It is hard, but I've read a few books and whatnot explaining the key ideas of exchange-value, use-value, LTV, surplus value, composition of capital, variable and constant capital etc. etc.

Some things on my reading list are: The Civil War in France, The German Ideology, The Poverty of Philosophy, (all by Marx) and a few of Trotskys works, a few of Luxemburg, a few philosophy books, like Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill and also Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman, just cos I wanna get a different perspective on things. There's loads more that I haven't mentioned

, so yeah it's a lot to get through... what stuff are you reading at the moment?