Articles from the Labour Standard

The Manifesto of the Communist Party, often referred to simply as the Communist Manifesto, is an early text by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels written as a manifesto between 1847 and 1848 when the revolutions of 1848 began.

It was commissioned by the League of Communists, and first published in London on February 21, 1848, as a 23-page pamphlet that recognizes the Communists as a political force in Europe and sets out their concepts, aims, and tendencies.

It already reflects the previous foundations of Marxism, including the materialist conception of history, the class struggle, and the conflicts of the capitalist mode of production. However, it is still before the development of Marxist economics.

In Herr Eugen Dühring Revolution in Science, also known as Anti-Dühring Engels dives into a deep and insightful critique of the philosophical and political ideas proposed by Eugen Dühring, an influential 19th-century thinker.

Through clear and forceful prose, Engels meticulously dismantles Dühring's theories, especially in the fields of philosophy, political economy, and socialism.

This book stands out as a landmark in Marxist philosophy, providing a brilliant and visionary critique of the bourgeois thought of the time.

Condition of the Working Class in England is one of Friedrich Engels' best-known books. It is a study of the living conditions of workers in Victorian England.

The book is considered a classic account of the condition of workers in the industry. Originally intended for a German audience, it was first published in 1845.

Engels wrote the book from his own observations and from detailed accounts he obtained at the time. The result was a document of the condition of hardship in which workers lived in the industrial areas of England.

Dialectics of Nature is an unfinished work by Friedrich Engels. It was composed of a series of annotations written between 1873 and 1883 on Marxist ideas applied to the natural and mathematical sciences.

The author wrote most of the manuscript between 1872 and 1882, which was a mixture of German, French, and English annotations on the contemporary development of science and technology.

Engels focuses on showing how contemporary science had come to conceive of the universe, matter, and nature in a continuous state of motion and change.

The Housing Question by renowned author Friedrich Engels is a landmark in socio-political literature and comprehensive analysis of one of humanity's most pressing issues: housing.

Throughout its pages, Engels thoroughly examines the living conditions of the working class and exposes the deep roots of the housing crisis.

Engels offers an alternative vision based on collective ownership and centralized planning, presenting concrete solutions to address the housing problem and promote social justice.