Archive of Marxism

After losing a coveted niche in the trucking industry, I started UCLA as an adult freshman, attracted by rumors of a high-powered seminar on Capital led by Bob Brenner in the History Department.

Alain Badiou on the disorientation of the world.

In the aftermath of May 68, the question of the school was omnipresent in French philosophy. In this interview Etienne Balibar discusses the different critiques of the school in post-68 French thought and the challenges involved in developing a Marxist theory of the 'school apparatus'. 

A reading list on the relation between Hegel and Marx, two of philosophy's greatest thinkers. All 40% off (print books) and 60% off (ebooks) until January 4th.

Left publishing is experiencing a long-overdue renaissance internationally. In this interview, Nicolas Vieillescazes shares his experience building a new editorial programme with Editions Amsterdam and advancing political analysis through publishing. 

"Populism," as a political concept, gained mainstream traction over the 2010s as the neoliberal consensus broke down internationally. But what is populist theory and what is its relationship to the twentieth-century Marxist thought from which it developed? In this piece, Stathis Kouvélakis offers a critical examination of the political logic of Ernesto Laclau’s theory of populism.

In an excerpt from her new book, Nancy Folbre explains how patriarchy manifests in our political institutions, rights, and laws.

Liam Campling and Alejandro Colás analyze the relationship between the land and sea in capitalist production, reproduction, and circulation.

In an extract from his new book, Andy Merrifield visits Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery and argues that his thinking has never been more urgent or alive.

Camila Valle interviews Selma James about feminism, anti-imperialism, and a lifetime of international Marxist organizing.