The Social Alternative

The Socialist Alternative
"We loathe with all our soul continual reflection and the philistine fear of vigorous action ... Therefore let us fight for freedom as long as we are young and full of growing vigor (Karl Marx)." Karl Marx (1818-83), was a German political philosopher and revolutionist. Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, founded scientific socialism or modern communism. For that he is known as one of the most influential thinkers of all times.
Marx was born in Trier on May 5, 1818, and educated at the universities of Bonn, Berlin. In 1842, shortly after contributing his first a…