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Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary – Book Review

by London School of Economics (LSE) Blogs | 1 Dec 2020 | book reviews, Karl Marx

“In Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences, editors Shaibal Gupta, Marcello Musto and Babak Amini bring together contributors to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth and to discuss the relevance of his theoretical and political legacy today. The book offers an open-minded, informative and thought-provoking collection of contributions that inspires in-depth discussions not only of past Marxian and Marxist legacies, but also of how we learn from them to act upon our present and future world, writes Janaína de Faria.”

Why According to Marx There Can Be No Freedom or Sustainability under Capitalism

by Paul Raekstad @MoralMarkets | 4 Jun 2020 | work - meaning & future, Karl Marx, freedom / liberty

Capitalism’s critics are telling us that our economic system has had its day. It has violently uprooted previous ways of life, was spread around the globe by brutal imperialism and colonialism, leaves billions in poverty, and is destroying our environment to an extent that threatens our very survival as a species. Capitalism’s defenders tell us that it has produced high levels of growth, amazing technological innovation, and laid the groundwork we need for a prosperous future. Their positions are, according to Marx, not as far apart as one might think.

MARX, MARXISM & COMMUNISM – Six Online Courses

by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 10 Apr 2020 | communism, socialism & free markets, Karl Marx, online resource tips

Part 9 of 9 in series "Online courses per topic"

After our last post on courses on the history and future of capitalism, we have this time collected online courses on Marx, his famous book Capital, Marxism. Marxian economics and (Chinese) communism as a real-world application of Marxist thought.

Was Marx Right?

by Project Syndicate ("The World's Opinion Page") | 26 Dec 2019 | opinion & ideas, communism, socialism & free markets, Karl Marx

“Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels did not claim only that capitalist development engenders its own contradictions, but also that those contradictions could be overcome only through the ‘forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.’ It is up to governments to carry out – and soon – the reforms needed to prove Marx and Engels wrong.”

Market Capitalism Has Achieved What Karl Marx Always Wanted

by CapX ("for popular capitalism") | 13 Jul 2018 | communism, socialism & free markets, Karl Marx

“Even within Marx’s own lifetime the average Englishman became three times richer. Capitalism has given us higher incomes and shorter working hours – one of Marx’s key aims.”

What Karl Marx Has to Say about Today’s Environmental Problems

by The Conversation ("Academic Rigour, Journalistic Flair") | 5 Jun 2018 | Karl Marx, climate change & sustainability, communism, socialism & free markets

“on Marx’s recent 200th birthday, discussion of his continuing relevance was still dominated by “traditional” understandings of Marxism. Commentators, whether hostile or sympathetic, focused on his critique of the exploitation and inequality of capitalism and imperialism, and the struggle to transform society in a socialist direction. Sadly, there was little – far too little – on Marx’s thinking on the relations between humans and nature.”

To Reform Capitalism, Look to Marx

by Institute for New Economic Thinking (association of heterodox economists) | 16 May 2018 | communism, socialism & free markets, critiquing / reinventing capitalism, Karl Marx

“200 years after Marx’s birth, many elites have taken unabashed pride in capitalism, a term that originally had negative connotations. To make our economy more just, we must reclaim Marx’s understanding of capitalism’s contradictions.”

There’s No Such Thing as Moderate Marxism

by External site | 15 May 2018 | communism, socialism & free markets, Karl Marx

“It’s true that Marx was a great intellect, saw things in capitalism that others did not (most notably its phenomenal productive potential), and started lines of academic inquiry that remain influential and in some cases even deserve to be. Nonetheless, let’s be clear: From the outset, violence and totalitarianism were hard-wired into Marxism as a political project.”

5 Facts about Karl Marx

by Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | 6 May 2018 | historical perspective, Karl Marx

“This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the most destructively influential writer on economics in world history. Here are five facts should know about the German philosopher and co-author of The Communist Manifesto.”

Karl Marx at 200: Why the Workers’ Way of Knowing Still Matters

by The Conversation ("Academic Rigour, Journalistic Flair") | 4 May 2018 | communism, socialism & free markets, Karl Marx

“Marx’s critique of capital is based on a philosophic perspective that could be considered radically humanist. It’s not simply a critique of alienation but a critique based on the reality of human life eaten up by the fetish of capital accumulation.”

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