The revolutionary life and ideas of Karl Marx, with Rick Kuhn

<p>Karl Marx has a reputation for being a stuffy old guy, tucked away in a library writing impenetrable tomes. But he was a revolutionary in practice as well as in theory! With his buddy Engels, he was involved in many of the great revolts of the 19th century: from the 1848 revolutions to the Paris Commune, from the American Civil War to the Irish rebellions against Britain.</p> <p>Seeing as this is a Marxist podcast, we thought we'd dive into the life and times of Marxism's founder. Chloe and Emma spoke to Rick Kuhn; activist, author and winner of the Deutscher Prize (for great Marxist works!) about Karl Marx.</p> <p>Further readings</p> <p>Find out more about what Marx learnt from the struggles of his era:</p> <p><a href='https://redflag.org.au/article/what-karl-marx-discovered-woods'>What Marx discovered in the woods</a>  <a href='https://redflag.org.au/article/what-karl-marx-learned-paris-commune'>What Marx learned from the Paris Commune</a>  <a href='https://redflag.org.au/article/karl-marxs-battle-against-state-socialism'>Marx's battle against 'state socialism'</a>  </p> <p>Read more from Rick Kuhn: <a href='https://redflag.org.au/article/promise-and-devastation-understanding-economic-crises'>Rick Kuhn writes about understanding economic crises</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>