Friday, 13 November 2026

the workers have nothing to lose but their chains—they have a world to win (13. 971)

With the same energy as the social justice kittens calendars (new for 2027), we enjoyed these pairings of quotations of Karl Marx with the illustrations from children’s books by Richard Scarry (see previously here and here) from writer and comedian Zach Mander—everyone’s a comedian, after dinner, in Communist society. All the juxtapositions are spot on. Which one is your favourite? Do you have a favourite saying of Marx’? The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. A whole gallery and more to discover at the links above.