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Dr. Barbara C. Foley,PhD

Barbara Foley, PhD is Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies, Rutgers University Newark.

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Guest Commentary

Should We Celebrate Karl Marx on His 200th Birthday?

By Dr. Barbara C. Foley,PhD Guest Commentator

the Democrats have a problem the Republicans don’t. The pursuit of big money drives establishment Democrats to adopt positions — and to nurture a political culture — that prevents them from winning their natural constituencies.

By supporting corporate-friendly candidates and policies, Congressional Democratic leaders are be moving closer and closer toward open warfare with their party’s base. There is a real…

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Guest Commentary

Should We Celebrate Karl Marx on His 200th Birthday?

By Dr. Barbara C. Foley,PhD Guest Commentator

Class analysis remains alive and well. This is because capitalism is no longer as seemingly natural as the air we breathe. It is a system that came into being and can also go out of being.

Some would argue that Karl Marx, author of “Capital,” has been proven wrong on just about everything he wrote. The founder of scientific socialism was born…

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