Karl Marx

Jason Devine provides an overview of the intellectual roots of Marx’s approach and explains the dialectical logic of his analysis of the commodity — the very basis of his call for communism.

Kevin Anderson delves into Karl Marx’s final writings to unearth key ideas of critical importance for socialists today.

William Jefferies — James Doughney’s latest contribution to the discussion on Marx’s tendency of the rate of profit to fall avoids the key point: the relationship between the proportional rise in the mass of physical capital and productivity rate rises.

James Doughney responds to William Jefferies critique of his article “Marx was wrong about the declining rate of profit. Isn’t it time we put this false idea to rest?”.

William Jefferies — James Doughney’s attempted refutation of Karl Marx’s law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall is thoughtful and thorough, but ultimately wrong.

James Doughney — Careful attention to Marx’s exposition of the theory of the declining rate of profit demonstrates that his theory is not coherent, even in its own terms.

Ian Angus talks about capitalism, metabolic rifts, degrowth and ecosocialism.

Jason Devine — If Marx did not break with idealism thanks to Feuerbach, then the following questions arise: did Feuerbach actually influence Marx, and, if so, how?

Michael Löwy — Reflection on Marx’s contribution to an ecological perspective has made considerable progress in recent decades.

Kevin B. Anderson discusses Marx and Lenin’s writings on imperialism, why the world is becoming more bipolar and the need for consistent anti-imperialism.

Paul Le Blanc — Lenin's conception of socialism, which he shared with Marx and Engels, with Eugene V. Debs and Rosa Luxemburg, and with many others, remains a possible alternative to capitalism that is worth considering and fighting for.