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- 1 weeks ago3h 9m
The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10
The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10 Audiobook of “The Civil War in France” by Karl Marx, on the Paris Commune and the lead up to it, delivered as speeches by Marx in 1870-71. Read it online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1871/civil-war-france/ which also links to a timeline, glossary, and other references and background. Article on it to be published in Solidarity 774: https://workersliberty.org/solidarity Chapters/timestamps: 00:00 Publication info 02:13 Engels’ 1891 intro The First Address, July 23, 1870 21:23 The Beginning of the Franco-Prussian War — Chapter 1 The Second Address: September 9, 1870 33:06 Prussian Occupation of France — Chapter 2 The Third Address: May, 1871 52:06 France Capitulates & the Government of Thiers — Chapter 3 01:18:39 Paris Workers’ Revolution & Thiers’ Reactionary Massacres — Chapter 4 01:39:05 The Paris Commune — Chapter 5 02:19:20 The Fall of Paris — Chapter 6 02:51:56 Engels 1891 Postscript #10 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Audiobook recording with thanks to “Adrestia's Revolt” and “Dakki Reads”. Music public domain. Photo of a barricade in the Paris Commune, March 18, 1871
- 3 weeks ago4h 19m
773 — Reform on the back foot but not beaten: Workers' united front against far right! | Much more
Solidarity 773, 26 August 2026. Articles: Reform is on the back foot but not beaten Trump lashes out: oppose sanctions on Iran Left unites against far-right attack on socialist stall Resisting Reform in Wakefield Andy Burnham and council housing Israeli right plans to bisect West Bank Eulogising Castro… and re-writing Cuban history Crackdown sharpens in Russia Support Ukraine; oppose targeting civilians Trump scrabbles to avoid mid-terms setback Afghan women suffer from both Taliban and Trump More money for prisons is no answer Free Lee, Chow and all HK political prisoners! Self-determination for Western Sahara Burnham is still “Labour right”. How will the left respond? How British Trotskyism began How close are the “tipping points”? Capital, chapters six and seven Apologetics ride out Making a new "philosophical movement" A wealth tax? A Zucman tax Musk and feral Trumpism Public service broadcasting and us Poor choice for Scottish Labour leader Sharon Graham re-elected in Unite Rebuilding union strength in local government Raising £15,000 by November All down to service control Arday: from questions to vilification Béla Lugosi, 1882-1956, trade union organiser Students get ready for the term Rayner agrees to meet MHCLG PCS RNLI strikers increase pressure on bosses Iran: against war, against sanctions Stop Rosebank and Jackdaw The "Right Side of History"? Strike for heatwave protection Fight this bid to ban union trans-inclusivity! Unite and the "catalogue of deficiencies" More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-773-26-august-2026
- 3 weeks ago1h 49m
Capital pt VIII; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.9
Ninth part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: VIII: Primitive Accumulation. Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents/Timestamps: Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation 00:00 Chapter 26: The Secret of Primitive Accumulation 07:50 Chapter 27: Expropriation of the Agricultural Population from the Land 33:35 Chapter 28: Bloody Legislation against the Expropriated, from the End of the 15th Century. Forcing down of Wages by Acts of Parliament 49:35 Chapter 29: Genesis of the Capitalist Farmer 52:40 Chapter 30: Reaction of the Agricultural Revolution on Industry. Creation of the Home-Market for Industrial Capital 01:00:25 Chapter 31: Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist 01:23:10 Chapter 32: Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation 01:29:45 Chapter 33: The Modern Theory of Colonisation Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Ninth part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (Andrew S. Rightenburg) public domain
- 3 weeks ago4h 37m
Capital pt VII; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.8
Eighth part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: Part VII: The Accumulation of Capital. Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents/Timestamps: Part VII: The Accumulation of Capital 00:00 Intro to Part VII 03:18 Chapter 23: Simple Reproduction 27:37 Chapter 24: Conversion of Surplus-Value into Capital Section 1: Capitalist Production on a Progressively Increasing Scale. Transition of the Laws of Property that Characterise Production of Commodities into Laws of Capitalist Appropriation Section 2: Erroneous Conception, by Political Economy, of Reproduction on a Progressively Increasing Scale Section 3: Separation of Surplus-Value into Capital and Revenue. The Abstinence Theory Section 4: Circumstances that, Independently of the Proportional Division of Surplus-Value into Capital and Revenue, Determine the Amount of Accumulation. Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power. Productivity of Labour. Growing Difference in Amount Between Capital Employed and Capital Consumed. Magnitude of Capital Advanced Section 5: The So-Called Labour Fund 01:29:55 Chapter 25: The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation Section 1: The Increased Demand for labour power that Accompanies Accumulation, the Composition of Capital Remaining the same Section 2: Relative Diminution of the Variable Part of Capital Simultaneously with the Progress of Accumulation and of the Concentration that Accompanies it Section 3: Progressive Production of a Relative surplus population or Industrial Reserve Army Section 4: Different Forms of the Relative surplus population. The General Law of Capitalistic Accumulation Section 5: Illustrations of the General Law of Capitalist Accumulation Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Eighth part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (Andrew S. Rightenburg) public domain
