Suggested readings

Occupy, strike, resist–how do we beat the 1%? “Why do strikes matter and how do they win?” by Socialist Worker (UK), “‘Occupy everything!’” by Socialist Worker (Canada), Chris Harman “1968: The year the world caught fire”

Capitalist crisis: what’s behind the great recession?                                                 Alex Callinicos “the crisis or our time”  Chris Harman “economic crisis: capitalism exposed”, Bill Dunn “Can Marxism explain the crisis?”

Student power: how can students change the world? “Students: The birth of a movement” by Siân Ruddick, “Students and the working class” by Chris Harman, “The student movement today” by Dan Swain

Humanitarian intervention vs national liberation: how do we help oppressed             nations? “Libya and the myth of ‘humanitarian intervention’” by Paul Stevenson, “No to intervention in Libya! Victory to Arab revolutions!” by Socialist Worker (UK), “In the name of decency: The contortions of the pro-war left” by Richard Seymour
Climate chaos: how do stop capitalism from killing the planet? “What kind of movement can end climate change?” by Socialist Worker (UK), “Climate change and class conflict” by Chris Harman, “Capitalism and climate change” by Paul McGarr

Crisis and resistance: fighting racism by any means necessary                           Gareth Jenkins “culture and multiculturalism” Chris Harman “workers’ unity in the face of racism”, “The origins of racism” by Yuri Prasad

From strikes to revolutions: how can workers change the world? “The power that is able to transform the world” by Kevin Ovenden, “Why workers can change the world” by Paul Blackledge, “The workers of the world” by Chris Harman

Building an effective movement: the role of revolutionary organization “Is there any place for parties in the movement?” by Colin Barker, “Do we need a revolutionary party?” by Josh Hollands, “The broad party, the revolutionary party and the united front” by John Rees

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