Step One: Join an Organization 🤝
“If the workers are organized, all they have to do is to put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped. “ - Big Bill Haywood
Organizations:
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) (dsausa.org)
International Workers of the World (IWW) (iww.org)
Socialist Rifle Association (SRA) (socialistra.org)
Communist Party USA (cpusa.org)
Revolutionary Communists of America (RCA) (communistusa.org)
Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) (marxist.com)
Black Rose Anarchist Federation (blackrosefed.org)
John Brown Gun Club
People’s Defense Committee
(Also look for local orgs in your area)
Step Two: Read Theory📚
Websites:
DSA Political Education Resources
Books:
“A People’s History of the United States” - Howard Zinn (read | download | audiobook | buy)
“Blackshirts and Reds” - Michael Parenti (read | download | buy)
“Principles of Communism” - Friedrich Engles (read)
“Inventing Reality” - Michael Parenti (read)
“The Communist Manifesto” - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engles (read)
“Let this Radicalize You”- Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba (read)
“Value, Price, and Profit” - Karl Marx (read)
“Das Kapital” - Karl Marx (Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | buy | audiobook)
“Wage-labour and Capital” - Karl Marx (read | archive)
“State and Revolution” - V.I. Lenin (read)
“Debt: The First 5000 years” - David Graeber (read)
“Bullshit Jobs” - David Graeber (read)
“Direct Action” - David Graeber (read)
“Cuba and its Neighbors: Democracy in Motion” - Arnold August
“Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II” - William Blum
Reading Lists:
Black Panther Party Reading List (alternate link 1) (alternate link 2)
Communist Caucus (DSA Caucus) Reading List
Bread and Roses (DSA Caucus) Reading List
Reform and Revolution (DSA Caucus) Reading List
Marxist Unity (DSA Caucus) Reading List
Red Star (DSA Caucus) Red Start (podcast/reading guide)
Basic Marxist Leninism Study Guide (r/communism)
Rochester, NY (DSA Chapter) Reading List
Northeast Tennessee (DSA Chapter) Reading List
Atlanta (DSA Chapter) Reading List
ProleWiki Beginner Reading List
Marxist.org: Marx & Engels Selected Works
Pamphlets/Articles:
Rusty’s Rules - How to Hold a Good Meeting
How to Fire Your Boss - IWW (printable)
Channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@YaBoiHakim
https://youtube.com/@azurescapegoat
https://www.youtube.com/@AudioAnarchy
https://www.youtube.com/@themarxistproject
https://www.youtube.com/@SocialismForAll
https://www.youtube.com/@ClimateTown
https://www.youtube.com/@eryngo.urbanism
https://www.youtube.com/@LadyIzdihar
https://www.youtube.com/@YUGOPNIK
https://www.youtube.com/@MidwesternMarx
https://www.youtube.com/@BlackGreenRed
https://www.youtube.com/@SecondThought
https://www.youtube.com/@RichardDWolff
https://www.youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV
https://www.youtube.com/@TheGravelInstitute
Videos:
A Case for Planned Economies - azureScapegoat
Capitalism Really Sucks, Why? - Hakim
Socialism is Better Than Capitalism - Hakim
Yellow Parenti (Michael Parenti Lecture)
Guide to the DSA - Harper OC | Guide to the DSA - AlexRydian
Landlords - Hakim | Are worker cooperatives sus?? - Hakim
Middle Class Matt Ep1: Matt vs The Hedgelords
"Of course you hate communism ma" - Golden Girls
The Fundamentals of Marx - The Marxist Project (playlist)
Step Three: Praxis. 🛠️
“Theory’s cool, but theory with no practice ain’t shit” - Fred Hampton
Rusty’s Rules - How to Hold a Good Meeting (fundamental)
US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (coop map)
Guide to Decentralizing the Internet (“de-googling”)
Just for Fun 🏄
Music:
There But For Fortune (album) - Phil Ochs
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchel (popular cover)
Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron
Streaming Services:
Stremio+Torrentio+Debrid (better than any streaming service, has literally everything)
Documentaries:
The Black Panthers - PBS
SiCKO - Michael Moore
Movies:
The Young Karl Marx (2017)
The Big Short (2015)
Trumbo (2015)
In Time (2011)
The Matrix Trilogy (1999)
Superman (2025)
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Battle of Algiers
TV:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
The Orville
The Fall of Eagles
Fediverse (decentralized social media):
FedDB - A database of fediverse platforms
Reddit → Lemmy
Twitter/X → Mastodon
Youtube → Peertube
Instagram → Pixelfed
Tiktok → Loops
Facebook → Friendica
Discord → Stoat
Signal/Telegram/Groupme → Matrix
Spotify/Pandora/Youtube Music → Funkwhale