lies and manipulation, more than 14,000 children between six and 12 years of age.


I can probably already imagine a couple ways, but I want a better visualization of this in my head. To better understand why seeking work would be so much better under a socialist system. It's so so difficult for me to even try to apply to jobs now. It's sometimes hard to even imagine there being better ways out there

How will socialism make applying for jobs less humiliating?

I can probably already imagine a couple ways, but I want a better visualization of this in my head. To better understand why seeking work would be so much better under a socialist system. It&#39;s so so difficult for me to even try to apply to jobs now. It&#39;s sometimes hard to even imagine there being better ways out there


This is a thread for all LGTBIQ+-related themes. Feel free to discuss your struggles, your frustrations, your joys, and whatever else is on your mind here.

Yours in solidarity, >!until the robots rebel!<.

\- Automod

LGTBIQ+ Discussion Thread for January, 2025

This is a thread for all LGTBIQ+-related themes. Feel free to discuss your struggles, your frustrations, your joys, and whatever else is on your mind here.

Yours in solidarity, until the robots rebel.

- Automod


Kritikpunkt-Article: The foreigners contradiction, Musk is campaigning for the fascist AfD, while needing more migrant labour. Fascist ideology needs ‘the foreigner’ for legitimizing its existence, the state needs ‘the foreigner’ because its own labour force is no longer profitable enough.


Indian government continues to violate basic rights of Rohingya refugees


As the question states, would the US government attack its own citizens if they organized a revolution?
This revolution of course would be one that threatens the very fabric and dismantle of the current status and system of government and those in power.
I know for a lot of people, what keeps us as obedient sheep is the realization of what safeguards capitalism has in place to protect its interests like the police and military are far greater than any resistance that could be conjured up so we just go to work and die.

Beats getting hit with a .50 caliber in the face.

History obviously tells us the answer is yes as many states and leaders have done some cruel things to the opposition but this idea of a full system revolution isn’t some protest or strike but rather a combination of both while forcefully overthrowing power or talking capital from those that hold most of it. So with unionized classless people coming for you and weapons that have only been used on foreign civilians such as drone strikes to send freedom to our neighbors.
As a last resort after realizing the people have finally come together against one enemy, it’s own government, would be an order such as this be on the table to put the people back in place?

Would the US attack its own citizens in a revolt?


‘This revolution is just getting started’: an encounter with the left in Damascus


Unknown Poster


Why are there so many leftists opposed to its implementation?

Arguments Against Congestion Pricing


Here is the link to the full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole who tells a story about an individual who infiltrated a right-wing group in the US. My opinion is that we really need some kind of organized militia group, just for proper defense, akin to the Rot Front in Weimar Germany. Antifa is not going to cut it (at least in my opinion).

A Mole Inside The US Right-wing Oathkeepers Militia Group


📆: January 11, 2025
⏰: 2:00PM
📍: Unitarian Universalist Church - 1187 Franklin St.

PG&E is a criminal enterprise. The company has already been convicted of 91 felony charges in the last decade - 5 criminal safety violations, one count of obstruction of justice, and 84 counts of manslaughter. Despite these convictions, nothing has changed. Nobody has gone to jail. No reforms have been made. PG&E continues to start over 400 fires per year, continues to shut off power to thousands of customers for weeks at a time without compensation, continues to raise our rates every month, and continues to bribe every lawmaker in the state to get away with it all. The institutions which are supposed to protect us - The California Public Utilities Commission, the Governor, and the State Legislature - have helped PG&E cover up their crimes, and forced us to foot the bill.

It’s time to put this whole system on trial! It’s time for the people of California to investigate PG&E’s crimes, issue a verdict, and discuss the future of our energy industry.

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We are sick and tired of PG&E’s rate hikes, power shutoffs, wildfires, and corruption. Come out and share your experiences at the People’s Trial of PG&E! This is the place to share your frustrations and experiences - it’s time to put PG&E on blast.

📆: January 11, 2025
⏰: 2:00PM
📍: Unitarian Universalist Church - 1187 Franklin St.

PG&amp;E is a criminal enterprise. The company has already been convicted of 91 felony charges in the last decade - 5 criminal safety violations, one count of obstruction of justice, and 84 counts of manslaughter. Despite these convictions, nothing has changed. Nobody has gone to jail. No reforms have been made. PG&amp;E continues to start over 400 fires per year, continues to shut off power to thousands of customers for weeks at a time without compensation, continues to raise our rates every month, and continues to bribe every lawmaker in the state to get away with it all. The institutions which are supposed to protect us - The California Public Utilities Commission, the Governor, and the State Legislature - have helped PG&amp;E cover up their crimes, and forced us to foot the bill.

It’s time to put this whole system on trial! It’s time for the people of California to investigate PG&amp;E’s crimes, issue a verdict, and discuss the future of our energy industry.

