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¿Qué tipo de #verano prefería Karl Marx? ¿Mar o montaña? No tuvo vacaciones en las décadas de 1850 y 1860; era demasiado pobre. Los viajes -con su familia- se dieron sobre todo en la década de 1870, en las playas de la costa sureste de Inglaterra, especialmente en Ramsgate. Con el apoyo financiero de Engels, desde mediados de 1870 #Marx iba a las termas para “beber aguas minerales” y curar sus problemas de salud. Su favorita era Karlsbad, hoy en la Rep. Checa. Marx no tenía pasaporte y se registró como filósofo para evitar sospechas policiales. En 1882 pasó más de dos meses en Argel, donde se afeitó la barba después de décadas. A la vuelta, recorrió la Costa Azul y escribió que, por culpa del casino, estar en Montecarlo era “como observar a los internos de un manicomio”. Su último viaje fue a la Isla de Wight. Los veranos marxistas siguen ofreciendo una gran variedad de opciones. Tienes la “playa comunista” de Beidaihe en China, si es el mar lo que prefieres. Si te gusta la montaña, puedes visitar el Pico Karl Marx, de 6723m de altura (37°09′45″N72°28′54″E) en Tayikistán.¡Disfruta!

What kind of #summer did Karl Marx prefer? Sea or mountains? No holidays in the 1850s and 1860s; he was too poor. Vacations - with his family - mostly took place in the 1870s, on the beaches of the southeast coast of England, particularly in Ramsgate. Thanks to Engels’ financial support, from the mid-1870s #Marx went to spa towns to “drink mineral waters” and cure his many health issues. His favorite was Karlsbad, today part of Czech Republic. Marx had no passport and registered as a philosopher to avoid police suspicion. In 1882 he spent 2 months in Algiers, where he shaved his beard after decades. On the way back, he travelled the French Riviera and wrote that, because of the casino, being in Montecarlo “feels like observing the inmates of an asylum”. His last trip was to the Isle of Wight. Nowadays marxian summers still offer a wide variety of choices. Try the “communist beach” of Beidaihe, in China, if it is the sea what you prefer. Or, if you love mountain, I recommend to visit the 6,723-meter-high Karl Marx Peak (37°09′45″N 72°28′54″E), in Tajikistan. Enjoy.

En sus últimos años el viejo Marx sigue explorando, y lo hace con un amplio horizonte de intereses que incluyen la comuna rusa y las formaciones precapitalistas. Veamos en Escuela de Cuadros con Marcello Musto/@MarMusto➜ youtu.be/gITe9H_s5YA

I am pleased to announce the publication of Sam Stark, "The Eighteenth Brumaire in the United States, Germany, and France, 1852–1933: Meanings and Uses in Context" (routledge.com/The-Eighteenth…) in the book series I edit : Marx and Marxisms: New Horizons More info👇 marcellomusto.org/marx-engel…

Marx denunció que la expansión del capitalismo aumenta no sólo el robo del trabajo del proletariado sino también el saqueo de los recursos naturales. Los seres humanos son "sólo los usufructuarios del planeta y tienen que legarlo en un estado mejorado a las generaciones futuras".

Marx denounced that expansion of the capitalist mode of production increases not only the theft of workers’ labour but also the pillage of natural resources. Humans are ‘only the usufructuaries of the planet & they have to bequeath it in an improved state to future generations'.

En "La sociedad del espectáculo" Debord escribe "así como el capitalismo industrial desplazó la existencia del ser al tener, la cultura postindustrial la ha desplazado del tener al parecer.El espectáculo es una guerra de opio permanente;la alienación se percibe con entusiasmo" En "La sociedad de consumo" Baudrillard añadió que en nuestra época "la lógica de la mercancía se ha generalizado y rige no sólo los procesos laborales, sino el conjunto de la cultura, la sexualidad y las relaciones humanas -incluso las fantasías y las pulsiónes individuales"

In “The Society of Spectacle” Debord wrote: “just as industrial capitalism moved the focus of existence from being to having, post-industrial culture has moved it from having to appearing”. “Spectacle is a ‘permanent opium war’, where alienation is perceived with enthusiasm”. In "The Consumer Society" Baudrillard added that in our age "commodity logic has become generalized and governs not only labour processes and material products, but the whole of culture, sexuality, and human relations - including even fantasies and individual drives".

