It is fashionable for pundits to declare every so often that Marxism is dead. As the late socialist author Daniel Singer aptly put it, their aim 'is to doom as impossible a radical, fundamental transformation of existing society.'

But you can't keep a good theory down. The poverty, class inequality, war and environmental degradation that today's globalized capitalist systems creates on an ever-expanding scale raises questions for which Marxism still offers fresh and relevant answers.

You're invited to take part in a series of discussions on Paul D'Amato's book, The Meaning of Marxism, where we dissect this very question while trying to grasp the framework of our complex and brutal society.

Topics of discussion include imperialism, nationalism and war; historical conditions surrounding Russia's short-lived revolution; Marxist economics; working class power; reform vs. revolution; role of a socialist organization; Marxism and oppression; capitalism and the environment; arguments against socialism; and ideas on what a future socialist society might look like.