Marxism and Democratic Theory

Marxist presence in Anglo-American political theory has grown in the last decade. Marxists have obtained prestigious positions at major universities and had their books issued by influential publishers. On some accounts, there is nothing good in this story—from the left, it means the depoliticizing of Marx; from the right, a threat to our children’s education.

If all that had appeared were a technically impressive restatement of orthodox Marxism, the subject would be of no inte...