Gramsci sobre el papel crucial de la educación: "El primer paso para emanciparse de la esclavitud política y social es liberar la mente El problema de la educación es el problema de clase más importante La escuela popular debe ser puesta bajo el control de los sindicatos obreros".

Gramsci on the crucial role of education: “The first step in emancipating oneself from political and social slavery is that of freeing the mind. The problem of education is the most important class problem. Popular schooling should be placed under the control of workers’ unions”.

Recordando a 3 mujeres que lucharon contra la guerra. Rosa Luxemburg: "¡Guerra a la guerra! debe convertirse en la piedra angular de la política de la clase obrera. El principal objetivo del proletariado debe ser luchar contra el imperialismo y evitar las guerras" Alexandra Kollontai: "Pregunta a cualquier soldado, que sea ruso o alemán, ¿por qué luchan? ¿Para qué derraman la sangre de sus hermanos - que son trabajadores del país vecino? ¿Para qué mutilan a la gente? No te lo dirán y no te responderán porque ellos mismos no lo saben" Clara Zetkin: "Cuanto más dure la guerra, más se derribarán las máscaras que han engañado a tanta gente. ¿Quién se beneficia de la guerra? Sólo una pequeña minoría en cada nación. Los trabajadores no tienen nada que ganar con la guerra y pueden perder todo lo q les es querido"

Remembering 3 women who fought against war. Rosa Luxemburg: “War on War! slogan should become the cornerstone of working-class politics. The main goal of the proletariat should be fighting imperialism and preventing wars, in peace as in war” Alexandra Kollontai: "Ask any soldier, Russian or German, what they fight for? For what do they shed the blood of their brothers -workers in the neighboring country? For what do they cripple people? They will not tell you & will not answer because they themselves do not know" Clara Zetkin: "The longer the war continues, the more are the masks torn down that have deceived so many people. Who profits from this war? Only a tiny minority in each nation. The workers have nothing to gain from this war; they stand to lose everything that is dear to them"

I am pleased to announce the publication of Enrique Leff, "Physis, Biopower, and Biothermodynamics: The Fire of Life" (routledge.com/Physis-Biopowe…) in the book series I edit: Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism

I am pleased to announce the publication of Xavier Domènech Sampere, "Class Struggle, Dictatorship and DemocracyHow the Common People Defeated Francoism (1939-1979)" (routledge.com/Class-Struggle…) in the book series I edit : Marx and Marxisms: New Horizons

I am pleased to announce the publication of "The Politics of Curiosity: Alternatives to the Attention Economy" by Enrico Campo and Yves Citton (routledge.com/The-Politics-o…) in the book series I edit: Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism More info👇 routledge.com/Critiques-and-…

I am pleased to announce the publication of Juan José Gómez Gutiérrez, Carlo Verri, Tommaso Baris, "Gramsci and the Southern Question: Global Readings, Interpretations and Uses" (routledge.com/Gramsci-and-th…) in the book series that I direct: Marx and Marxisms: New Horizons More info👇 routledge.com/Marx-and-Marxi…

05/05/1818 - 05/05/2026 Happy Birthday, Marx. The years go by, but you are always with us. Feliz cumpleaños - Buon compleanno - Feliz aniversário - Joyeux anniversaire - お誕生日おめでとう - 生日快乐 - जन्मदिन मुबारक हो - عيد ميلاد سعيد - С днём рождения - Alles Gute zum Geburtstag.

" War : first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that the enemy too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost" (Karl Kraus, 1917). Today is the 152nd anniversary of Kraus' birth. At the time of World War I, most intellectuals and writers, with very rare exceptions, gave miserable proof of themselves, participating, on one side or the other, in the war exaltation. In contrast, in his masterpiece The Last Days of Mankind (1922), Kraus managed to capture the deep drama of what was happening. A must read.

I am pleased to announce the publication of Vando Borghi's "The Ruins of Capitalism and Possibilism: Beyond Homo Faber" (routledge.com/The-Ruins-of-C…) in the book series I direct: Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism More info 👇 routledge.com/Critiques-and-…

I am pleased to announce the publication of  Dario Gentili, Elettra Stimilli, and Gabriele Guerra "Walter Benjamin and Antonio Gramsci: A Missed Encounter" (routledge.com/Walter-Benjami…) in the book series I direct: Marx and Marxisms: New Horizons. More information👇 routledge.com/Marx-and-Marxi…