https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/977049fa-b7a3-4157-a4cd-6c7986bde817 This is the first installment in a new series. In this series, we make Marx accessible. We begin with Capital, working through it section by section to break down Marx’s main arguments and clarify what they mean. From there, the series will expand into later writings and traditions shaped by Marx’s foundational ideas. The aim is to distill the key theoretical takeaways into just a few minutes: enough to make the text easier to approach without stripping away its depth. We will not get lost in the weeds, but we also will not trade insight for simplicity. By the end of each video, you should come away with a clear and usable understanding of the topic at hand.The Marxist Project is a proud member of Means TV. You can now support our channel by following this link and subscribing Means TV's excellent collection of anti-capitalist media: https://means.tv/orders/customer_info?o=70845&d=MARXISTPROJECT By using our code, MARXISTPROJECT, you will get a discount on the first month (or year!) of your subscription.Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan:https://soundcloud.com/charles-tristanPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarxistProjectReferences: For this video and all future videos in this series on Volume 1, refer to the latest (2024) Paul Reitter translation of Capital.00:00 - 00:40 Series Intro 00:41 - 00:55 Intro 00:56 - 02:09 What are commodities? 02:10 - 02:35 What allows commodities to be exchanged? 02:36 - 03:33 Value is a social category 03:34 - 04:15 Socially necessary labor time 04:16 - 05:25 Social analysis 05:26 - 06:04 Dualism or monism? 06:05 - 08:05 Fetishism and the power of commodities 08:06 - 08:26 Conclusion 08:27 - 09:13 Support MeansTV Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:47:21 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/977049fa-b7a3-4157-a4cd-6c7986bde817 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.