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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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…

Theories of surplus-value - Karl Marx

Divided into three parts, this lengthy work reviews classic economic analyses of labor and value (Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, and others), focusing…

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The "dictatorship of the proletariat" in Marx and Engels - Hal Draper

Good article from 1987 explaining that the use of the term "dictatorship of the proletariat" in…

View of Kathmandu City

Marx's Ethnological Notebooks, feudalism in Asia, and strategy in Nepal - Stephen Lawrence Mikesell

The author argues that the common leftist definition of Nepal as wholly or…

Scepticism, class, and the 'New Atheists'

With's Chomsky's appearance on a 'skeptic' podcast and in light of the recent comments by Dawkins and the reaction to them, including JK's blog…

Toward the human community - La Guerre Sociale

A 1982 article first published in the journal La Guerre Sociale on the prospects for a communist movement, with discussions of politics,…

Notes on Wagner - Karl Marx

Epub of Marx's Notes on Adolph Wagner.

The Story of the Life of Lord Palmerston

Epub of Marx's The Story of the Life of Lord Palmerston. Text taken from marxists.org.

Revelations of the Diplomatic History of the 18th Century

Epub of Marx's Revelations of the Diplomatic History of the 18th Century. Text taken from marxists.org.

Draft of an Article on Friedrich List’s book: Das Nationale System der Politischen Oekonomie

Epub of Marx's Draft of an Article on Friedrich List’s book: Das Nationale System der Politischen Oekonomie. Text taken from marxists.org.