People, parties, and psychology: The role of the individual in history
Did Napoleon change history? Did Lenin make the Russian Revolution? Or do individuals simply express much deeper historical forces?Jack Tye Wilson tackles one of the biggest questions in Marxist theory: the relationship between the individual and society. This episode explains ho ...Show more
Is the Frankfurt school Marxist?
The Frankfurt School has had an enormous influence on universities, culture and much of the modern left. But how does Critical Theory compare with the Marxist method?Daniel Morley examines the ideas of Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse, explaining where they came from, why they beca ...Show more
Capitalism in the imperialist epoch
Trade wars, inflation, recession, debt and protectionism; the world economy has entered a new and unstable period. But why?Adam Booth explains the laws governing capitalism in the imperialist epoch, drawing on Marx, Lenin and Trotsky to explain why the system has entered an era o ...Show more
Is Silvia Frederici a Marxist?
Silvia Federici has become one of the most widely read ‘socialist feminists’ of the last fifty years. But is her explanation of women's oppression Marxist, and does it work? Sarah Vedrovitch examines Federici's ideas on housework, social reproduction and the origins of capitalism ...Show more
The English Materialists | A Revolution in Philosophy
Marx and Engels didn't develop their ideas in a vacuum. They built on centuries of philosophical development, including the ideas of the English materialists.Georgina Ryan explores how thinkers like Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke challenged religious explanations of ...Show more