In this recent talk to the UCLU Marxist Society, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – explains the main concepts behind the ideas of Marxism, including dialectical materialism – the philosophy of Marxism – and Marx’s economic analysis, which helps to provide us with an understanding of the deep crisis of capitalism that we see today.
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