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I don’t mean books specially on socialism or communism but just history books in general that aren’t through the usual western capitalist lens (like what we
read in school etc). Like where exactly should I start? Should I start with American history because I’m American?

Keep in mind I am not a very knowledgeable on history in general and learning it ended for me in a high school. I never deep dove myself into any books on my free time but I now have the desire to. I just don’t know where to start. I have bought Howard zinn history of USA but don’t know where to go from there. What time period should I start at?? PLEASEE recommend your best history books for clueless people like me

My newfound interest also comes from the fact that from the surface I agree with what socialists say. I believe workers should own the means of production and millionaires and billionaires shouldn’t exist. However I need to be educated in history before I feel like I can start reading theory and deep diving into socialist reading material. Would you agree that this is true? I feel like advanced socialist texts would confuse me without historical knowledge.

What are good history books to read?


Falun Gong: The Cult At War With China


I am somewhat worried about the future of this planet, especially due to the seemingly increase of the far-right’s power in Europe and the US. I understand we must stay optimistic, but I worry that as capitalism continues to destroy, instead of achieving class consciousness, more liberal democracies will fall into fascism, via strong racism ( like with immigration). I don’t want to sound like a downer, and I am only 17 so I cannot really organize, but these are just some worries.

One thing I will note that is positive is that more people in the West seem to be understanding the dangers of capitalism and just don’t fully understand the natures of it, so they turn to the “anti-establishment Trump” or the dems. Hopefully the youth will succeed in the future.

Worries about the future


Im trying to put together a compilation of Comedians having "Marxist Moments". Ya know, comedians being very real without knowing they come off as a communists. This is the first clip I plan to use and hope I can find more. I appreciate any help I can get! https://youtube.com/shorts/nJSHy5Jo8g4?si=JrLutw0cB2YPqQBP

Need help with a yt video!

Im trying to put together a compilation of Comedians having &quot;Marxist Moments&quot;. Ya know, comedians being very real without knowing they come off as a communists. This is the first clip I plan to use and hope I can find more. I appreciate any help I can get! https://youtube.com/shorts/nJSHy5Jo8g4?si=JrLutw0cB2YPqQBP


The Party for Socialism and Liberation expresses our deepest condolences to the victims and those impacted by this tragedy. We also condemn the racist, Islamophobic, false narratives perpetrated by the corporate media since the attack, and the failure of the New Orleans’ government to protect its residents.

We fully reject the right-wing and corporate media’s weaponization of the tragedy to scapegoat undocumented immigrants and Muslims.

The city of New Orleans, despite its vast surveillance infrastructure and highly-funded police force, was unable to prevent this attack. We recognize this as a failure on the part of the city’s ruling elite, who have always chosen tourist dollars over the people. There is no safety under capitalism and U.S empire— in order to secure our collective safety, we have to change the system altogether!

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PSL STATEMENT ON THE JAN 1 BOURBON STREET ATTACK


We continue to demand justice for Faisal, and to fight for a society free from racist police brutality.

🗓 Sun. Jan. 12
⏰ 7:00-9:00PM
📍Cambridge Community Center (5 Callender St, Cambridge) Boston, Massachusetts

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JUSTICE FOR FAISAL! Join the community, family, and friends for a commemoration and celebration of Arif Sayed Faisal’s life, 2 years after the Cambridge police murdered him while he was having a mental health crisis.


Communism: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? - Communist Workers’ Organisation


I wrote a short  thought piece about the current state of capitalism in America, and workplace democratization. Check it out if you have the time!

Happy New Year.

The Little Conqueror


How much of any can be attributed to Capitalism's seeming inability to create meaningful work and places of gathering that are not profit motivated?

In the US, some 90 million identify as 'spiritual-but not religious' and say that their spiritual beliefs guide their actions and principles.

Religious gatherings used to be a spearhead of Leftist organizing. How much of that ground has been ceded to the Right, such as State intertwined Evangelicalism and Nationalist myth makers?

Can the broader Left attract community, practice 'sacred rights' and all the while remain critical of rancid institutions?

\- Definitely not a priest.

[https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/06/more-americans-now-say-theyre-spiritual-but-not-religious/](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/06/more-americans-now-say-theyre-spiritual-but-not-religious/)

What are your views on the erosion of community, loss of the 'spiritual', and the sense of growing alienation under Capitalism?

How much of any can be attributed to Capitalism&#39;s seeming inability to create meaningful work and places of gathering that are not profit motivated?

In the US, some 90 million identify as &#39;spiritual-but not religious&#39; and say that their spiritual beliefs guide their actions and principles.

Religious gatherings used to be a spearhead of Leftist organizing. How much of that ground has been ceded to the Right, such as State intertwined Evangelicalism and Nationalist myth makers?

Can the broader Left attract community, practice &#39;sacred rights&#39; and all the while remain critical of rancid institutions?

