Karl Marx
Articles by and about Karl Marx, pioneering socialist thinker.
The Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels
The Manifesto of the Communist Party Communist Manifesto was commissioned by the Communist League and published in 1848, and remains one of the world's most influential political tracts.
While we do not agree with all of it we reproduce it for reference, and readers should bear in mind that it was commissioned propaganda for the League.
Introduction
The Fetish Speaks! - Marx and Perlman
Marx spoke of the commodity - now the commodity speaks of Marx (and itself). PDF of illustrated quotations from 'Capital'.
First printed in Black & Red No. 5 January 1969. Reprinted as a fold-out concertina leaflet by Black & Red, Detroit, 1973.
Notes on Bakunin's book 'Statehood and Anarchy' - Karl Marx
Marx responds to Bakunin's criticisms of Marx and Marxism. Marx's comments were written at the end of 1874 as he read Bakunin's book as part of his efforts to learn Russian and to study Russian society.
Marx's late writings on the Russian 'mir' (peasant commune) were influenced by Bakunin's descriptions of communal peasant society in 'Statehood and Anarchy'.
From Volume 24 of 'Marx & Engels - Collected Works'; Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1989.
The philosophical roots of the Marx-Bakunin conflict - Ann Robertson
Article about political differences between Bakunin and Marx, which correlated to the anarchist-Marxist split in the First International.
The author is biased in favour of Marx's views, but fails to give credit for Bakunin's influence on Marx (such as forcing him to clarify his views on the state) or those instances where Bakunin had more insight than Marx (such as on the evolution and counter-revolutionary nature of Social Democracy).
The Fetish Speaks! - (Marx/Perlman)
Marx spoke of the commodity - now the commodity speaks of Marx... Quotes from Marx's Capital are given an unusual setting.
Conspectus of Bakunin's Statism and Anarchy - Karl Marx
Conspectus of Bakunin's Statism and Anarchy[Extract]
Karl Marx's Speech On the Question of Free Trade
Karl Marx's Speech ON THE QUESTION OF FREE TRADE
On January 9, 1848, Marx spoke before the Democratic Association of Brussels about the topical question of free trade.
At the end of 1847, Brussels hosted a "Free Trade Congress" -- which was intended to further the general Free Trade campaign English manufacturers were conducting. In 1846, the English bourgeoisie repealed England's Corn Laws and were now ready to take their cause abroad.
Marx requested a slot to speak, but the Congress closed before his name came up on the lists. Instead, he delivered his speech to the Democratic Association, of which he was a vice-president. His speech is presented below.
Interview with Karl Marx - Chicago Tribune
INTERVIEW WITH KARL MARX
by H.
Chicago Tribune, January 5 1879.
Interview with Karl Marx Head of L'Internationale by R. Landor
Interview with Karl Marx Head of L'Internationale
Revolt of Labour Against Capital -- the Two Faces of L'Internationale-- Transformation of Society -- Its Progress in the United States
by R. Landor
Manifesto of the Communist Party - Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
"A spectre is haunting Europe..." Marx and Engels' hugely influential pamphlet, briefly summarising key communist ideas and the policies of the Communist League.
Karl Marx and Frederick Engel's MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
