Luna does a fantastic job of making these ideas as accessible as possible while giving some real world examples to consider.
Socialism 101
Yanis Varoufakis: Is Capitalism Devouring Democracy? (2018)
Greek economist and politician Yanis Varoufakis explains how socialism is rooted in democracy and its history in everyday language to the Cambridge Forum in Massachusetts.
What Constitutes a Socialist Society? – Xexizy (2017)
A great (but higher level) explanation of commodity form and state capitalism.
Marx’s Capital with Martin Thomas
This playlist is a fantastic breakdown of Marx’s Capital in everyday language.
Richard Wolff Marxism in the US
Wolff explains the history of Marxism in the US. This really helped give context to the anti-Socialist culture in the US.
Richard Wolff – Definitions of Socialism
This is a great explanation if you want to learn more about the different ways people use the word Socialism.
Neoliberals use “Socialism” to describe a welfare state that acts as a band aid on the suffering caused by Capitalism.
Communists have historically used the word “Socialism” to describe government ownership and regulation of industry.
Today’s leftists use “Socialism” to describe a worker-ownership model that will lead us out of Capitalism while advocating for a strong welfare state.