- Definitely not a priest.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/06/more-americans-now-say-theyre-spiritual-but-not-religious/


Capitalism 101


If you’re a logistics worker who wants to get involved in the PSL, go to pslweb.org/join.

PSL joined the historic Amazon strike, not just as supporters on the picket line, but organizing inside Amazon facilities. We spoke to PSL members in the logistics industry about its power in the larger economy.


The Teamsters' Amazon "Strikes": a Critical Assessment


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Kritikpunkt: Resistance and Terror: Which war is just? Which armed action is terrorism,
which is an act of resistance?
A clear definition of the standard by which political violence should be judged and how one should behave towards it. (Thank you so much for all the support)


EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew


I expect bad news out of other parts of the globe, but the Arab world (excluding Palestine for obvious reasons) tends to feel very stagnant nowadays. Of course the biggest thing to come out of it recently is one of the worst things in recent memory. Despite the many, many, *many* issues with Bashar's government and his personalist dominance over the state, his fall takes the Ba'ath party and its political relevance with him. Nasserism has long since been out of the picture, but with this Arab socialism and nationalism is truly dead. It might take decades for it emerge again. Turkish, American and Saudi oligarchs are laughing all the way to the bank, and the Zionist entity launched a campaign of naked aggression the day after Bashar's government fell. Palestine is left out in the cold. The region will continue being divided into tiny, bickering, artificial states to be pillaged by imperialists at will and led either by zealous Salafi theocrats or by corrupt pseudo-Zionist sellouts like al-Sisi and the Gulf monarchs.

Communism is even more lifeless in the region, after decades of repression. I just can't feel like there's any more hope left for the region - and it seems like nobody cares. It's easier to have hope when it comes to East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, or even the US, as socialists are all working their asses off, educating and dreaming of the day they can create a better world. In the Middle East... the only situation I can think of like this, where a progressive, unifying dream animated millions, moved and controlled entire nations, and then slowly faded and died an ignominious death is the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. I might be missing something, totally wrong or taking this too much to heart, but I just can't imagine anything positive will arise in the future.

I just can't get past Syria for some reason

I expect bad news out of other parts of the globe, but the Arab world (excluding Palestine for obvious reasons) tends to feel very stagnant nowadays. Of course the biggest thing to come out of it recently is one of the worst things in recent memory. Despite the many, many, many issues with Bashar&#39;s government and his personalist dominance over the state, his fall takes the Ba&#39;ath party and its political relevance with him. Nasserism has long since been out of the picture, but with this Arab socialism and nationalism is truly dead. It might take decades for it emerge again. Turkish, American and Saudi oligarchs are laughing all the way to the bank, and the Zionist entity launched a campaign of naked aggression the day after Bashar&#39;s government fell. Palestine is left out in the cold. The region will continue being divided into tiny, bickering, artificial states to be pillaged by imperialists at will and led either by zealous Salafi theocrats or by corrupt pseudo-Zionist sellouts like al-Sisi and the Gulf monarchs.

Communism is even more lifeless in the region, after decades of repression. I just can&#39;t feel like there&#39;s any more hope left for the region - and it seems like nobody cares. It&#39;s easier to have hope when it comes to East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, or even the US, as socialists are all working their asses off, educating and dreaming of the day they can create a better world. In the Middle East... the only situation I can think of like this, where a progressive, unifying dream animated millions, moved and controlled entire nations, and then slowly faded and died an ignominious death is the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. I might be missing something, totally wrong or taking this too much to heart, but I just can&#39;t imagine anything positive will arise in the future.


[https://us.politsturm.com/where-chain-imperialism-break](https://us.politsturm.com/where-chain-imperialism-break)
This article is a comprehensive and very educational look at how imperialism functions, as described by Lenin, and it's application in the real world. Written by the Chairman of the Swedish Communist Party.

The Chain of Imperialism | An article that all socialists should read

https://us.politsturm.com/where-chain-imperialism-break

This article is a comprehensive and very educational look at how imperialism functions, as described by Lenin, and it&#39;s application in the real world. Written by the Chairman of the Swedish Communist Party.


A reminder that PG&E poisoned a whole community after contaminating their groundwater with chromium.


I've been trying to read up on paul mattick recently, and particular his and henryk grossman's theory of crisis.

But I feel i am missing something

Here's why.

I am working from this article: [https://www.marxists.org/subject/left-wing/icc/1934/11/permanent-crisis.htm](https://www.marxists.org/subject/left-wing/icc/1934/11/permanent-crisis.htm)

that article has a table in it, which idk how to copy over to a reddit post.

Anyways, I can't get the numbers to match, and maybe I am just bad at math? Or is the table wrong? Or am I using the wrong equations?

Ok, so working with his assumptions that constant capital grows at 10% per annum, variable capital grows at 5%, that the rate of exploitation is 100% and we start with 200,000 constant and 100,000 variable.

rate of exploitation is s/v. If that's 100% then s = v.

