Yesterday Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell hit the headlines after being asked by Andrew Marr whether he was a Marxist. Given the non-revolutionary and reformist nature of the Labour Party, and indeed its leadership, the question seemed somewhat da... read more
By Steve Dobbs, reproduced from issue 3 of the journal Lenin wrote his pamphlet Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (A Popular Outline) in the first half of 1916, and it was subsequently published the following year. His theory of imperialism had... read more
Back in June 2016 we published our abridged version of Capital Volume I. In its introduction, we explained how we wanted ‘to bring Marx’s Magnum Opus to a new audience interested in socialism and Marxist ideas’. We also said that, with this abridgme... read more
By Steve Dobbs Nowadays there is, in the first place, little knowledge of Hegelian philosophy, without which it is difficult to learn Marx’s method … (Plekhanov 1907). Understanding the method of Marx has been the bane of the revolutionary social... read more
By Bruce Wallace. Reproduced from Issue 2 of the journal (available to buy here) Marxist World is about to publish an abridged edition of Karl Marx’s Capital Volume I for workers interested in Marxism. This is a welcome project but how many readers will... read more
By Pete Glover, reproduced from issue 2 of the journal Marx and the State in 1848 Did Marx believe that a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism was achievable? His earlier writings appear to answer this question in the negative. In November 184... read more
Reproduced from Issue 2 of the journal (available to buy here) Editorial Introduction (Dominic Smith) ‘Opposition leader says growth demands major change in way economy is run, as shadow chancellor vows to rewrite rules’ (Guardian 2016) declares the G... read more
Marxist World have decided to produce this abridged edition of Capital Volume I to bring Marx’s Magnum Opus to a new audience interested in socialism and Marxist ideas. By reducing it down from around 800 pages to 167 pages, we hope the task of grasping... read more
Review of Hannah Sell’s Socialism in the 21st Century, Aneurin Delmas and Dominic Smith This is the unabridged version of the article originally published in the first issue of Marxist World. For reasons of space, a much shorter version of the same... read more
Introduction to Reading Marx’s Capital, Steve Dobbs. Reproduced from Issue 1 of the journal. Marx’s Capital is, or should be, the bedrock of the revolutionary socialist movement. In the wake of the self-proclaimed socialist Jeremy Corbyn being el... read more