Marxism
Do health workers have the power to hit the bosses?
06 January 2015Not all workers are exploited in the same way—but capitalism still needs their work, and that gives them power to hit back
Tipping points - Are we too late to save the climate?
12 August 2014There are alarming signs that global warming may have passed ‘tipping points’ of no return. This is a cause for urgent action, not despair, writes Dave Sewell
Marxism 2014 - debating how we can resist the Tories and change the world
15 July 2014Revolutionaries, campaigners, strikers and trade unionists came to Marxism 2014 from across the world to celebrate their struggles and discuss ways to change the system
Marxism festival 2014 opens with a celebration of workers' strength
10 July 2014The annual Marxism festival began on Thursday of this week with a packed opening rally.
Why Karl Marx remains relevant - Deciphering Capital by Alex Callinicos
08 July 2014Alex Callinicos’s new book Deciphering Capital argues that Karl Marx’s main work is still vital to understand how to change the world, writes Mark L Thomas
Piketty's theory of capital - strengths and weaknesses
13 May 2014Thomas Piketty’s new economics book Capital in the 21st Century has become a bestseller. Alex Callinicos, author of the forthcoming Deciphering Capital, examines why
Value, price and profit in the works of Marx
13 May 2014Einde O’Callaghan from the Marxists Internet Archive responds to demands they remove works by Marx and Engels from the website.
Marxism and history
11 February 2014Understanding what forces drive human progress and change in society is crucial for all those who want a different world, writes Camilla Royle
Bosses' state of misrule
28 January 2014What is the state? Does it always act for the bosses or does it have its own interests? In the wake of the Mark Duggan verdict, Annette Mackin explains its role
Land and Labour: for a sustainable solution to the ecological crises
10 December 2013Martin Empson, author of a new book on ecology and human history, argues that human action is key to the possibility of a sustainable solution to ecological crises
Marxism in Scotland: a lively day of debate
19 November 2013More than 200 people came to the Marxism in Scotland event in Glasgow last Saturday, organised by the Socialist Workers Party.
Miliband and Marx
08 October 2013After the Daily Mail’s attack on Ed Miliband’s father, Charlie Kimber looks at what Ralph Miliband’s work can tell us about the nature of the Labour Party
Are we all divided by privilege?
13 August 2013An influential theory that divides people with a myriad of ‘privileges’ lets our rulers off the hook—and gets in the way of uniting against oppression, says Esme Choonara
An alien society
23 July 2013Why does going to work and producing things make most people feel isolated and atomised rather than fulfilled? Bea Kay looks at Karl Marx’s theory of alienation
Voices from Marxism
16 July 2013Hemali Deb, student, University of East London
Marxism 2013 - how do we beat the Tories?
16 July 2013Trade unionists discussed how unions can win in David Cameron’s Britain.
Marxism 2013 - thirst for socialist ideas shows potential to build a new world
16 July 2013Thousands of people took part in debates on Marxist theory, the working class, how to fight oppression and how to beat the Tories at the Marxism 2013 festival in London last weekend
Voices of resistance open Marxism festival in central London
11 July 2013The Marxism 2013 festival opened with a rally of more than 900 people today, Thursday. The Logan Hall in central London was full to capacity. The festival will continue with hundreds of meetings and debates until Monday.
Primitive communism: life before class and oppression
28 May 2013We are told that competition and division are hard-wired into humanity. But, says Martin Empson, evidence from pre-history points in the opposite direction
How ideas change
30 April 2013We are often told socialism can’t work because people will not shift the way they think. John Molyneux shows how dramatic shifts are possible and have occured in the past
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