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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Robert Kurz interviewed by Sonia Montaño

In this 2006 interview, Robert Kurz offers a succinct definition the “radical critique of value”, and discusses the nature of the commodity and…

Teaching old dogs new tricks: Counter-theses and theses - Amadeo Bordiga

In this 1952 article from the “On the Thread of Time” series, on the eve of a split in the…

Value and animals: A reply to "Towards a Marxist Animalism"

A short comment upon a proposed re-working of Marx's value theory to include non-humans, arguing…

Science and Dogma: The Marxist Perspective

An introduction to the Marxian approach to science and ideology.

The Social Theories of Karl Marx in the Twenty-First Century

This essay was inspired, on the one hand, by the growing interest in Marxism along with the proportional ignorance of the real nature of the movement; and on the other by the scarcity of accurate, relatively approachable, and contemporary introductions to the subject. It is written with the intended audience of any intelligent and curious reader, and I have attempted to avoid technical language and jargon as much as…

On the fate of the state: Bakunin versus Marx - Paul McLaughlin

An article in which Paul McLaughlin compares the role of the State in Marx and Bakunin's thought. He…

Towards a theory of the development of the world market and the world economy - Isaak Dashkovskij

The first of three articles. Under the Banner of Marxism, 1927, no.1 , 86-117. See part two and three.

When Language Goes on Holiday: Philosophy and Anti-philosophy in Marx and Wittgenstein

David Adam examines the overlapping analyses of philosophical language put forward by Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Marginal notes on the program and rules of Bakunin's International Alliance of Socialist Democracy - Karl Marx

Brief notes Karl Marx hand wrote in the margins of a leaflet containing the programme of Bakunin's Alliance, on 15 December 1868.

Dispatches for the New York Tribune: selected journalism of Karl Marx

Karl Marx is arguably the most famous political philosopher of all time, but he was also one of the…

The best brick you’ll ever read: why Wobblies should read “Capital”

A short review by Lou Rinaldi of Capital, which he advocates for Wobblies and the like-minded to…

Letters of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 1842-1895

An epub collecting the letters of Marx and Engels from 1842 to 1895. Letters taken from marxists.org.