Honest question: Is there a good comprehensive easy to follow source for reading/listening/watching up on the theory?
At some point some user linked to a long reading list, where I stopped frustrated after 2 hours of reading and still being non the wiser. In all that time there must be some resource, that is more engaging and especially talking about modern life, not the life in the times of Marx (yeah, I know that the fundamental principles are the same). I’m also ok with multiple hour youtube videos, as long as there are skillfully made and engaging.
It depends on what aspect of theory you’re interested in.
For introductory material, I can highly recommend Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti. It’s well written, and gives a good overview of socialism in a modern context.
I thought these books discussing socialism in the context of China were pretty good as well
Honest question: Is there a good comprehensive easy to follow source for reading/listening/watching up on the theory?
At some point some user linked to a long reading list, where I stopped frustrated after 2 hours of reading and still being non the wiser. In all that time there must be some resource, that is more engaging and especially talking about modern life, not the life in the times of Marx (yeah, I know that the fundamental principles are the same). I’m also ok with multiple hour youtube videos, as long as there are skillfully made and engaging.
It depends on what aspect of theory you’re interested in.
For introductory material, I can highly recommend Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti. It’s well written, and gives a good overview of socialism in a modern context.
I thought these books discussing socialism in the context of China were pretty good as well
For an intro on the modern economic theory aspect, Geopolitical Economy Hour with Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson is pretty good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL1ObLixT8M&list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP
Thanks, will definitely have a look at them