So our rate of profit for year 1 is s/(c+v)=100,000/(200,000+100,00) = 33.3%

c grows by 10%, so c next year is 220,000 and v by 5% so it is 105,000

Our new rate of profit is therefore 105,000/(220,000+105,000) = 32.3% not 32.6%

The other rates of profits sort of work.

But then we have C in year 4. If you do (((200,000\*1.1)\*1.1)\*1.1)) you get 266200 not 266000.

There's lots of little discrepancies like that in this table. So am I just bad at math or is the table flawed?

I also don't fully get what formula is being used for A%? it was AV/AC which gives you 25% at the start, but quickly dovetails away and downwards rather than upwards like the table states. So what formula is being used there?

Can someone help me work through the math of this table?

I made my own table of what I think it should be here: [https://imgur.com/a/2lC3q08](https://imgur.com/a/2lC3q08)

I included the formulas I used and all that, please help me spot the error if i'm wrong!

Help! Am I bad at math or missing something? Engaging with Paul Matticks' permanent crisis

I&#39;ve been trying to read up on paul mattick recently, and particular his and henryk grossman&#39;s theory of crisis.

But I feel i am missing something

Here&#39;s why.

I am working from this article: https://www.marxists.org/subject/left-wing/icc/1934/11/permanent-crisis.htm

that article has a table in it, which idk how to copy over to a reddit post.

Anyways, I can&#39;t get the numbers to match, and maybe I am just bad at math? Or is the table wrong? Or am I using the wrong equations?

Ok, so working with his assumptions that constant capital grows at 10% per annum, variable capital grows at 5%, that the rate of exploitation is 100% and we start with 200,000 constant and 100,000 variable.

rate of exploitation is s/v. If that&#39;s 100% then s = v.

So our rate of profit for year 1 is s/(c+v)=100,000/(200,000+100,00) = 33.3%

c grows by 10%, so c next year is 220,000 and v by 5% so it is 105,000

Our new rate of profit is therefore 105,000/(220,000+105,000) = 32.3% not 32.6%

The other rates of profits sort of work.

But then we have C in year 4. If you do (((200,000*1.1)*1.1)*1.1)) you get 266200 not 266000.

There&#39;s lots of little discrepancies like that in this table. So am I just bad at math or is the table flawed?

I also don&#39;t fully get what formula is being used for A%? it was AV/AC which gives you 25% at the start, but quickly dovetails away and downwards rather than upwards like the table states. So what formula is being used there?

Can someone help me work through the math of this table?

I made my own table of what I think it should be here: https://imgur.com/a/2lC3q08

I included the formulas I used and all that, please help me spot the error if i&#39;m wrong!


Music - "The Rich Taste Best With Ketchup"

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Hi I’m 25 years old and am a very anxious and insecure person and this has made it difficult for me to get out in the field and do work with my local PSL chapter. I really want to make that difference physically but again I struggle socially. Politics aside I am working on that part of myself but is there anyone who was in a similar boat that has tips or advice?

Organizing Anxiety


Hello everyone, does anyone have a good book recomendation about the history of the first indochinese war (Vietnam's war of independence agaisnt France)


How Leftists Can Win in 2025 [Harper O'Connor] [Video]

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How Leftists Can Win in 2025

How Leftists Can Win in 2025


In the aftermath of the recent election, a lot of folks are rightly asking what's next for party building. A floundering strategy has been trying to transform the Democratic Party from within via progressive candidates. In my prediction, this will lead to self-defeating incrementalism.

Traditional third-party alternatives like the Green Party seem to fail not only because of a rigged two-party system, but a failure to present a winning and viable strategy to most voters. Basically, if the people sniff out performative politics and don't think you can actually get the goods, they're not going to have your back.

(I do think the Party for Socialism and Liberation gets a break from this critique because it functions as a revolutionary party that also engages in non-electoral organizing)

That brings me to the Working Families Party. Beyond their fusion-voting strategy in New York, they have an interesting approach of trying to build a third-party "on-top-of" the Democratic Party infrastructure - endorsing slates and functioning as a pre-party. While it seems to be led by serious and pragmatic organizers, their track-record doesn't distinguish them from Democrats/Liberals enough for my liking.

What do yall think?

Thoughts on the Working Families Party (WFP)

In the aftermath of the recent election, a lot of folks are rightly asking what&#39;s next for party building. A floundering strategy has been trying to transform the Democratic Party from within via progressive candidates. In my prediction, this will lead to self-defeating incrementalism.

Traditional third-party alternatives like the Green Party seem to fail not only because of a rigged two-party system, but a failure to present a winning and viable strategy to most voters. Basically, if the people sniff out performative politics and don&#39;t think you can actually get the goods, they&#39;re not going to have your back.

