Paul D'Amato is the associate editor of the International Socialist Review. His writing has appeared in CounterPunch, Socialist Worker and Selves and Others. He is an activist based in Chicago, IL.
Contents
Introduction: The Relevance of Marxism 7
1. From Millenarianism to Marx 12
2. Marx's Materialist Method 18
3. The Marxist View of History 34
4. Marxist Economics:
How Capitalism Works, and How It Doesn't 48
5. No Power Greater-the Working Class 69
6. Democracy, Reform, and Revolution 87
7. The Need for Socialist Organization 113
8. Russia: The God That Failed? 120
9. Imperialism, Nationalism, and War 139
10. Marxism and Oppression 160
11. Capitalism and the Environment 181
12. But What about...?
Arguments against Socialism 190
13. Can It Happen Here? 204
14. Imagine ... The Future Socialist Society 214
Conclusion: The Point Is to Change It 218
Further Reading 222
Notes 226
Index
