The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto is a radical call for revolution and an analysis of class struggle. Marx and Engels argue that history is driven by conflicts between the ruling and oppressed classes, culminating in the working class overthrowing capitalism. It lays out the principles of communism as an alternative system aiming for equality and the abolition of private property.

What I found eye-opening was the manifesto’s incisive critique of capitalism’s inequalities and its contagious revolutionary spirit. It challenges readers to reconsider economic systems and to think critically about power and justice.

Books to continue this path:

• Das Kapital, Karl Marx, detailed critique of capitalist economics

• Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels, overview of socialist thought