(I do think the Party for Socialism and Liberation gets a break from this critique because it functions as a revolutionary party that also engages in non-electoral organizing)

That brings me to the Working Families Party. Beyond their fusion-voting strategy in New York, they have an interesting approach of trying to build a third-party &quot;on-top-of&quot; the Democratic Party infrastructure - endorsing slates and functioning as a pre-party. While it seems to be led by serious and pragmatic organizers, their track-record doesn&#39;t distinguish them from Democrats/Liberals enough for my liking.

What do yall think?


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The Liberal Siren Song

Let us examine the mechanisms the liberal bourgeoisie use to maintain their stranglehold on the consciousness of the masses. The liberals, with their polished veneer of rationality and moderation, are masters of deception. They paint a picture of normalcy, a comforting illusion that everything is as it should be, that the system is fundamentally sound, and that the crises we face are but temporary aberrations. This is their their siren song: the promise that if we simply close our eyes and believe hard enough, we can return to a mythical past where the contradictions of capitalism were less acute, where the system appeared to function, and where the exploitation of the workers was masked by the glittering facade of consumerism and false prosperity.

But what is this past they so desperately cling to? It’s built on the backs of the working class, on the exploitation of the global South, on the plundering of the environment, and on the illusion of infinite growth. It is a past that was never sustainable, never just, and never truly stable. Yet the liberals, with their endless appeals to normalcy and stability, would have us yearn for this bygone era, to believe that the crumbling edifice of capitalism can be restored to its former glory. It’s a dangerous delusion that distracts the people from the urgent task of confronting the systemic failures all around us.

The liberals, with their soothing rhetoric and their promises of incremental reform, are not alone in this reactionary nostalgia. The right, too, peddles its own version of this backward-looking fantasy. They speak of a golden age of tradition, of hierarchy, of law and order, and of a return to some imagined purity. But both the liberals and the conservatives, despite their superficial differences, share a common goal: to preserve the capitalist system, to prevent the masses from awakening to the reality of their exploitation, and to stifle class consciousness from emerging.

The majority of people, weary and disoriented by the relentless crises of capitalism, are all too willing to believe these comforting lies. They do not wish to confront the harsh reality that the system is failing, that the contradictions of capitalism have reached a breaking point, and that there is no returning to the past. They cling to the hope that there is an easy fix, that the old order can be restored, and that they can once again enjoy the fleeting comforts of a system that was always built on their oppression. This desire for normalcy, for a return to the familiar, is a powerful force that the ruling class exploits to maintain its dominance.

But the normalcy they promise is one of exploitation, of inequality, of environmental destruction, and of endless war. It is the normalcy of a system that prioritizes profit over people, that sacrifices the many for the sake of the few, and that can only sustain itself through ever-deepening crises. To yearn for this normalcy is to yearn for our own chains.

It is important to break free from the illusions peddled by the liberals and the conservatives alike, to reject their backward-looking fantasies and confront the reality as it is. We must recognize that the system is not failing because of some temporary malfunction, but because it is fundamentally incapable of meeting the needs of the people or addressing the challenges of our time. We must look not to the past, but to the future built on the principles of socialism, on the collective ownership of the means of production, and on the liberation of all humanity from the yoke of capitalism.

The liberals will continue to sing their siren song, promising a return to normalcy. The right will continue to peddle their reactionary dreams of a mythical past. But we must see these comforting lies for what they are. We must awaken to the necessity of systemic change, and the possibility of a new world. It is only by confronting the failures of the present that we can build a future worth living in.

The Liberal Siren Song


The New Property Feudalism


On January 3, 1925 in my country, Italy Benito Mussolini claimed the murder of the member of the parliament and general secretary of the United Socialist Party Giacomo Matteotti , starting the darkest era in Italian history.

Today, January 3, 100 years ago, fascism revealed its true face.


Over the last month, lawmakers in South Korea unveiled new evidence in support of the disturbing allegation that Yoon tried to restart the Korean War as a pretext for declaring martial law; this claim continues to gain traction in South Korea as new reports confirm that South Korea’s Intelligence Command had purchased over 200 DPRK (North Korea) military uniforms back in July.

Assembly members are charging that Yoon’s plan was to kill political figures dissenting from martial law and deceive people into thinking the DPRK had attacked South Korea. The allegations also purport that Yoon’s ultimate goal may have been to trigger direct US strikes on North Korea.

While the full truth has yet to be uncovered, these emerging details demonstrate the severity of Yoon’s coup attempt and the dangers posed by the US-South Korea alliance.

The imperialist media claims that North Korea is the ultimate threat on the peninsula, but it is actually South Korea’s ruling class and their backers in Washington who are most aggressively seeking to restart the Korean War. The widespread demonization of North Korea acts as a kind of smokescreen that obscures the reality of US imperialism in Korea.