- 3 weeks ago1h 40m
Capital pt V-VI; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.7
Seventh part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: Part V: Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value and Part VI: Wages. Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents/timestamps: Part V: Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value 00:00 Chapter 16: Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value 20:53 Chapter 17: Changes of Magnitude in the Price of Labour-Power and in Surplus-Value Section 1: Length of the Working day and Intensity of Labour Constant. Productiveness of Labour Variable Section 2: Working day Constant. Productiveness of Labour Constant. Intensity of Labour Variable Section 3: Productiveness and Intensity of Labour Constant. Length of the Working day Variable Section 4: Simultaneous Variations in the Duration, Productiveness, and Intensity of Labour 45:08 Chapter 18: Various Formula for the Rate of Surplus-Value Part VI: Wages 51:38 Chapter 19: The Transformation of the Value (and Respective Price) of Labour-Power into Wages 01:06:04 Chapter 20: Time-Wages 01:18:40 Chapter 21: Piece Wages 01:31:17 Chapter 22: National Differences of Wages Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Seventh part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (Andrew S. Rightenburg) public domain
- Aug 22, 20264h 7m
Capital pt IV ch. 15; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.6
Sixth part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: Part IV: Production of Relative Surplus-Value — chapter 15 (i.e. the rest of part IV). Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents: Part IV: Production of Relative Surplus-Value Chapter 15: Machinery and Modern Industry Section 1 : The Development of Machinery Section 2: The Value Transferred by Machinery to the Product Section 3: The Proximate Effects of Machinery on the Workman Section 4: The Factory Section 5: The Strife Between Workman and Machine Section 6: The Theory of Compensation as Regards the Workpeople Displaced by Machinery Section 7: Repulsion and Attraction of Workpeople by the Factory System. Crises in the Cotton Trade Section 8: Revolution Effected in Manufacture, Handicrafts, and Domestic Industry by Modern Industry Section 9: The Factory Acts. Sanitary and Educational Clauses of the same. Their General Extension in England Section 10: Modern Industry and Agriculture Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Sixth part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (Andrew S. Rightenburg) public domain
- Aug 22, 20261h 43m
Capital pt IV ch. 12-14; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.5
Fifth part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: Part IV: Production of Relative Surplus-Value — chapters 12 to 14. Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents/timestamps: Part IV: Production of Relative Surplus-Value 00:00 Chapter 12: The Concept of Relative Surplus-Value 19:11 Chapter 13: Co-operation 45:04 Chapter 14: Division of Labour and Manufacture Section 1: Two-Fold Origin of Manufacture Section 2: The Detail Labourer and his Implements Section 3: The Two Fundamental Forms of Manufacture: Heterogeneous Manufacture, Serial Manufacture Section 4: Division of Labour in Manufacture, and Division of Labour in Society Section 5: The Capitalistic Character of Manufacture Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Fifth part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (Andrew S. Rightenburg) public domain
- Aug 21, 20265h 48m
Capital pt III ch. 8-11; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.4
Fourth part of the audiobook of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx. This section: the rest of Part III: The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value — chapters 8 to 11. Read online https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ Study notes at https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2021-09-03/marxs-capital-volume-1-12-week-course Contents/timestamps: Part III: The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value 00:00 Chapter 8: Constant Capital and Variable Capital Chapter 9: The Rate of Surplus-Value 35:31 Section 1: The Degree of Exploitation of Labour-Power 01:01:04 Section 2: The Representation of the Components of the Value of the Product by Corresponding Proportional Parts of the Product Itself 01:10:06 Section 3: Senior’s “Last Hour” 01:27:59 Section 4: Surplus-Produce Chapter 10: The Working Day 01:30:23 Section 1: The Limits of the Working Day 01:43:38 Section 2: The Greed for Surplus-Labour. Manufacturer and Boyard 02:09:23 Section 3: Branches of English Industry Without Legal Limits to Exploitation 02:49:58 Section 4: Day and Night Work. The Relay System 03:15:48 Section 5: The Struggle for a Normal Working Day. Compulsory Laws for the Extension of the Working Day from the Middle of the 14th to the End of the 17th Century 03:59:51 Section 6: The Struggle for a Normal Working Day. Compulsory Limitation by Law of the Working-Time. English Factory Acts, 1833 to 1864 05:00:48 Section 7: The Struggle for a Normal Working Day. Reaction of the English Factory Acts on Other Countries 05:17:53 Chapter 11: Rate and Mass of Surplus-Value Otto Rühle's abridged version at https://workersliberty.org/capital-abridgement Fourth part of #9 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-01-28/marxist-points-reference-reading-list Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a Subscribe to the podcast "Solidarity & more" by "Workers' Liberty" wherever you listen to podcasts. More info: https://workersliberty.org/audio Music and audiobook (librivox) public domain
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