Will a revolution end oppression? For centuries, oppression has poisoned every aspect of life. No wonder it feels like sexism, racism, homophobia and other forms of oppression are inevitable.

@judycox.bsky.social #TeachYourselfMarxism
for @socialistworker.bsky.social "Will a revolution end oppression?":
socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

Will a revolution end oppression? For centuries, oppression has poisoned every aspect of life. No wonder it feels like sexism, racism, homophobia and other forms of oppression are inevitable.

Will a revolution end oppression?
⭐Revolutions turn off the tap that pours out bigoted ideas. But residual puddles of filth will still need to be mopped up
socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...
#TeachYourselfMarxism

Marxism and art—What makes an artwork great? - Socialist Worker What makes a painting, sculpture, song or poem great? Art must be judged first and foremost by its own standards—its originality, skill, impact and capacity to connect with its audience. Art should no...

@judycox.bsky.social for @socialistworker.bsky.social : #TeachYourselfMarxism
Marxism and art—What makes an artwork great?:
socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

@judycox1917.bsky.social's latest #teachyourselfmarxism column for @socialistworker.bsky.social: Why revolutionary socialists argue for open borders: socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

What kind of direct action do we need? The most successful examples of direct action involve mass participation

@judycox1917.bsky.social 's latest #TeachYourselfmarxism column for #socialistworker asks "What kind of direct action do we need?": socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

What is capitalism and why does it matter? There is no alternative to capitalism—at least that is certainly what the establishment want us to think.

@judycox1917.bsky.social's latest #TeachYourselfMarxism column for @socialistworker.bsky.social : What is capitalism and why does it matter?
socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

What on earth is the dialectic? Society and the world are dialectical, and understanding the core of dialectics are crucial for developing revolutionary theory

@judycox1917.bsky.social 's #teachyourselfmarxism column in @socialistworker.bsky.social asks: What on earth is the dialectic?:

socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

What lies behind the appeal of religion? Marxists are sometimes accused of dismissing religion as a tool used by our rulers to keep us passive. But this is not what Marx argued

@judycox1917.bsky.social's latest #teachyourselfmarxism column for @socialistworker.bsky.social:

socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...

The combination of ideas and action made Karl Marx Judy Cox kicks off our new Teach Yourself Marxism series by looking at what radicalised Marx

📚 On this day #OTD
📣 Happy Birthday to Karl Marx, born on 5 May 1818.

🚩 Interested in Karl Marx's ideas — and how we apply them today?
Judy Cox presents Socialist Worker's Teach Yourself Marxism series.
buff.ly/b74pkyh

#KarlMarx #Marxism #TeachYourselfMarxism

Iconic posed portrait photo of an older Karl Marx with big hair, beard and moustache, formal dark jacket and white shirt, looking straight into the camera, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - International Institute of Social History, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106191124

🎓 Teach Yourself Marxism
🚩 Interested in Karl Marx's ideas — and how we apply them today? Socialist Worker presents Judy Cox's series on the fundamentals of Marxism.

buff.ly/ypxPLRl

#marxism #marx #KarlMarx #teachyourselfmarxism #socialism #revolutionarysocialism

Why was Marx a materialist? Materialism is essential to Marxism. Marx's materialism was revolutionary at the time, and rethought humans' relationship to history.

Why was Marx a materialist?
#TeachYourselfMarxism

👇When Marx's created his materialist outlook of history, it challenged the idealist views at the time and rethought humans' relationship to the world

socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...