[dqv]

There isn't anything really neutral to recommend. People are pretty adamant about "the right way". Start with ABCs of Socialism[0] and take a look at the texts they recommend. You'll have to come to your own conclusion about what you like and dislike about what it says.

The problem with this stuff is that the left is extremely sectarian so I might have someone jumping down my throat for recommending something published by Jacobin.

[0]:https://s3.jacobinmag.com/issues/jacobin-abcs.pdf

[tehjoker]

I really liked that series! While you can get into sectarian arguments and Jacobin is electoralist, the ABCs series is wonderful for someone new to this material imo.