Marxist theory

Ian Angus discusses his new book, ‘Metabolic Rifts’, which offers a scientific basis for understanding the deep causes of today’s environmental crises, and a program for action to prevent catastrophe in our time.

John Clarke — Epstein’s network was real and horrific, but the forces shaping war, empire, and capitalism run far deeper.

In this review of two books about the development of anti- and de-colonial Marxism, Paul Le Blanc recommends an account of the development of Marx’s thought with regard to the class dynamics and revolutionary possibilities of global struggles.

Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre discuss imperialism’s multidimensional nature, Karl Marx’s value theory and why a value-theoretical framework for studying the global economy is urgently needed.

Raju J Das — There is a need to not only understand what Lenin said on the national question and political oppression, but also study his ideas in light of the current world conjuncture.

William Jefferies takes two new books by Andy Blunden as a jumping off point to re-examine the relationship between Hegel’s “Logic” and Marx’s “Capital”.

Kevin B. Anderson — In his last years, Marx developed new concepts of revolution alongside that of a united working-class uprising.

William Jefferies — China’s Great Power status is contested by two groups of Marxists: those who view it as socialist and those who deny its challenge to US hegemony. Neither argument stands up to scrutiny.

Jess Spear — The impact of today’s capitalism on working-class women is vital if we want to understand where struggles against this system have emerged, will continue to do so, and why.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — The October Revolution can be read as much as a symptom of a crisis of the world system as a project for its transformation that opened up a series of questions which remain unresolved even today.

Sam Gindin provides a reference point for what a realistic emancipatory political project could look like.

William Jefferies explores the usefulness of long wave theory for understanding the current moment, how globalisation reshaped the world economy, and the coming period of crisis.