The predictions of orthodox Marxism have not come to pass. In this article, I try to explain why, and where Marxists have ...

This special edition of “Economic Update” is devoted to Understanding Marxism, the title of a short new book just published by Democracy at Work. Today’s program, like the book, explains Marxism’s ...

First things first: Marxism is a theory of capitalism. You can think of it this way: There is a theory of the force called gravity. There is also a theory of the force known as a strong force, which ...

It should hardly be controversial anymore to say we’re embarking on the “end times” of…something. Maybe it’s corporate capitalism, maybe it’s civilization, maybe it’s humanity. Whatever it is, the ...

CounterPunch recently republished two compelling articles about Herbert Marcuse. Charles Reitz’s study, “When Marxist Intellectuals Collaborated With the ...

All science, wrote Marx, “would be superfluous if the appearance, the form, and the nature of things were wholly identical.” (Vol. II, p. 951) Marxian science separates the essential production ...

Tony (sort of) defends his charge that Obama is a committed Marxist, Arianna calls McCain's campaign McCarthyite; Bob says socialism for the rich is the wrong game plan, and Matt says he hopes that ...

The rise of passive investing is the money management world's biggest trend of the last generation. Earlier this year, we highlighted data from Vanguard that showed that money parked in funds seeking ...