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  • Capitalism, Technology, Labor

    Edited by Greg Albo, Leo Panitch, et al.

    This volume offers a radical critique of techno-utopianism, instead seeing innovation as a field of ongoing class struggle.

  • Can't Pay, Won't Pay

    by Debt Collective

    A Powerful Guide to Action for People in Debt.

  • A People's Guide to Capitalism

    by Hadas Thier

    A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Capitalism for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%

  • A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism

    by Jairus Banaji

    Spanning centuries and continents, this short work fundamentally reconfigures our view of the rise of capitalism on the world stage.

  • Blood and Money

    by David McNally

    Blood and Money tells the story of money as a history of violence and human bondage.

  • Bit Tyrants

    by Rob Larson

    For all their famed disruption of the economy, Big Tech’s secret sauce turns out to be Capitalism’s standard issue blend of exploitation and corporate maleficence.

  • A Reader's Guide to Marx's Capital

    by Joseph Choonara

    Marx’s groundbreaking analysis of capitalism retains its relevance today. This book guides readers as they grapple with Marx’s masterpiece, Capital.

  • Marx at the Arcade

    by Jamie Woodcock

    This pathbreaking book offers a radical analysis of how people play, produce, and profit from video games, and the major role the industry plays in contemporary capitalism.

  • The Debt System

    by Eric Toussaint

    This compelling, provocative, and accessible volume offers a rejoinder to the prevailing wisdom that views debt as holy writ.

  • Into the Tempest

    by William I. Robinson

    These ten essays provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of the theory of global capitalism and its application to a wide range of contemporary issues that will be accessible to activists and the general public yet also satisfying for scholars.

  • World in Crisis: A Global Analysis of Marx's Law of Profitability

    Edited by Guglielmo Carchedi and Michael Roberts

    The most comprehensive empirically based defense of Marx’s law of profitability as the cause of Capitalist crises.

  • Capitalism and Theory: Selected Writings of Michael Kidron

    by Michael Kidron

    The essential writings of one of the most significant Marxist thinkers of recent decades, collected in one volume for the first time

  • Extracting Profit

    by Lee Wengraf
    A piercing historical explanation for poverty and inequality in African societies today, and social impact of resource-driven growth.

  • Capitalism's Contradictions

    by Henryk Grossman
    Henryk Grossman’s substantial essays highlight vital but still neglected aspects of Marx’s economic theory

  • The Long Depression

    by Michael Roberts
    A significant new analysis of the current economic crisis by leading Marxist economist, Michael Roberts

  • Building Global Labor Solidarity in a Time of Accelerating Globalization

    Edited by Kim Scipes
    Uniting the global North and South in the struggle for a more just world for all workers.

  • Capitalism's Crisis Deepens

    by Richard D. Wolff
    World-renowned economist Richard Wolf explores the roots of the Great Recession and its immense impact on working people.

  • BRICS

    Edited by Patrick Bond and Ana Garcia
    A critical examination of the contradictory rise to power of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

  • Marx's Capital Illustrated

    by David Smith
    This beginners guide to Capital illustrates the key concepts, humour, and immense vitality to be enjoyed in Marx's great work.

  • Democracy at Work

    by Richard D. Wolff
    A new manifesto for gaining democratic control of our workplaces.

  • A Glance in the Rear View Mirror

    by Eric Toussaint
    An introductory guide to the neo-liberal ideology of the global 1%. Perfect for those of us without economics degrees.

  • Zombie Capitalism

    by Chris Harman
    An incisive and devastating critique of capitalism, sounding the alarm that the system poses a threat to human well-being.

  • The Political Economy of Racism

    by Melvin Leiman
    A forceful, well-researched historical analysis of racism's roots and its persistence in the institutions of American society.

  • Your Money or Your Life

    by Eric Toussaint
    Globalization brings growth? Think again. Debt--engineered by the IMF and World Bank--sucks countries dry.