What is Socialism?

Thursday 17 June 2021, 7pm to 8.30pm

The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) is organising an open meeting,
What is Socialism?
with Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts was an economist in the City of London for 40 years. He is author of several books on Marxist economics: The Great Recession - a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); World in Crisis (2018); Marx 200 (2018) and Engels 200 (2020). He has been a socialist since his twenties. He has also been a member of the Labour Party for over 50 years and an activist in the labour movement. He now blogs on economics at: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com

Further reading
Engels – Socialism Utopian and Scientific

Marx – Critique of the Gotha Programme

Marx and Engels – The Communist Manifesto

Ernest Mandel: Communism (1990)

Ernest Mandel: In Defence of Socialist Planning (September 1986

The meeting will be held on Zoom (click link):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83780890480?pwd=M0FlMkVzc2haTVdlN2pDZlRTNHBXQT09

Meeting ID: 837 8089 0480
Passcode: 297734

The meeting will provide a basic introduction to socialism, including the relationship
of socialists to the Labour Party and Trade Unions. We will consider what socialism
has meant historically and how it applies today.

The meeting is open to anyone. If you are not a member of the LRC, please consider
joining (see link): https://labourrep.com/membership