Karl Marx
Ross Gittins; an inspiring educator for young and old
For more than 25 years I taught with pictures of famous economists above the black/whiteboard to inspire my students. They were: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. Guess who completed the row?
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Karl Marx’s daughter deserves a revolutionary biopic, just not this one
It may have a punk band soundtrack and an intelligent turn by Romola Garai, but Miss Marx still has the whiff of a stuffy museum piece.
- by Sandra Hall
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Karl Marx's London grave vandalised again, with red paint
The German philosopher's memorial has been attacked in the past with paint, and in 1970 an attempt was made to destroy it with a bomb.
Karl Marx's London tomb damaged in hammer attack
A memorial to the 19th century political philosopher has been defaced by a vandal armed with a hammer.
- by Madeleine Gandhi
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