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On the 5th of May, Karl Henry Marx was born at TRIR in RHINE province (GERMAN). He is PRUSSIA-GERMAN Philosopher, Sociologist, Economist, Writer, Poet, Political Journalist, Linguist, Public Figure, Historien. The most famous works are the MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY (1848 in co-authorship with Friedrich Engels) and ‘CAPITAL’ criticism of Political Economy (1867-1883). Marx’s Political and Philosophical though had a huge impact on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history. Marx proved that human society at each stage is developing as a result of class struggle caused by contradictions in the interests of various public classes. The core is the conflict between the owners of the means of production and mercenary workers selling their labour force in exchange f...

Argentina Towards the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting 2 May by Maria Elena Saludas On 9, 10 and 11 May 2024, the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting and the 1st Latin American and Caribbean Ecosocialist Meeting will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.. What is ecosocialism and what does it advocate? Our aim is to put the (vast) theoretical and political ecosocialist trajectory of the North and South into dialogue. Ecosocialism is a political doctrine that emerged during the transition from the 20th to the 21st century and articulates the fundamental ideas of Marxist socialism with those emerging from climate struggles. Ecosocialists believe that capitalism is a system that is intrinsically harmful to both society and the environment. It is both ...

With authors Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher. Moderated by Lenart Nici. Recorded in Toronto, 27 April, 2024. The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is proud to present the launch of the new book from Scott Aquanno and Steve Maher: The Fall and Rise of American Finance: From J.P. Morgan to Blackrock (Verso, 2024). Today, it is all but taken for granted that finance is parasitic on industry. Financialization, in this view, amounts to financial institutions capturing the state, hollowing out the ‘real’ economy, and hastening the decline of capitalism. Stephen Maher and Scott Aquanno challenge these arguments in their new book. They insist that, despite the costs to workers and the middle class over the last decades, financialization has boosted competitiveness and strengthened cap...