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My life in class limbo: am I working class or insufferably bourgeois?

I have two degrees, two books to my name and I write for the Guardian. Yet I spent time in care, live at home and struggle for money. Can Karl Marx help me make sense of myself?

The Guardian - UK

How this German fringe party plans to 'make socialism great again'

While Germany attempts to form its new government, only four of its political parties will have the chance to become part of a new ruling coalition. The far-right AfD is likely to be excluded from negotiations, and there are 24 other parties that didn't win enough votes to enter parliament.…

Radio France Internationale

The left needs its own version of techno-optimism

We live in dark, depressing and – frankly – terrifying times. Will technology push us over the edge or help us exit our many crises?

The Guardian - US

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BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works

The failure to deal with the climate emergency is not a problem of greedy individual companies, but a system rigged against positive change, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography

The Guardian - UK

Why you should visit this German city packed with Cold War curiosities and oddball festivals

It’s not somewhere that’s often in tourists’ plans, but Chemnitz is hoping for some attention as a European capital of culture this year – James March explores the unorthodox yet charming destination

The Independent UK

Disco Elysium game director Robert Kurvitz praises the first Fallout: 'It makes other post-apocalyptic worldbuilding seem like an amusement park'

Though it wouldn't be Marx's favorite.

PC Gamer

Donald Trump’s return to power lays bare the lie that sports don’t matter

The Democrats find themselves out of power because they failed to embrace spaces where community connection is forged

The Guardian - US

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Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus

When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine that had shaped his life until then had come from the writings of the great Marxist thinkers – Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and of course, Mao Zedong.

The Conversation

5 Years Later, This Fascinating RPG Shattered One Studio and Inspired Four More

There's really nothing like 'Disco Elysium,' a fascinating political detective RPG that just passed its fifth anniversary.

Inverse

What is a communist, and what do communists believe?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

NFL trend watch: big passing days appear to be on the way back

Defenses have dominated so far this season but there are hopeful signs for the league’s quarterbacks. Or some of them at least

The Guardian - US

Why are left-wing men such relentlessly dull dates?

As Diane Abbott opens up about her previous romantic relationship with Jeremy Corbyn, Helen Coffey warns against the pitfalls of going out with comrades who take life just a little too seriously

The Independent UK

‘I was drawn to him’: Diane Abbott breaks silence on meeting Jeremy Corbyn for the first time

She recalled one encounter where Mr Corbyn took her to see the tomb of Karl Marx as a surprise

The Independent UK

"I was in spandex pants, reading Karl Marx." From birth in Harlem to graduation from Harvard to stripping, Rage Against The Machine and fighting the KKK: this is the incredible life story of Tom Morello

The Rage Against The Machine legend takes a deep dive into his unique life and career

Metal Hammer

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Reason

What Causes Capitalism?

British economist Geoffrey M. Hodgson argues private property and individual enterprise fueled the Great Enrichment.

The Guardian - UK

Greeks reflect on democracy’s new dawn 50 years after its return

The 1974 collapse of the far-right junta brought relief – but for some it took years to feel safe

Salon

Fighting climate change demands degrowth

Salon spoke with Japanese philosophy professor Kohei Saito about his new book, "Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto"

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Exploring The Top 10 Political Visionaries

Explore the impact of 10 political visionaries who have shaped the course of political thought and action.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Mark Menzies and the Tory scandals: sensational fun, but pity us poor voters

There is no getting away from Karl Marx’s gag about history beginning as tragedy and ending as farce. When the only thing we can think about when it comes to the Government is a mesmerising sex scandal, we really are in John Major 1997 territory.

The Guardian - UK

Keith Allen: ‘Your implication is my life’s a failure and I’d be happier had I lost my manhood’

The actor, musician and all-round subversive talks about getting his own back on critic AA Gill, his favourite football song and why he’d really like a part that involves lying down

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Marx in London!; The Barber of Seville; LSO/ Stutzmann; RPO/ Petrenko – review

A day in the life of the father of communism is full of laughs in Scottish Opera’s new production of Jonathan Dove’s buoyant farce. Elsewhere, notable house debuts at ENO, a Bruckner double bill and Rachmaninov to remember

The Guardian - UK

Marx in London! review – Dove’s opera is capital entertainment

A magnificent cast led by Roland Wood and Stephen Barlow’s vivid staging ensure that Scottish Opera’s production of Jonathan Dove’s rumbustious farce is both cogent and witty

The Guardian - UK

Is now the time for Karl Marx’s resurrection?

Brief letters: Dancing on Marx’s grave | Multi-faith peace march | Men’s underwear | Scallop or Scollop? | Baffle over waffle

The Guardian - UK

£25,000 for a burial plot next to Karl Marx? The philosopher would turn in his grave

Highgate cemetery in north London is preparing new plots – but there’s a distinctly un-Marxist price tag attached

Evening Standard

Highgate Cemetery to charge £25,000 for burial spots close to grave of Karl Marx

The cemetery is the resting place of George Michael, George Eliot and Douglas Adams as well as Karl Marx

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