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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx • 1848
History is class war. Capitalism narrowed the fight to two sides, and one is learning the rules.
3.69
202k+
The Communist Manifesto Summary
The Communist Manifesto 98%
History is class war. Capitalism narrowed the fight to two sides, and one is learning the rules.
by Karl Marx 1848
3.69
202k+ ratings
Karl Marx
by 50Minutes • 2015
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
Karl Marx Summary
Karl Marx 98%
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
by 50Minutes 2015
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 98%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
The Socialist Manifesto
by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
3.62
2k+
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto 97%
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019
3.62
2k+ ratings
Socialism
by Friedrich Engels • 1880
Socialism is not a dream: it is the scientific endpoint of capitalism's own contradictions.
4.26
9k+
Socialism Summary
Socialism 97%
Socialism is not a dream: it is the scientific endpoint of capitalism's own contradictions.
by Friedrich Engels 1880
4.26
9k+ ratings
A People's Guide to Capitalism
by Hadas Thier • 2018
The dirty secret of every price tag: profit comes from work that was never paid for.
4.28
1k+
A People's Guide to Capitalism Summary
A People's Guide to Capitalism 97%
The dirty secret of every price tag: profit comes from work that was never paid for.
by Hadas Thier 2018
4.28
1k+ ratings
How to Change the World
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 2011
The regimes that claimed Marx fell. After 2008, his analysis of capitalism became inescapable again.
3.88
988
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 96%
The regimes that claimed Marx fell. After 2008, his analysis of capitalism became inescapable again.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 2011
3.88
988 ratings
Grundrisse
by Karl Marx • 1857
Labor creates all value. Capital extracts it. The system is engineered to self-destruct.
4.28
2k+
Grundrisse Summary
Grundrisse 96%
Labor creates all value. Capital extracts it. The system is engineered to self-destruct.
by Karl Marx 1857
4.28
2k+ ratings
Main Currents Of Marxism
by Leszek Kołakowski • 2005
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
4.25
455
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism 96%
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
by Leszek Kołakowski 2005
4.25
455 ratings
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter • 1942
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
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3k+
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 96%
The real threat to capitalism isn't failure. It's its own spectacular success.
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942
3.99
3k+ ratings
What Is to Be Done?
by Vladimir Lenin • 1902
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
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6k+
What Is to Be Done? Summary
What Is to Be Done? 96%
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
by Vladimir Lenin 1902
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Foundations of Leninism
by Joseph Stalin • 1924
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
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2k+
The Foundations of Leninism Summary
The Foundations of Leninism 95%
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
by Joseph Stalin 1924
4.05
2k+ ratings
Imperialism
by Vladimir Lenin • 1917
Capitalism outgrew free competition, building monopolies that needed colonies to survive.
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Imperialism Summary
Imperialism 95%
Capitalism outgrew free competition, building monopolies that needed colonies to survive.
by Vladimir Lenin 1917
4.27
11k+ ratings
Studies in the Development of Capitalism
by Maurice Dobb • 2007
Capitalism was born when peasants lost their land and had nothing left to sell but their own labor.
3.85
62
Studies in the Development of Capitalism Summary
Studies in the Development of Capitalism 95%
Capitalism was born when peasants lost their land and had nothing left to sell but their own labor.
by Maurice Dobb 2007
3.85
62 ratings
The Revolution Betrayed
by Leon Trotsky • 1937
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
4.09
2k+
The Revolution Betrayed Summary
The Revolution Betrayed 95%
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
by Leon Trotsky 1937
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
by Slavoj Žižek • 2018
The Communist Manifesto foresaw virtual money, debt bondage, false choices. But offered no way out.
3.57
822
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto Summary
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto 95%
The Communist Manifesto foresaw virtual money, debt bondage, false choices. But offered no way out.
by Slavoj Žižek 2018
3.57
822 ratings
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
by Ernesto Laclau • 1985
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
3.82
1k+
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Summary
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy 94%
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
by Ernesto Laclau 1985
3.82
1k+ ratings
Rebel Cities
by David Harvey • 2012
Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.
3.92
2k+
Rebel Cities Summary
Rebel Cities 94%
Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.
by David Harvey 2012
3.92
2k+ ratings
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
3.73
1k+
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise 94%
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
by Slavoj Žižek 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
Understanding Socialism
by Richard D. Wolff • 2019
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
4.01
673
Understanding Socialism Summary
Understanding Socialism 94%
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
by Richard D. Wolff 2019
4.01
673 ratings
Monopoly Capital
by Paul A. Baran • 1966
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
4.20
276
Monopoly Capital Summary
Monopoly Capital 94%
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
by Paul A. Baran 1966
4.20
276 ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 94%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
3.59
516
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity 94%
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006
3.59
516 ratings
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez • 2016
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
3.93
29
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext 94%
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
by Éric Alliez 2016
3.93
29 ratings
Socialism Betrayed
by Roger Keeran • 2004
The Soviet collapse wasn't inevitable: a pro-market faction inside the Party dismantled it.
