The Crisis of Marxism - Karl Korsch Korsch's 1931 essay discusses Marxism's crisis as an imbalance between its "theoretical expression" and "the practical needs of the proletarian…
History as creation - Cornelius Castoriadis Castoriadis examines the interrelation between religious, Hegelian and Marxist philosophies of history, arguing that a true appreciation of human…
"Marx's Concept of Intrinsic Value" by Andrew Kliman This essay delves into the often misunderstood topic of Marx's distinction between value and exchange-value. From Historical Materialism 6, Summer 2000.
“New trends of thought” in the Cultural Revolution Detailed study into the rise and development of the Chinese 'ultra-left' during the Cultural Revolution which found itself often in highly…
Global Leveraged Buyout or the “Longest Boom in Capitalist History”?: A Reply to Robert Fitch Loren Goldner's reply to Robert Fitch's article on the crisis in New Politics magazine, containing his critique of fictitious character of 1982-2007 boom.
"Like a candle burning at both ends": Rosa Luxemburg and the critique of political economy - Riccardo Bellofiore Paper showing how Luxemburg's economic theory and political perspective are much richer than the economic determinism and spontaneism they are usually associated with.
Ideology and Superstructure in Historical Materialism - Franz Jakubowski Apparently freely available online for the first time here, this 1930s book is far less well known…
Karl Marx on the transition from feudalism to capitalism - Claudio.J.Katz A useful summary of the argument that the class struggle of the peasantry was crucial in the…
Political consciousness and its conditions at the present time - Hillel Ticktin Why are the working class not turning against the real cause of their misery — capitalism — as they…
The leopard in the 20th century: value, struggle and administration - William Dixon An examination of the changes within capitalism as a response to the development of the antagonistic…