{"id":5984,"date":"2012-03-07T17:39:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-10-23T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:53:48","slug":"articles-new-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/articles-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles For New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve just joined as a member (or you&#8217;re thinking about it), we put together a list of useful articles that touch on a lot of common themes and causes of confusion on the Left, so feel free to have a browse.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:40%\">\n<a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1970s\/1973\/no-829-september-1973\/marx-his-time\">Marx in his Time<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1981\/no-917-january-1981\/private-property-and-class-possession\">Private Property and class possession<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1981\/no-918-february-1981\/are-managers-really-control-part-two\">Are the managers really in control?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1982\/no-934-june-1982\/interpreting-marx\">Interpreting Marx<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1952\/1980\/1980s\/article\/chapter-eight-economic-policy-and-development\/no-909-may-1980\/karl-marxs-declaration-principles\">Karl Marx\u2019s Declaration of Principles<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1988\/no-963-november-1988\/class-struggle-ancient-and-modern\">Class struggle, ancient and modern<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"socialist-standard\/1980s\/1986\/no-987-november-1986\/socialism-and-democracy\">Socialism and Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1987\/no-992-april-1987\/state-capitalism\">State Capitalism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"socialist-standard\/1980s\/1987\/no-998-october-1987\/leninist-state-vs-world-socialism\">Leninist State vs World Socialism<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1985\/no-973-september-1985\/marx-money-must-go\">Marx: money must go<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1955\/1980s\/1983\/article\/chapter-eight-economic-policy-and-development\/no-952-december-1983\/marxs-financial-articles\/\">Marx\u2019s financial articles<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1985\/no-971-july-1985\/markets-monopoly-and-war\">Markets, monopoly and war<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1984\/no-955-march-1984\/william-morris-life-and-times\">William Morris: life and times<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:40%\">\n<a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1984\/no-954-february-1984\/morris-and-problem-reform-or-revolution\">Morris and the problem of reform or revolution<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1986\/no-987-november-1986\/william-godwin-shelley-and-communism\">William Godwin, Shelley and<\/a><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1986\/no-987-november-1986\/william-godwin-shelley-and-communism\">\u00a0communism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1960s\/1967\/no-760-december-1967\/what-anarchism\">What is anarchism?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"socialist-standard\/1980s\/1986\/no-986-october-1986\/syndicalism-its-origin-and-weakness\">Syndicalism: its origin and weaknesses<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1984\/no-956-april-1984\/abundance-feasible\">Abundance is feasible<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1987\/no-1000-december-1987\/socialism-and-calculation\">Socialism and Calculation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1989\/no-1013-january-1989\/socialism-now\">Socialism now<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1989\/no-1024-december-1989\/modern-technology-and-socialism\">Modern technology and socialism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1989\/no-1020-august-1989\/socialism-means-one-world\">Socialism means one world<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"socialist-standard\/1980s\/1987\/no-996-august-1987\/one-green-world\">One green world<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1960s\/1961\/no-679-march-1961\/kier-hardie-myth\">The Kier Hardie myth<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1985\/no-966-february-1985\/what-causes-famines\">What causes famines?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/spgb\/socialist-standard\/1980s\/1985\/no-967-march-1985\/how-many-die-famine\">How many die of famine?<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:100%\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/publications\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2b9c  Education index<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<font face=\"Arial Narrow, sans-serif\"><font size=\"4\">That as inadequate theoretical and historical knowledge (especially about other movements purporting to oppose capitalism) can lead frustrated and isolated members to seek erroneous alternatives to sound socialist activity, this Conference instructs the EC to arrange without undue delay, the distribution to new members, and other members requesting them, of articles from the <\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial Narrow, sans-serif\"><font size=\"4\"><i>Socialist Standard <\/i><\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial Narrow, sans-serif\"><font size=\"4\">listed (see Annex), together with any other important theoretical articles of which new members should be made aware\u201d (1992 SPGB Conference Resolution).<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><font face=\"Arial Narrow, sans-serif\"><font size=\"4\"><b>Date Title 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