4.37
545
Socialism Betrayed Summary
Socialism Betrayed 93%
The Soviet collapse wasn't inevitable: a pro-market faction inside the Party dismantled it.
by Roger Keeran 2004
4.37
545 ratings
Slow Down
by Kōhei Saitō • 2020
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
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3k+
Slow Down Summary
Slow Down 93%
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
by Kōhei Saitō 2020
3.92
3k+ ratings
Consequences of Capitalism
by Noam Chomsky • 2020
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
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2k+
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
Consequences of Capitalism 93%
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
by Noam Chomsky 2020
4.33
2k+ ratings
Capitalism Unbound
by Andrew Bernstein • 2009
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
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50
Capitalism Unbound Summary
Capitalism Unbound 93%
Before capitalism, life expectancy was under 35. The moral case for freedom starts with that number.
by Andrew Bernstein 2009
4.36
50 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 93%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born
by Nancy Fraser • 2019
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
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1k+
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born Summary
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 93%
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
by Nancy Fraser 2019
3.93
1k+ ratings
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein • 2017
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
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No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 93%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
The Age of Capital, 1848–1875
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1975
After 1848, capitalism conquered the globe. Railways, gold, and free trade were its weapons.
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The Age of Capital, 1848–1875 Summary
The Age of Capital, 1848–1875 93%
After 1848, capitalism conquered the globe. Railways, gold, and free trade were its weapons.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1975
4.27
5k+ ratings
Technofeudalism
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2023
Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.
4.02
10k+
Technofeudalism Summary
Technofeudalism 93%
Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2023
4.02
10k+ ratings
Invisible Doctrine
by George Monbiot • 2024
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
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4k+
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine 93%
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
by George Monbiot 2024
4.37
4k+ ratings
Capitalist Realism
by Mark Fisher • 2009
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
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Capitalist Realism Summary
Capitalist Realism 93%
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
by Mark Fisher 2009
4.21
41k+ ratings
The New Human Rights Movement
by Peter Joseph • 2017
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
4.33
625
The New Human Rights Movement Summary
The New Human Rights Movement 93%
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
by Peter Joseph 2017
4.33
625 ratings
The End of the World As We Know It
by Immanuel Wallerstein • 1999
The modern world-system emerged in the 1500s. It will not survive this century.
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137
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It 93%
The modern world-system emerged in the 1500s. It will not survive this century.
by Immanuel Wallerstein 1999
4.01
137 ratings
Democracy at Work
by Richard D. Wolff • 2012
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
3.95
2k+
Democracy at Work Summary
Democracy at Work 93%
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
by Richard D. Wolff 2012
3.95
2k+ ratings
The Conquest of Bread
by Pyotr Kropotkin • 1892
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
4.06
10k+
The Conquest of Bread Summary
The Conquest of Bread 93%
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
by Pyotr Kropotkin 1892
4.06
10k+ ratings
America
by Chris Hedges • 2018
Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.
4.23
3k+
America Summary
America 92%
Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.
by Chris Hedges 2018
4.23
3k+ ratings
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
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2k+
Occupy Summary
Occupy 92%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1953
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
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9k+
The Worldly Philosophers Summary
The Worldly Philosophers 92%
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1953
4.16
9k+ ratings
What Is Property?
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon • 1840
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
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2k+
What Is Property? Summary
What Is Property? 92%
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 1840
3.78
2k+ ratings
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2013
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
4.13
21k+
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy 92%
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013
4.13
21k+ ratings
The Society of the Spectacle
by Guy Debord • 1967
Life is no longer lived but watched. A 1967 diagnosis of how images replaced reality.
4.03
24k+
The Society of the Spectacle Summary
The Society of the Spectacle 92%
Life is no longer lived but watched. A 1967 diagnosis of how images replaced reality.
by Guy Debord 1967
4.03
24k+ ratings
Inventing the Future
by Nick Srnicek • 2015
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
3.97
3k+
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future 92%
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
by Nick Srnicek 2015
3.97
3k+ ratings
Rules for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1971
A tactical handbook for the powerless: how ridicule, pressure, and their own rules become weapons.
3.73
9k+
Rules for Radicals Summary
Rules for Radicals 92%
A tactical handbook for the powerless: how ridicule, pressure, and their own rules become weapons.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1971
3.73
9k+ ratings
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by Rawls • 2007
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
4.15
289
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy 92%
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
by Rawls 2007
4.15
289 ratings
The Road to Freedom
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
3.98
857
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom 92%
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024
3.98
857 ratings
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
by Ernesto Che Guevara • 2000
Guatemala fell while he watched. In Mexico, Castro asked him to join a revolution.
3.72
861
Back on the Road (Otra Vez) Summary
Back on the Road (Otra Vez) 92%
Guatemala fell while he watched. In Mexico, Castro asked him to join a revolution.
by Ernesto Che Guevara 2000
3.72
861 ratings
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