At some point some user linked to a long reading list, where I stopped frustrated after 2 hours of reading and still being non the wiser. In all that time there must be some resource, that is more engaging and especially talking about modern life, not the life in the times of Marx (yeah, I know that the fundamental principles are the same). I'm also ok with multiple hour youtube videos, as long as there are skillfully made and engaging.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It depends on what aspect of theory you're interested in.

For introductory material, I can highly recommend Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti. It's well written, and gives a good overview of socialism in a modern context.

I thought these books discussing socialism in the context of China were pretty good as well

The East is Still Red https://redletterspp.com/products/the-east-is-still-red
People's China at 75 – The Flag Stays Red https://redletterspp.com/products/peoples-china-at-75
China's Great Road https://redletterspp.com/products/chinas-great-road

For an intro on the modern economic theory aspect, Geopolitical Economy Hour with Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson is pretty good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL1ObLixT8M&list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

[–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, will definitely have a look at them