The rich are getting ridiculously richer. But Karl Marx would have told you to expect that. It’s embedded in the very nature of capitalism. Billionaire wealth has increased by 81% since 2020 and risen by over 16% in 2025 alone,… Read More ›
Do you ever feel detached from your job? Does it feel completely meaningless? Is there a sense that work is something imposed on you – that drains your very life force. Well, you’re not the first person to think that…. Read More ›
Postmodernism has been hailed as radical and progressive since it emerged from the year of revolts and strikes that was 1968. Yet the postmodernist thinkers of that era were not enthusiastic revolutionaries. Quite the contrary. A mix of ex-Marxists and… Read More ›
There is a lot of confusion and nonsense about the relationship between Marxism and religion. In recent years, some have tried to suggest that Karl Marx saw a positive role for religion in a revolutionary movement. He did not. But… Read More ›
During the 2024 American president election, Democrats and others on the left decried the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, as a fascist. However, some socialist theorists and commentators have criticised the loose use of this word – warning that when the… Read More ›
Increasingly in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, we have seen violent protests by predominantly white men from lower income backgrounds adopting racist and xenophobic views and manipulated by social media bots, often originating in the United States and… Read More ›
Hamas is not a progressive organisation and yet some on the Left support it – why?
The conflict between Israel and Gaza triggered by the Hamas massacre and mass hostage taking within Israel on October 7, 2023 has sparked off mass demonstrations but while this may seem to offer an opportunity to the Left – it’s… Read More ›
On March 14, 1883, Karl Marx died in London. So how did mainstream, capitalist newspapers report the death of the father of communism? Well, very differently is the answer. Trying to make sense of his legacy, they dragged in his… Read More ›
Some American conservatives seem to be toying with the ‘soft’ fascism of Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar
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