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Comrade Elephant: Add week 2 readings

2026-02-02T00:10:46Z

Add week 2 readings

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	* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]		* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]
	* Lecture (Youtube): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTFZdfK7_o How Marx became a Communist]		* Lecture (Youtube): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTFZdfK7_o How Marx became a Communist]

			==== Week 2 ====
			'''Presenter:''' Comrade Elephant

			===== Required Reading =====

			* '''Capital Vol. 1''' (pp. 13-19)
			** Chapter 1.1 The Two Factors of the Commodity (Use-Value and Value)
			* '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 47-79)
			** NOTE: there is a lot more to read in Heinrich, because he takes a lot of time to really dig into what Marx is saying. In other words, Marx is dense and terse, Heinrich is intentionally more verbose.
			**

			===== Optional Material =====

			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5vu4MpYgUo&list=PLWvnUfModHP9Ci8M1g39l4AZgK6YLCXd0&index=1 David Harvey at The People's Forum]
			** useful to get some perspective other than Heinrich!

Rurik: Added a link to the lecture from the meeting chat

2026-01-27T20:34:46Z

Added a link to the lecture from the meeting chat

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	* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]		* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]
			* Lecture (Youtube): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTFZdfK7_o How Marx became a Communist]

Comrade Elephant: formatting

2026-01-25T15:14:05Z

formatting

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	===== '''Required Reading''' =====		===== '''Required Reading''' =====

	~~======~~ '''Capital Vol.1''' (pp. 5 - 15) ~~======~~		* '''Capital Vol.1''' (pp. 5 - 15)
	* Preface to the Second Edition		** Preface to the Second Edition
	* The beginning of chapter 1.1		** The beginning of chapter 1.1
	** up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."		*** up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."
			* '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 1 - 53)
	~~======~~ '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 1 - 53) ~~======~~		** Preface
	* Preface		** Introduction
	* Introduction		** Commentary on the beginning of Capital
	* Commentary on the beginning of Capital		Preface to the First Edition ( oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)
	* Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)		** Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)
	* Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)

	===== Optional Material =====		===== Optional Material =====

	* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]		* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]

Comrade Elephant: /* Optional Material */

2026-01-19T10:56:47Z

Optional Material

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	===== Optional Material =====		===== Optional Material =====

	* Film: ~~The young Karl Marx (~~https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/)		* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx]

Comrade Elephant at 20:59, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T20:59:28Z

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	==== Week 1 ====		==== Week 1 ====
			'''Presenter:''' Comrade Elephant

	===== '''Required Reading''' =====		===== '''Required Reading''' =====

Comrade Elephant at 20:47, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T20:47:28Z

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	==== Week 1 ====		==== Week 1 ====
	~~'''Required Reading'''~~

	'''~~Capital Vol.1~~''' ~~(pp. 5 - 15)~~		===== '''Required Reading''' =====

			====== '''Capital Vol.1''' (pp. 5 - 15) ======
	* Preface to the Second Edition		* Preface to the Second Edition
	* The beginning of chapter 1.1		* The beginning of chapter 1.1
	** up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."		** up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."

			====== '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 1 - 53) ======
	'''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 1 - 53)

	* Preface		* Preface
	* Introduction		* Introduction
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	* Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)		* Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)
	* Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)		* Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)

			===== Optional Material =====

			* Film: The young Karl Marx (https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/)

Comrade Elephant: Added Reading Plan

2026-01-18T20:40:07Z

Added Reading Plan

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 [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital Capital Vol. 1]
-[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Marxs Capital]
+[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Marx's Capital]
-Reading Plan
+=== Reading Plan ===

Comrade Elephant at 20:17, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T20:17:14Z

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	=== ~~Book~~ ===		=== Primary References ===
	~~Primary References:~~

	[https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital Capital Vol. 1]		[https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital Capital Vol. 1]

	[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Capital ~~by Michael Heinrich~~]		[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Marxs Capital]

	~~Note: you can also use the older version of Capital Vol. 1~~

	Reading Plan		Reading Plan

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=== Book ===
Primary References:

[https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital Capital Vol. 1]

[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Capital by Michael Heinrich]

Note: you can also use the older version of Capital Vol. 1

Reading Plan