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What It Means to Be a Marxist

Latest in Topic: Political Education

What It Means to Be a Marxist

by Ramsin Canon | November 29, 2018March 26, 2019

It’s unfortunate that there isn’t a better word for “Marxism.” Marx himself famously once said that he himself was “not a Marxist” if certain askew interpretations of his theories of historical materialism…

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I’m a Socialist but I’m Not a Marxist

I’m a Socialist but I’m Not a Marxist

by Scotty Hendricks | November 16, 2018May 5, 2019
In the last few months, I've been told a dozen times that we…
Primer Red (Part 6): Late Capitalism

Primer Red (Part 6): Late Capitalism

by Ramsin Canon | September 3, 2018May 5, 2019
For previous editions of Primer Red, on dialectical materialism, alienation, class, value, and…
Podcast: Sentimental Re-education

Podcast: Sentimental Re-education

by Midwest Socialist | August 24, 2018May 14, 2019
Sarah and André talk to Chicago DSA Political Education coordinator Ramsin Canon and…
Primer Red (Part 5): Praxis

Primer Red (Part 5): Praxis

by Ramsin Canon | December 29, 2017May 3, 2019
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 4): Value

Primer Red (Part 4): Value

by Ramsin | October 24, 2017May 5, 2019
Why does a tree catch fire so easily? Every tree holds in its…
Primer Red (Part 3): Class

Primer Red (Part 3): Class

by ramsin-canon | September 21, 2017May 5, 2019
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 2): Alienation

Primer Red (Part 2): Alienation

by ramsin-canon | September 11, 2017May 20, 2019
“Primer Red” is our political education series on some basics of radical thought…
Primer Red (Part 1): Dialectical Materialism

Primer Red (Part 1): Dialectical Materialism

by ramsin-canon | September 6, 2017May 20, 2019
This is the first in a series of primers on some basics of…
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