Brexit has shown up the left as having completely surrendered all links to reality. There are leftists defending the not only the EU as a political structure but the ideas of free trade and liberalisation! Brexit should be supported absolutely by any leftist still capable of envisioning a world without capitalism. Benefits of the … Continue reading Brexit and the Left
100 years ago this month close to the end of great war, revolution erupted across Germany. Exhausted from the bloody imperialist war and inspired by Russia’s October revolution the year before, the German workers formed workers-councils. In the wake of the revolutionary moment, the SPD, Germany’s largest social-democratic party, sought to maintain capitalist social relations … Continue reading The German Revolution – 100 Years Ago.
Below is some old notes I came across that tries to summaries Wage Labour and capital by Marx and Engels. The worker sells their labour power, that is their ability to labour to the capitalist in order to secure for his or herself the means to continue his existence. The time spent labouring isn't felt … Continue reading Notes on Capital and Wage Labour
One of the common misconceptions one comes across as a socialist is the idea that there is no freedom of speech within socialism. During socialism you would have exactly the same rights to speech as you do during capitalism. The right to free speech only gives you the right not to be killed or imprisoned … Continue reading Free Speech and Socialism
Marx in the Carparx 