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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Love and capital - Mary Gabriel

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution

The class struggles in France, 1848-1850 - Karl Marx

Marx's first full application of historical materialism to an ongoing event.

The basic principles of Marxism - Critique Sociale

A brief introduction to the main tenets of Marxism by the French group, Critique Sociale.

Scaling the wall: what to do if you get stuck while reading Marx’s Capital

Lots of people who start Karl Marx's Capital get stuck somewhere in the early chapters of volume 1…

The guignol in history - Amadeo Bordiga

In this 1953 article from the “Thread of Time” series, Amadeo Bordiga addresses the role of the great man or “man of destiny” in history, whose…

Lessons of the counterrevolutions - Amadeo Bordiga

A 1953 text in which Amadeo Bordiga examines the lessons of counterrevolutions from the defeat of Spartacus to the Battle of Legnano in 1176 and…

The anti-capitalist revolution in the west - Amadeo Bordiga

In this concise1953 programmatic text presented at the Genoa Meeting of the International Communist…

The historical "invariance" of Marxism - Amadeo Bordiga

In these 26 theses presented at the Milan Meeting of the International Communist Party in 1952,…

The theorization of historical experiences - Agustín Guillamón

A critique of Roi Ferreiro’s critique of Andrés Devesa’s essay on the Spanish civil war and…

The Communist Manifesto

Observations on The Communist Manifesto - Raoul Vaneigem

Some thoughts by Raoul Vaneigem published in 1994 as a postface to The Communist Manifesto by Karl…

A contribution to the critique of political economy - Karl Marx

First published in 1859, the book is mainly an analysis of capitalism, achieved by critiquing the…

Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy - Karl Marx

Written during the winter of 1857-8, the "Grundrisse" was considered by Marx to be the first…