For the US, war in Korea provides a pathway towards war with China. For South Korea’s ruling class, reunifying the peninsula through violent annexation is becoming increasingly necessary to weather the economic and political crisis wrought by the New Cold War.

As the masses of South Korea are currently proviing, working people have the power to alter the course of history through organized and collective action. US and South Korean attempts to trigger war in Korea and East Asia will not stop with this one attempt. As we enter 2025, let us all internalize the importance of becoming politically conscious and organized for the sake of our collective liberation.

This week, reports confirmed South Korea's Intelligence Command purchased over 200 DPRK (North Korea) military uniforms back in July. Lawmakers allege Yoon's plan was to kill those dissenting from martial law and deceive people into thinking the DPRK had attacked South Korea.


Does anyone have good sources on modern day Turkmenistan, and exactly what happened to them after the Disillusion of the Soviet Union. The only thing I see commonly expressed is that they are "The Central Asia version of North Korea." And it's not a common subject, so finding any info on them isn't easy, unless we want blatant propaganda of "It's the Soviet fault for them being a strict dictatorship". Despite being independent since 91.

Post Soviet Turkmenistan

Does anyone have good sources on modern day Turkmenistan, and exactly what happened to them after the Disillusion of the Soviet Union. The only thing I see commonly expressed is that they are &quot;The Central Asia version of North Korea.&quot; And it&#39;s not a common subject, so finding any info on them isn&#39;t easy, unless we want blatant propaganda of &quot;It&#39;s the Soviet fault for them being a strict dictatorship&quot;. Despite being independent since 91.


I would like to donate to the PFLP in Palestine. Does anyone know how it do this? And yes, I am aware that various governments designated them as a terrorist organization. My country has not done this yet.

Donating to the PFLP

:pflp: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)


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An essay series about the role of greenwashing in maintaining global capitalism

Hi Solarpunk community.

I'm a journalist and climate justice organizer who just launched a new series on Substack called "Greenwashing Unearthed."

This first post defines greenwashing and introduces a broad framing about how it represents the most recent adaptation by imperialism and global capitalism. [You can read it here!](https://hereandtogether.substack.com/p/introducing-greenwashing-unearthed)

Each subsequent piece in this series will be a “case study,” investigating the deployment of greenwashing around the world. The series coalesces around one central thesis: greenwashing has become a core tactic of empire.

Future case studies will cover “energy transition” mines in America, the JNF’s green colonialism in Palestine, the new Cold War in the Congo, and the entanglement of militarism and greenwashing.

If any/all of this sounds interesting, [you can subscribe to my newsletter (for free!](https://hereandtogether.substack.com/subscribe)) to read future Greenwashing Unearthed pieces

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Greenwashing Unearthed

Hi Solarpunk community.

I&#39;m a journalist and climate justice organizer who just launched a new series on Substack called &quot;Greenwashing Unearthed.&quot;

This first post defines greenwashing and introduces a broad framing about how it represents the most recent adaptation by imperialism and global capitalism. You can read it here!

Each subsequent piece in this series will be a “case study,” investigating the deployment of greenwashing around the world. The series coalesces around one central thesis: greenwashing has become a core tactic of empire.

Future case studies will cover “energy transition” mines in America, the JNF’s green colonialism in Palestine, the new Cold War in the Congo, and the entanglement of militarism and greenwashing.

If any/all of this sounds interesting, you can subscribe to my newsletter (for free!) to read future Greenwashing Unearthed pieces

I&#39;m thrilled to bring this series to the world, and specifically the Solarpunk community who has been both inspirational and formative in my analysis of greenwashing. Thank you all!


Well, if you saw the horrific news out of New Orleans, you might have noticed the attacker apparently had an isis flag....anyone else buying this? The US is desperately trying to get involved more in Syria, currently (still) bombing yemen, and Iran is probably next on the block if Israel says so. Is this a false flag (literally)? Seems too convenient. Right before Trump takes office they're really trying to ramp things up militarily everywhere, seems like an obvious set up, but I don't know what to believe except that the fascist government is our biggest enemy and will do anything to perpetuate the war machine. Considering we created, arm and continue to fund isis in our many middle east proxy wars, seems a little on the nose to have an isis person do this here, but the us knows no limits. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

New Orleans

Well, if you saw the horrific news out of New Orleans, you might have noticed the attacker apparently had an isis flag....anyone else buying this? The US is desperately trying to get involved more in Syria, currently (still) bombing yemen, and Iran is probably next on the block if Israel says so. Is this a false flag (literally)? Seems too convenient. Right before Trump takes office they&#39;re really trying to ramp things up militarily everywhere, seems like an obvious set up, but I don&#39;t know what to believe except that the fascist government is our biggest enemy and will do anything to perpetuate the war machine. Considering we created, arm and continue to fund isis in our many middle east proxy wars, seems a little on the nose to have an isis person do this here, but the us knows no limits. ¯_(ツ)_/¯


Hello r/socialism, introducing ourselves!


