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Access to a wide range of high quality information and sources is important. This guide exists as a compilation of good places to easily access useful resources of different kinds.
Access to a wide range of high quality information and sources is important. This guide exists as a compilation of good places to easily access useful resources of different kinds.


==Books & Text Resources==
==Books & text resources==
Books and writing have always been a key part of all parts of the left-wing movement. Thanks to the internet it has never been easier to have access to books from all over the world and often for free.
Books and writing have always been a key part of all parts of the left-wing movement. Thanks to the internet it has never been easier to have access to books from all over the world and often for free.
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===Public Domain===
===Public domain===
Books written by authors who are probably long dead are under the public domain and can be shared freely by anyone. These are compiled in many different places online but with varying quality.
Books written by authors who are probably long dead are under the public domain and can be shared freely by anyone. These are compiled in many different places online but with varying quality.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+Books and Texts
!Name
!Name
!URL
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|[[Marxists Internet Archive]]
|[[Marxists Internet Archive]]
|[https://www.marxists.org/ www.marxists.org/]
|[https://www.marxists.org/ www.marxists.org/]
|Large collection of writing by Marxist writers and other socialists. May have some anti-Stalin/Trotskyist bend, especially in its encyclopedia, however.
|Large collection of writing by Marxist writers and other socialists. May have some anti-Stalin/Trotskyist bend, especially in its encyclopedia, however.
|-
|[[Leftypedia]]
|[https://wiki.leftypol.org wiki.leftypol.org]
|Contains a curated (but growing) selection of key texts full integrated into the rest of the Wiki. Contains external links to other sources for texts where appropriate.
|-
|-
|[[Marx2mao.com|Marx to Mao]]
|[[Marx2mao.com|Marx to Mao]]
|[http://www.marx2mao.com/ www.marx2mao.com/]
|[http://www.marx2mao.com/ www.marx2mao.com/]
|A collection of books and writings which are more Marxist–Leninist orientated (focused on Lenin, Stalin, etc.). Appears to be HTTP-only.  
|A collection of books and writings which are more Marxist–Leninist orientated (focused on Lenin, Stalin, etc.). Appears to be HTTP-only.
|}
|}


===Questionable sources ===
===Questionable sources===
There are many websites online that provide legally questionable collections of more recent e-Books and texts of books. The largest of these is the Z-Library project which contains over 10,000,000 books and over 80,000,000 articles.<ref>https://z-lib.org/</ref> Use at your own discretion.
There are many websites online that provide legally questionable collections of more recent e-Books and texts of books. The largest of these is the Z-Library project which contains over 10,000,000 books and over 80,000,000 articles.<ref>https://z-lib.org/</ref> Use at your own discretion.


==Newspapers & related publications==
Several newspapers have a good online version for free and have resources relevant to socialist politics and organizing.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Newspapers
! Name
!URL
!Notes
|-
|[[Unicorn Riot]]
| [https://unicornriot.ninja/ unicornriot.ninja]
| A general left-wing news source with a focus on activism. Tends to be an excellent resource for anti-fascists too.
|-
|[[American Party of Labor|Red Phoenix]]
|[https://redphoenixnews.com/ redphoenixnews.com]
|Anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist news operated by the American Party of Labor. Mostly good coverage of current events and class struggle.
|-
|The Espresso Stalinist
|[https://espressostalinist.com espressostalinist.com]
|Anti-revisionist ML blog edited by a leading member of the American Party of Labor. If you want sources on ML criticism of certain trends,
this is your place to go.
|-
|[[Workers World Party|Workers World]]
|[https://www.workers.org/ workers.org]
|
|-
|[[Leftist content creators|Politsturm]]
|[https://us.politsturm.com/ us.politsturm.com]
|Marxist–Leninist news source. Often has great coverage of many topics, but can also have horrible takes on certain issues (i.e. Palestine)
|-
|[[World SocialistWeb Site]]
|[https://www.wsws.org wsws.org]
|Often has good coverage of world events and class struggle, keeping in mind its Trotskyist stance.
|-
|[[In Defense of Communism|In Defense of]]
[[In Defense of Communism|Communism]]
|[https://www.idcommunism.com/ idcommunism.com]
|Generally good Marxist–Leninist blog. Has an extensive archive of Stalin's (et al.) works.
|-
|[https://blackagendareport.com/ Black Agenda Report]
|[https://blackagendareport.com/ blackagendareport.com]
|News source with a focus on the Black American left.
|}
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 12 April 2024

Access to a wide range of high quality information and sources is important. This guide exists as a compilation of good places to easily access useful resources of different kinds.

Books & text resources

Books and writing have always been a key part of all parts of the left-wing movement. Thanks to the internet it has never been easier to have access to books from all over the world and often for free.

Public domain

Books written by authors who are probably long dead are under the public domain and can be shared freely by anyone. These are compiled in many different places online but with varying quality.

Books and Texts
Name URL Notes
Project Gutenburg www.gutenberg.org/ Large collection of free e-Books with a focus on literature.
Wikisource en.wikisource.org/ WikiMedia project focusing on providing high quality versions of source texts and translations.
Marxists Internet Archive www.marxists.org/ Large collection of writing by Marxist writers and other socialists. May have some anti-Stalin/Trotskyist bend, especially in its encyclopedia, however.
Marx to Mao www.marx2mao.com/ A collection of books and writings which are more Marxist–Leninist orientated (focused on Lenin, Stalin, etc.). Appears to be HTTP-only.

Questionable sources

There are many websites online that provide legally questionable collections of more recent e-Books and texts of books. The largest of these is the Z-Library project which contains over 10,000,000 books and over 80,000,000 articles.[1] Use at your own discretion.

Newspapers & related publications

Several newspapers have a good online version for free and have resources relevant to socialist politics and organizing.

Newspapers
Name URL Notes
Unicorn Riot unicornriot.ninja A general left-wing news source with a focus on activism. Tends to be an excellent resource for anti-fascists too.
Red Phoenix redphoenixnews.com Anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist news operated by the American Party of Labor. Mostly good coverage of current events and class struggle.
The Espresso Stalinist espressostalinist.com Anti-revisionist ML blog edited by a leading member of the American Party of Labor. If you want sources on ML criticism of certain trends,

this is your place to go.

Workers World workers.org
Politsturm us.politsturm.com Marxist–Leninist news source. Often has great coverage of many topics, but can also have horrible takes on certain issues (i.e. Palestine)
World SocialistWeb Site wsws.org Often has good coverage of world events and class struggle, keeping in mind its Trotskyist stance.
In Defense of

Communism

idcommunism.com Generally good Marxist–Leninist blog. Has an extensive archive of Stalin's (et al.) works.
Black Agenda Report blackagendareport.com News source with a focus on the Black American left.

References

  1. ↑ https://z-lib.org/
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