Cyril Smith
Friedrich Engels and Marx's critique of political economy
Headnote:
Engels' Outlines of a Critique of Political Economy (1843) was the starting point for the major work of Marx for the next four decades, and yet in all of his later writings purporting to represent Marx's views, Engels never gets to grips with those aspects which Marx himself regarded as essential.
Hegel, Economics, and Marx's Capital
IMAGINE AN earnest PhD student attempting to teach a computer to appreciate jokes "” a project whose chance of success I would not rate very high. Yet this poor machine is a bit like an economist trying to understand Marx's Capital.
A Debate between Simon Pirani and Cyril Smith
This edited correspondence between two comrades who have participated actively in the International Socialist Forum will hopefully highlight some of the issues that have come up at the forum. The first letter was sent by Simon Pirani to Cyril Smith in April 1996, after the publication of Smith's book Marx At The Millenium. The second is Smith's response.
The Communist Manifesto After 150 Years
How can a book written in one historical epoch have a meaning for another? If the author has tried to answer the questions posed by the way of life of the people around him, what can these answers mean for those living under changed conditions and facing quite different questions?
