When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a cemetery in London, England, including family members. Yet, for more than a century after his death – and even ...

Though it may seem strange, Karl Marx was not always a communist. As late as 1842, when Marx was in his mid-20s, he actually said he opposed any attempt to establish a communist system. In October ...

In my view, Karl Marx's analysis of capitalism is really powerful and important. I think the best formulation of this analysis is in his book Capital, Volume 1. Joseph Kay recently wrote a blog post ...

“One basis for life and another basis for science is an a-priori lie” — Karl Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, 1845. Base-superstructure theory is Marx’s most general theory, but is long ...

As the world economy spirals down into its deepest crisis since the great depression, the writings of Karl Marx have made a return to the top seller lists in bookstores. In his native Germany, the ...

Karl Marx's 19th-century metaphor vividly critiques capitalism, describing capital as "dead labor" that thrives by exploiting "living labor." His words highlight how wealth accumulation in capitalist ...