if you are baby leftist or want to learn about communism step 1 is unlearn the decades of amerikan propaganda you have unknowingly been a victim of. hitler was not a socialist & every nation bombed by the united states is actually not enriching uranium 235 in tunnels beneath their children hospitals
these 3 will give you a good intro to both history & theory (links provided):
Parenti's Yellow Lecture (video): highly recommend good primer on amerikan foreign policy serving the interests of capital
Engels Principles of Communism (pdf): very short easy to read starts with basic definitions
Marx Wage Labor & Capital (pdf): contrary to popular belief marx wrote mostly about capitalism. he examined the objective mechanisms of the capitalist system to reveal its inherent contradictions. many aha moments
(this just made me think of that one time el0n mu$k tweeted something like "marx loved capitalism he even wrote a book about it" & every time I’m reminded of that it ruins my day)
After these 3 I would say just research whatever you're interested in
Marxists internet archive: every marxist text ever can be found here
marx engels manifesto of the communist party:
the leftist library: online mutual aid collection of leftist resources, most great some meh
debord comments on t.s.o.t.s: better read than the og imo
Franz Fanon the wretched of the earth: major anticolonial text extremely relevant highly recommend
Guy Debord the society of the spectacle: a personal favorite obviously
Iskra books: publisher of contemporary leftist books. every book is available for free pdf download
Huey p newton revolutionary suicide: autobiography of black panther party founder huey p newton. a personal fav very inspiring
Angela Davis Women Race & Class: intersectionality, highly recommend
foucault history of sexuality:
Gaza fights for freedom: 2019 documentary on the great march of return protests in gaza
Rosa Luxemburg reform or revolution: self explanatory, very good
William blum killing hope: read william blum's book on u.s. military & cia interventions on the cia's own website
lukacs history & class consciousness:
poverty of student life S.I: dropouts vindicated (me)
mark fisher capitalist realism:
vaneigem revolution of everyday life:
thomas sankara women's liberation & the african freedom struggle: revolutionary president of burkina faso. big fan. intersectionality
some audio books: parenti blackshirts & reds, newton revolutionary suicide, bevins jakarta method,
audio books: many many marxist writings audio books
angela davis are prisons obsolete: