Resources & Education Events & ReportsMarxist TheoryMontreal Marxist Winter School—Starting this Saturday!As a sign of the growing popularity of revolutionary ideas, the Montreal Marxist Winter School has been growing steadily over the years, to become the largest Marxist event in Quebec and Canada. The 12th edition of the Marxist School will be held on Zoom this weekend, February 19, 20, and 21, 2022.With a few days to go before the School starts, there are already over 900 people registered! If you haven’t registered yet, do it now!Here is the updated schedule and suggested readings for those who wish to prepare for the various sessions.In Defense of MarxismSaturday, February 19th, 10:00AM ESTIntroduction to the Revolutionary Philosophy of MarxismThe Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism—LeninMarx was right!Karl Marx—LeninOur introductory booklets, including Marxist philosophy and historical materialism (available in print or PDF version through our store).How are the workers exploited? The laws of capitalismSaturday, February 19th, 2:30PM ESTIntroduction to Marxist Economics (This text is included in our introductory booklet on Marxist economics, which also includes Karl Marx’s Wage Labour and Capital—available in print or PDF version through our store).The Indigenous Struggle: In Defense of a Marxist PerspectiveSaturday, February 19th, 2:30PM ESTIndigenous Struggle and the Fight for Socialism (you can also order the print version through our store).“Decolonization” doesn’t mean anythingThe Liberal project to create an Indigenous bourgeoisieThe 1990 Oka crisis: Lessons for todayWhat is truth and is it possible to know it?Sunday, February 20th, 10:00AM ESTIn Defense of materialismIn Defense of HegelMarxism vs PostmodernismMarxism and ArtSunday, February 20th, 10:00AM ESTMarxism and art: introduction to Trotsky’s writings on Art and CultureLiterature and Revolution—Leon TrotskyArt and Revolution—Leon Trotsky (book available in print version through our store)Art and Class StruggleBeethoven: man, composer and revolutionaryShostakovich, the musical conscience of the Russian Revolution1972 Quebec General Strike: The Forgotten RevolutionSunday, February 20th, 2:30PM EST45 years since the 1972 Quebec general strike29 octobre 1971 : un tournant dans l’histoire du mouvement ouvrier québécois—In French only1971 CSN Manifesto : Ne comptons que sur nos propres moyens, with a foreword on the general strike of 1972 (available in print or PDF version through our store)—In French onlyMichel Chartrand, le plus grand révolutionnaire de la classe ouvrière québécoise—In French onlyMarxist Theory of RentSunday, February 20th, 2:30PM EST*As this is potentially a more challenging session, we recommend that attendees familiarize themselves with the labour theory of value and the concepts of labour power and surplus value. As a good place to start, we recommend Introduction to Marxist Economics. (This text is included in our introductory booklet on Marxist economics, which also includes Karl Marx’s Wage Labour and Capital—available in print or PDF version through our store).Other suggested readings:In Defense of Marx’s Labour Theory of ValueParasitical landlordism and the Marxist theory of rentThe Housing Question—Friedrich EngelsFrom the book by Alan Woods Reformism or Revolution—Chapter 6: An outline of Marxist economicsWhy are there tent cities in Canada?Marxism and AlienationMonday, February 21st, 10:00AM ESTEconomic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844—Karl MarxThe fetishism of commodities, Capital, chapter 1—Karl MarxAlienation and the future of humanity, extract of Reason in Revolt (also available in print version through our store)Marxism and the right-wing frenzy over “Critical Race Theory”Monday, February 21st, 10:00AM ESTMarxism and the Right-Wing Frenzy over “Critical Race Theory”Why capitalism needs racismUSA: Black Struggle and the Socialist Revolution (available in print or PDF version through our store)Marxism vs Identity politics : How to fight oppression (available in print or PDF version through our store)Preparing for the World RevolutionMonday, February 21st, 2:30PM EST2021 World Perspectives: A worldwide epoch of revolution is being preparedKazakhstan: President calls in foreign troops to smash protest movementOmicron variant: a menace of capitalism’s makingWhat has caused the unfolding chaos in the world economy?Shortages and bottlenecks expose the anarchy of the capitalist systemShare This February 17, 2022