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Sick of modern anti-capitalist book lists being over-saturated with social democratic non-solutions and idealism? Well, have I got the list for you.

Includes marxian economics, content from marxists of all stripes, critical theory, and both modern and classical must-reads.
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Kaylem Madden Is there any recommended reading order for this list or is it simply meant to be read in the order it is presented (i.e. Read blackshirts & Reds first)?


The Conspiracy is Capitalism Kaylem wrote: "Is there any recommended reading order for this list or is it simply meant to be read in the order it is presented (i.e. Read blackshirts & Reds first)?"

There's no reading order, it's ordered by which gets the most vote. Coincidentally, Parenti/Engels/Prashad/Marx is a nice order to start from.


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