Category Archives: marxism

The Unseen Red Army, part one

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Mike

The images below are from a small treasure trove of photos I recently obtained from a seller in Lithuania. They offer candid and hitherto unpublished glimpses into the lives of Red Army soldiers from the time of the Great Patriotic … Continue reading →

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Capitalism’s “hustle”

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mike

Some years ago, a fellow traveler broke down the relationship between the working class and the employing class for me with a rather succinct explanation. “The hustle,” he said, “is that the bosses try to get as much work out of … Continue reading →

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Karl Marx: “For A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing”

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Mike

As I have previously noted, during one of the early lectures his acclaimed “Reading Marx’s Capital” lecture series, David Harvey refers his students to a noteworthy work by Marx entitled “For A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing.” Indeed, that is … Continue reading →

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Reminiscences of Ibne Hasan, continued

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Mike

From time to time, I decide to comb through my various e-mail accounts as well as my desktop and external hard drives looking for old conversations with my late friend Ibne Hasan. At this point – almost four years after … Continue reading →

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