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 ›
Philosophy
The philosophy of Marxism covering dialectics and historical materialism
Postmodernism – a disaster for Marxism
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 ›
Can Marxism and religion be reconciled?
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 ›
How the Portuguese fascism of Salazar is influencing American conservatives
Some American conservatives seem to be toying with the ‘soft’ fascism of Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar
Bashar Assad – why did some on the Left support him?
Bashar Assad clung to power in Syria after the Arab Spring with help from Russia and from western useful idiots on social media
Trans Marxism and Social Reproduction Theory
Trans Marxism has built on Social Reproduction Theory arguing it explains transgender oppression under capitalism
Queer Theory and Marxism
Queer Theory has exercised a huge influence on the discourse around sexuality but does it have anything in common with Marxism?
How some feminists allied to the extreme Right – and why?
Identity politics has a problem with intersectionality and encourages accusations of erasure by different groups
Is Queer Theory a problem for LGBT people?
Identity politics led to the attack on transgender rights by Second Wave feminists but how did this happen?
How does Marxism explain human evolution?
Marxism has its own account for how humans evolved so how does it match up to Darwin’s theory of evolution and are they compatible?
Marxism Explained 