Phil Gasper speaks in this session recorded at Socialism 2022. This talk will explain key Marxist ideas about class, the state, economic crises, and revolution with the aim of showing how they remain relevant for socialists in the 21st century. The emphasis will be on Marxism as a method that requires creative application to the problems we face today. Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks