Karl Marx
A tradition of global solidarity
Some on the left argue that defending the EU is about the values of cooperation. But the history of international working class struggle is very different
Karl Marx, workers and revolution
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Karl Marx said revolutions would be instrumental in building socialism. Sadie Robinson argues that workers taking mass action is still necessary to change the world
Marxism and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party
The Labour leadership claims to be influenced by the writings of Karl Marx. But Charlie Kimber argues his ideas are about much more than just a critique of capitalism
Don’t dress Marxists up as liberals, Mason
It’s an interesting sign of the troubles with which capitalism is struggling that the coverage of Karl Marx’s bicentenary has been pretty respectful.
What to read by, and about, Karl Marx
A look at where socialists who are interested in Marx's ideas should start
Making a Marx on history—celebrating 200 years since Karl Marx's birth
Alex Callinicos looks at the lasting legacy of the great revolutionary
Strikes show workers have power to change society
06 March 2018Strikes aren’t just another form of protest. They are our most powerful weapon against the bosses
Marx’s life of revolutionary theory and organisation
05 February 2018This year marks the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. Sarah Bates looks at what his remarkable life can tell us about fighting for change
Karl Marx showed why workers have the power to change the world
15 January 2018This year marks 200 years since Karl Marx’s birth. Sadie Robinson explains why workers are central in the first of an occasional series
Marx’s masterwork is as relevant as ever
19 September 2017On 14 September 1867 Karl Marx’s Capital, Volume I, was published in Hamburg.
Capital—a vampire at work
12 August 2017The first volume of Karl Marx’s Capital was published a century and a half ago. Joseph Choonara, author of a new reader’s guide to the work, explains its relevance today
A time of turmoil shaped Karl Marx’s ideas
30 August 2016A new book by Gareth Stedman-Jones, Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, stresses the impact of dynamic early capitalism on Karl Marx's theories. But workers’ struggles gave them their revolutionary edge that still cuts, argues Simon Basketter
After the EU vote - where do ideas come from and how do they change?
05 July 2016Marxism can help explain why some workers have racist ideas and how that can change, writes Alistair Farrow
Genius of the modern world - Marx’s ideas shine through the sneers
14 June 2016Marx, Genius of the modern world BBC Four, Thursday 16 June, 9pm
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
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
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
Reviews round-up
04 December 2012Karl Marx walking tour What better way to spend a crisp winter morning in the capital than following in the footsteps of Karl Marx?
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