Karl Marx

Content by and about Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, and communist. He is best known for his theories about capitalism, and for co-authoring The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels.

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Karl Marx 1879 letter to Guesde

A newly translated letter from Marx taking about the political party

Who was Karl Marx? In his own words - Anonymous

From Insurgent Notes #22, September 2020.

Book review: Mary Gabriel’s "Love and Capital"

An extensive review of Mary Gabriel’s "Love and Capital" and some thoughts prompted by the review. By John Garvey, from Insurgent Notes #6.

Table for the transitionary stage

Marx was not a “statist”

There is a very common assumption, propagated all over the political spectrum, both by Marxists and anti-Marxists, that for Marx, socialism is…

A Critique of Philosophical Prejudices against Communal Ownership - Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Extracts from Chernyshevsky's 1858 article criticizing the contemporary views on…

Letter from the Executive Committee of the People's Will to Karl Marx

A letter, written around 1880, to Karl Marx from the Executive Committee of the Russian Social…

Förbundet Arbetarmakt

Marx, Trotsky and the Party

Text by the Swedish Council Communist Förbundet Arbetarmakt on the question of party and revolutionary organization. Originally published in …

numbers

Marx and Mathematics - Annette Vogt

“Engels knew nothing, Marx at least knew a little bit” The historian of science Annette Vogt explains how and why the founders of scientific…

Brief summary of Marx and the Credit Mechanism - Stuart Wise (2009)

Brief summary of Marx and the Credit Mechanism - and sundry discordant reflections on a horribly…

Notebook

Solving Marx’s Transformation Problem with Mr. Kliman’s Temporal Single System Interpretation (TSSI) and Notes on How Anyone Can Solve Marx’s Transformation Problem

Solving Marx’s Transformation Problem with Mr. Kliman’s Temporal Single System…

IWMA Membership Card

Confidential Letter of Corresponding Secretary for Germany (Karl Marx), International Working Men’s Association, to Dr. Ludwig Kugelmann, March 28, 1870

A confidential letter from Karl Marx, the corresponding secretary for Germany of…

Value Form Appendix

Appendix: The Value-Form - Karl Marx

Appendix from the first edition of Capital that sought to popularize value-form analysis. After the first edition, the appendix was dropped and…