Bourgeois Revolutions Archives • International Socialism

Marx and Spinoza

Posted on 11th October 2023 by Richard Donnelly

This article is dedicated to the memory of another Sephardic Jewish rebel, Roni Margulies (1955-2023). Why discuss Marx and Spinoza now? The appearance of a monumental new biography by Jonathan Israel, an outstanding historian of the early modern Netherlands, is… Continue Reading →

Ludwig van Beethoven: revolutionary composer

Posted on 6th January 2020 by Richard Donnelly

December 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of Europe’s greatest composers, a musician of a revolutionary era who revolutionised music.1 Why should socialists be interested? The answer is twofold. Firstly, the need for… Continue Reading →