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
Marxist World held a public meeting on Saturday 25th June 2016 covering a number of different topics relevant to the workers’ and socialist movement. This is an audio recording of the discussion lead-off on revolutionary strategy for socialists. Top... read more
Marxist World held a public meeting on Saturday 25th June 2016 covering a number of different topics relevant to the workers’ and socialist movement. This is an audio recording of the discussion lead-off on Democratic Centralism, its misconceptions ... 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 held a public meeting on Saturday 25th June 2016 covering a number of different topics relevant to the workers’ and socialist movement. This is an audio recording of the discussion lead-off on Marx’s Capital, covering part of the... read more