Marxism News

Eric Hobsbawm, a historian noted for his chronicles of social history since the Industrial Revolution up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, has died at 95.

London - Eric Hobsbawm died this morning in hospital. He was a truly great Marxist historian and leading intellectual. Whilst he will surely be sadly missed, the legacy of his works will remain a beacon of Enlightenment values for all.

London - Bookmarks, the 'radical' London bookseller, has a new catalogue out. Some of its listings will make entertaining reading, as long as they are not taken too seriously.

Socialism is fine until you run out of other people’s money to spend,” or so goes the metaphor. Francois Hollande, the newly-elected President of France, will have an opportunity to prove such right-of-center prophesying false.

American economist Richard D. Wolff was born on April Fools' Day; in this interview with 'Russia Today', he shows why as he makes a complete and utter fool of himself.

Next month sees the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. This year is also the 60th anniversary of the death of an even greater Englishman. But who was Major Douglas, and what is his legacy?

Conservative talk personality Glenn Beck, commenting on the Occupy Wall Street protests from his web-based GBTV program, characterized the anti-capitalist activists as 'radicals' that will 'kill everybody.'

Host of MSNBC's "Hardball" Chris Matthews stated, after Republican Scott Brown won the Massachusetts seat, that he analyzes politics from a Marxist perspective.

Last night’s presidential debate made Joe the Plumber famous. His name was invoked well over twenty times by both candidates. Now it’s quite possible that Joe Wurzelbacher could actually win the election for McCain.

Despite attempts by the Obama campaign to disparage research into Obama’s obscured past as “swiftboating,” new troubling associations emerge daily raising questions as to why Obama consistently surrounded himself with Anti-American anarchists.