Communist Manifesto – Warp and Woof

Class Struggle Doesn’t Go Away, It Just Evolves

The world has changed much since Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto in 1848 — but it doesn’t mean they were wrong!

Utopias

Utopian literature started with the Garden of Eden — it has been with us ever since! Yet, somehow, the 20th century seemed more hospitable to dystopias. What happened? Let’s get back to something more hopeful!

Class Struggle in America: Done or Never Started?

As we know, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were not Americans. They were very European. While true that the bulk of America’s population (except slaves) came from Europe, our country was different. Flight from the class-centered societies of England, Germany, France was easier for American immigrants than staying in their home countries and fighting. ThatContinue reading “Class Struggle in America: Done or Never Started?”