Why philosophy mattered to Marx
Nearly two centuries ago Karl Marx found the practical basis and connection that exists between thinking and being and action…
Marxism
Marxism
1848: The Communist Manifesto
Marx’s earth-shattering declaration is truer than ever – those performing all the necessary labour must take over the running of society themselves…
Friedrich Engels, born 1820
Born 200 years ago, Friedrich Engels played a great part in the working class movement in the 19th century, particularly in Britain…
Choral revival for Marx's bicentenary
A major contribution to the current celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth – and the 170th of the Communist Manifesto – has been the remarkable revival of a long-forgotten choral setting of passages from the book itself.