"A New Left in Cuba", an interview with Ernesto Teuma dealing with Cuba's revolutionary history, reforms, crisis, intellectual critique and much more


"The crisis of liberalism", by Prabhat Patnaik


Myanmar: Where Instability, Perennial Wars and the Tatmadaw's Rule are Guaranteed - Internationalist Workers' Group


AI, The machine intelligence of imperialism: Algorithmic technologies, imperialist exploitation and military operations


Just curious how many other people out there that are socialists, and very interested in politics are out there have partners that are disinterested in anything political.

Partner not super interested in politics


I'm interested in joining a group/party in Mid Michigan. I'm located near Flint, I thought about the SEP but they seem kinda campy. Any guidance would be super amazing :D

Socialist group in Mid Michigan

I&#39;m interested in joining a group/party in Mid Michigan. I&#39;m located near Flint, I thought about the SEP but they seem kinda campy. Any guidance would be super amazing :D


Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria's Militant Takeover


Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds


As we all know, since URSS dissolution we have lost a lot in the socialist movement worldwide. Although it continues to be strong in certain parts of the world, we are still lacking international bonding. Obviously, it can't still be the same since the coup that ended URSS.

We've been into hard times for sure, but it is also sure we still are alive and rising in the past decades. There's still Cuba, DPRK, China (maybe?) to take a look.

Currently, how's the socialist movement in your country? Is there one? Is there a Communist part as we had in the past that was the ruling party in URSS or something equivalent?

How's the socialist/communist movement in your country currently?

As we all know, since URSS dissolution we have lost a lot in the socialist movement worldwide. Although it continues to be strong in certain parts of the world, we are still lacking international bonding. Obviously, it can&#39;t still be the same since the coup that ended URSS.

We&#39;ve been into hard times for sure, but it is also sure we still are alive and rising in the past decades. There&#39;s still Cuba, DPRK, China (maybe?) to take a look.

Currently, how&#39;s the socialist movement in your country? Is there one? Is there a Communist part as we had in the past that was the ruling party in URSS or something equivalent?


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I'm trying to get a better understanding of the stock market, trading, and other facets of our modern economy - specifically the intermeshings between those and wealth inequality in America/globally

**if there are any relatively recent books/articles/podcasts that could help pls lmk! thanks!**

i just feel weird talking so heavily abt wealth dispairty w/o actually understanding the type of economy those things occur under lol

resource recs pls! how does the stock market work with wealth inequality in America (or globally)

I&#39;m trying to get a better understanding of the stock market, trading, and other facets of our modern economy - specifically the intermeshings between those and wealth inequality in America/globally

if there are any relatively recent books/articles/podcasts that could help pls lmk! thanks!

i just feel weird talking so heavily abt wealth dispairty w/o actually understanding the type of economy those things occur under lol


I've been trying to understand marx's theory of crisis for a while now but basically all the articles online either explain the bits I already get or i don't get their wording.

Here is the fundamental question I want to understand: why does the TRPF cause a recession?

My understanding of the TRPF is that competition drives capitalists to substitute more constant capital (c) for variable capital (v, i.e. labor). This increases relative surplus value (s/v) but also the organic composition of capital (c/v).

If the rate of profit is s/(c+v) = (s/v)/(c/v+1) then if c/v+1 rises faster than s/v you end up with a lower rate of profit. The reason that this happens is that surplus value is limited by the absolute mass of it that can be produced in a day, which is less limited than the amount of constant capital usable. This means that in the long term, the ROP tends to fall.

The next step in the crisis is that the lower ROP caused businesses to go under. That increases unemployment and drives down v while also removing c from the equation. A lower c and a lower v means that the ROP goes up again and the cycle continues

Here's what I do not understand. Why does the lower ROP cause a business to go under? After all aren't profits still positive? Why does just making less profit on each dollar invested mean you go under? I can see a lower ROP reducing the total mass of investment in the economy sure, but why does that mean that businesses themselves go under?

Fundamentally i don't get why continuous investment is needed to prop up a business. Why do they have to grow? I get that competition forces that, but if everyone faces lower rates of profit no one has a competitive advantage so capital cannot go anywhere right?

Is it because there's less overall investment, meaning that some businesses get investment while others don't rendering them uncooperative? Is that it? Or what?

Or is the fundamental problem a crisis of realization? Capitalists cannot fully utilize overbuilt industry as the market is saturated? Or is the problem that workers are paid too little to consume their product? But doesn't that happen anyways? That's the entire point of surplus value right?

What is actually causing businesses to go under? Especially when the rate of profit is still positive?

An inability to service debt or maintenance on existing capital? But isn't that already included via c? Or does c just refer to the value of the machine and not the maintenance and debt needed to finance it, as that comes out of profit. So a lower ROP renders debt and overhead on the old capital, rendering it more expensive than it brings in which can drive a business under.

