Karl Marx
Workers hold the power
Those at the top of society tell workers that they have no power. Sadie Robinson looks at recent school stoppages and says that workers can halt the assaults on ordinary people
Engels—200 years on
Two centuries after the birth of revolutionary and socialist theorist Frederick Engels, Sarah Bates examines a life and legacy that goes beyond collaborating with Karl Marx
Letters—It’s time for a new squatters’ movement to win us housing
The horrendous situation facing renters during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the private sector, is going to get much worse after 21 September
Capitalism can’t make you well
‘Wellness’ may seem like a harmless trend. But it rests on making money from alienation and the way that capitalism damages our minds and bodies
What actually makes a person middle class?
Tomáš Tengely-Evans argues that being middle class isn’t about your lifestyle, accent, or whether you do a manual job
What is so special about going on strike?
Sadie Robinson looks at what is distinctive about workers striking and why it is an especially powerful form of resistance.
Can Marxism help save the planet?
06 August 2019Alistair Farrow explains how the revolutionaries Marx and Engels looked at humans’ interaction with the natural world
A badge of honour—not a Marx of shame
09 April 2019Theresa May’s appeal to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to resolve her Brexit crisis has infuriated many Tories.
Does money make the world go round?
12 March 2019In the past few weeks discussion of the obscure economic school is Modern Monetory Theory has gone viral
Karl Marx can spark joy for you
26 January 2019Sarah Bates enjoys Marie Kondo’s new show Tidying Up. But, she writes, its popularity says something deeper about life under capitalism and our relationship to commodities
A tradition of global solidarity
06 July 2018Some 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
03 July 2018Karl 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
11 June 2018The 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
08 May 2018It’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
01 May 2018A 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
01 May 2018Alex 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.
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