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  Critique of the Gotha Programme; Marx, 1875 — Reference points #11

  Sep 29, 20261h 5m

  Audiobook of The “Critique of the Gotha Programme” written by Karl Marx as private communication to the SDAP leadership in 1875, later published in “Die Neue Zeit” newspaper in 1891. Here with Engels’ forward plus two other letters, by Marx and Engels respectively. Read it online: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/ Notes: https://workersliberty.org/story/2024-07-28/critique-gotha-programme Article on it to be published in Solidarity 775: https://workersliberty.org/solidarity Chapters/timestamps: 00:00 Foreword by Engels, 1891 02:50 Marx letter to W. Bracke, May 1875 06:25 Engels letter to A. Bebel, March 1875 Marginal Notes to the Program of the German Workers’ Party (i.e. Critique of the Gotha Programme), April/May 1875 21:20 § I 45:20 § II 49:40 § III 52:25 § IV 01:02:10 Appendix PDF version of the critique (different order and contents): https://foreignlanguages.press/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/C16-Critique-of-the-Gotha-Program-2nd-Printing.pdf The Gotha Programme: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gotha_Program #11 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 “@MarxistAudiobooks”. Music public domain. Image: first published copy of the Critique, DNZ 1891.

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  Fascist danger on the streets: Workers' United front against the far right | News, debate, international, much more

  Sep 25, 20264h 10m

  Solidarity 774, 23 September 2026. Articles: Far right danger on the streets Misfortune again for Germany? A skilful but shameful balancing act Putin targets Ukraine’s infrastructure Unions pledge to fight for trans rights. But now? Houthis advance, conflict spirals TUC: what sort of unity? The Civil War in France Far right surges in Germany Labour conference, Burnham, and the left Fidel Castro: A modest caudillo? — Letter Super El Niño will bring heatwaves and droughts The Communist Manifesto and working-class self-education Postscript to Rosdolsky on 1848-9 Hackney anti-austerity summit asks the right questions... Short on answers Rosdolsky's dissection of Marx's and Engels's errors on national questions in 1848-9 Housing: Burnham fails at first hurdle New wave of university cuts Defend Risa Tan, suspended Prospect rep Brighton University to derecognise unions MHCLG updates London bus workers score climate win It is for the Irish people to decide unity, and how After the heatwaves, the big events Update on PA ban The RCP and shallow optimism Helping "Protect the Harvest" PCS to ballot from 20 October The death of cinema? Trans people in Wales fight back Fourteen more strike days at GCU Building the "purple current" in Israel Scotland: Thin promises from Marra ELFT workers prepare for strikes against cuts Sanctions are a positive step, but fundamental change requires a movement on the ground Is Trump running out of time? Seventy years after Khrushchev denounced Stalin To defeat One Nation, turn round the labour movement Lambeth Green Party debates BDS Hal Draper did not just retreat to his study More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-774-23-september-2026

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  The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10

  Sep 13, 20263h 9m

  The Civil War in France; Marx, 1871 — Reference points #10 Audiobook of “The Civil War in France” by Karl Marx, 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

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  Capital pt VIII; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.9

  Aug 27, 20261h 49m

  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

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  Capital pt VII; Marx, 1867 — Ref #9.8

  Aug 26, 20264h 38m

  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

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