Can I please get some help understanding why a lower rate of profit causes crisis?

I&#39;ve been trying to understand marx&#39;s theory of crisis for a while now but basically all the articles online either explain the bits I already get or i don&#39;t get their wording.

Here is the fundamental question I want to understand: why does the TRPF cause a recession?

My understanding of the TRPF is that competition drives capitalists to substitute more constant capital (c) for variable capital (v, i.e. labor). This increases relative surplus value (s/v) but also the organic composition of capital (c/v).

If the rate of profit is s/(c+v) = (s/v)/(c/v+1) then if c/v+1 rises faster than s/v you end up with a lower rate of profit. The reason that this happens is that surplus value is limited by the absolute mass of it that can be produced in a day, which is less limited than the amount of constant capital usable. This means that in the long term, the ROP tends to fall.

The next step in the crisis is that the lower ROP caused businesses to go under. That increases unemployment and drives down v while also removing c from the equation. A lower c and a lower v means that the ROP goes up again and the cycle continues

Here&#39;s what I do not understand. Why does the lower ROP cause a business to go under? After all aren&#39;t profits still positive? Why does just making less profit on each dollar invested mean you go under? I can see a lower ROP reducing the total mass of investment in the economy sure, but why does that mean that businesses themselves go under?

Fundamentally i don&#39;t get why continuous investment is needed to prop up a business. Why do they have to grow? I get that competition forces that, but if everyone faces lower rates of profit no one has a competitive advantage so capital cannot go anywhere right?

Is it because there&#39;s less overall investment, meaning that some businesses get investment while others don&#39;t rendering them uncooperative? Is that it? Or what?

Or is the fundamental problem a crisis of realization? Capitalists cannot fully utilize overbuilt industry as the market is saturated? Or is the problem that workers are paid too little to consume their product? But doesn&#39;t that happen anyways? That&#39;s the entire point of surplus value right?

What is actually causing businesses to go under? Especially when the rate of profit is still positive?

An inability to service debt or maintenance on existing capital? But isn&#39;t that already included via c? Or does c just refer to the value of the machine and not the maintenance and debt needed to finance it, as that comes out of profit. So a lower ROP renders debt and overhead on the old capital, rendering it more expensive than it brings in which can drive a business under.


Can any comrades please explain the differences and/or similarities between Workers Voice and the Revolutionary Communists of America?

Thanks, in advance. -R

Differences and Similarities: Workers Voice and Revolution Communists of America


Irishman here; I have spent pretty much my entire life in a Republican family (from the south), so I have read, studied and learned about the Troubles and Irish history for a very long time.

Recently I’ve been undergoing the political education of Socialism and something that I am torn about is violence. To my family, the violence, before during but not after the Troubles was a necessary evil. I recognize the need to resist oppressors and the underlying concept of the oppressed using violence against oppressors. At the same time, nonviolence is massively important in many socialist circles, even to the point of pacifism.

At the moment, the way I see the violence in the troubles is that it was for nothing. So many innocent people killed by all sides, with very little support or mutual aid for communities. The worst victim of this conflict was the working class, both Protestant and catholic. I see most leftist circles supporting the IRA, with little criticism, and it is seen as pure heresy to in my family or online.

It seems to me that as soon as anti-conflict populist movements came to dominate the civil rights movement in NI, both sides came to sign the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). The conflict did not advance socialist goals, it alienated the working class from each other, it alienated the Island’s peoples from each other. It drove hatred in Britain and Ireland alike. Peace hasn’t solved and “problem” yet, but it atleast wasn’t a band aid solution.

Maybe I’m completely reading this in a biased way, but it seems to me that this conflict was no peoples war, many groups used it to advantage themselves over the working class (politicians, governments, paramilitaries alike).

So, after this probably too long post, I ask fellow leftists, what is your thoughts on this, whether you know or don’t know much about it? Is violence warranted? Is it also warranted to capitulate our values in support of a war, or in support of a peace agreement?

How does this apply to the greater socialist movement around the world where violence has been successful/unsuccessful? Several people I’ve talked to reference Malcolm X, others MLK.

My apologies for the long post, I hope you can forgive me, if you’ve read this far. This has been giving me a mental block recently. Thank you.

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If I know the social contract, Rousseau
Understand where Picketty is right and wrong in capital for the 21st century
Will read Marx, just lazy, probably know some of it…

Given all that:

What is 1 book you recommend, assuming that’s all I will ever get to read?

Please format your response as

1. Name of book
2. Why this one over others in one single sentence.

Thank you!

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If I know the social contract, Rousseau
Understand where Picketty is right and wrong in capital for the 21st century
Will read Marx, just lazy, probably know some of it…

Given all that:

What is 1 book you recommend, assuming that’s all I will ever get to read?

Please format your response as

Name of book

Why this one over others in one single sentence.

Thank you!