Andrew Hartman
@andrewhartman.bsky.social
"Chill Commie." Professor of History at Illinois State University. Intellectual historian. I write books about US history, Karl Marx, culture wars, history of education.
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How long are we going to allow the wealthy to do this to us? Cartoon from 1894...
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
How long are we going to allow the wealthy to do this to us? Cartoon from 1894...
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author meets critics: KARL MARX IN AMERICA by @andrewhartman.bsky.social #usih2025
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
author meets critics: KARL MARX IN AMERICA by @andrewhartman.bsky.social #usih2025
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If you'd like to read a review of my book where I am accused of holding "petty-bourgeois political sensibilities" (yes you read that correctly)--well, then, do I ever have a review for you!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Two new books on Marx and Marxism
What both books avoid is precisely what Marx insisted upon: that the liberation of humanity requires the political independence of the working class and the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you'd like to read a review of my book where I am accused of holding "petty-bourgeois political sensibilities" (yes you read that correctly)--well, then, do I ever have a review for you!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
“ChatGPT: write a review of the new Marx books by Leipold and Hartman from the perspective of the sectarian Trotskyists at WSWS.”
If you'd like to read a review of my book where I am accused of holding "petty-bourgeois political sensibilities" (yes you read that correctly)--well, then, do I ever have a review for you!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Two new books on Marx and Marxism
What both books avoid is precisely what Marx insisted upon: that the liberation of humanity requires the political independence of the working class and the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism.
www.wsws.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“ChatGPT: write a review of the new Marx books by Leipold and Hartman from the perspective of the sectarian Trotskyists at WSWS.”
If you'd like to read a review of my book where I am accused of holding "petty-bourgeois political sensibilities" (yes you read that correctly)--well, then, do I ever have a review for you!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Two new books on Marx and Marxism
What both books avoid is precisely what Marx insisted upon: that the liberation of humanity requires the political independence of the working class and the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism.
www.wsws.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you'd like to read a review of my book where I am accused of holding "petty-bourgeois political sensibilities" (yes you read that correctly)--well, then, do I ever have a review for you!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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One of my fave things to do while traveling is see which authors who’ve been on the pod are stocked at bookstores and look who’s in Edinburgh!
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October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of my fave things to do while traveling is see which authors who’ve been on the pod are stocked at bookstores and look who’s in Edinburgh!
@asheeshksi.bsky.social
@profgabriele.com
@lollardfish.bsky.social
@andrewhartman.bsky.social
@asheeshksi.bsky.social
@profgabriele.com
@lollardfish.bsky.social
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Check out this book talk on 10/26 on "Karl #Marx in #America" with historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project #educaiton #history #US #philosophy #politics RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/marx-i...
Karl Marx in America with Andrew Hartman - Marxist Education Project
Historian Andrew Hartman introduces his new book, Karl Marx in America. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States ... Read more
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October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Check out this book talk on 10/26 on "Karl #Marx in #America" with historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project #educaiton #history #US #philosophy #politics RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/marx-i...
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As a young man, Karl Marx applied for permission to emigrate to Texas but changed his mind. Yet Robin Blackburn writes that even without having come to the United States, Marx's influence and that of his followers is hard to deny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism
Karl Marx never visited the United State but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.
www.thenation.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As a young man, Karl Marx applied for permission to emigrate to Texas but changed his mind. Yet Robin Blackburn writes that even without having come to the United States, Marx's influence and that of his followers is hard to deny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Even the chroniclers of the Roaring '20s found something in Marx, writes Robin Blackburn. F. Scott Fitzgerald insisted to his daughter that she read “the terrible chapter in 'Das Kapital' on the Working Day, and see if you are ever quite the same.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Triumphs and Travails of American Marxism
Karl Marx never visited the United State but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.
www.thenation.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Even the chroniclers of the Roaring '20s found something in Marx, writes Robin Blackburn. F. Scott Fitzgerald insisted to his daughter that she read “the terrible chapter in 'Das Kapital' on the Working Day, and see if you are ever quite the same.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Karl Marx never visited the United States, but he cast a long shadow of influence on its politics and culture, writes Robin Blackburn in his review of @andrewhartman.bsky.social's book "Karl Marx in America." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Triumphs and Travails of
American Marxism
Karl Marx never visited the United State but he and his ideas left an imprint nonetheless.
www.thenation.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Karl Marx never visited the United States, but he cast a long shadow of influence on its politics and culture, writes Robin Blackburn in his review of @andrewhartman.bsky.social's book "Karl Marx in America." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The best intellectual history book I’ve read in a long while is @andrewhartman.bsky.social’s Karl Marx in America.
Spectacular.
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Spectacular.
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Karl Marx in America
The vital and untold story of Karl Marx’s stamp on American life. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States as the quintessential a...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The best intellectual history book I’ve read in a long while is @andrewhartman.bsky.social’s Karl Marx in America.
Spectacular.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Spectacular.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 245 (10/12/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & en...
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October 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Check out this book talk on "Karl #Marx in #America" with historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project #educaiton #history #US #philosophy #politics RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/marx-i...
Karl Marx in America with Andrew Hartman - Marxist Education Project
Historian Andrew Hartman introduces his new book, Karl Marx in America. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States ... Read more
marxedproject.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Check out this book talk on "Karl #Marx in #America" with historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project #educaiton #history #US #philosophy #politics RSVP here: marxedproject.org/event/marx-i...
I went on @kpfa.org to talk Karl Marx in America. kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
Karl Marx in America - Fund Drive Special | KPFA
00:08 — Andrew Hartman is Professor of History at Illinois State University, where he teaches courses in U.S. intellectual, cultural, and political history, as well as courses in the philosophy of his...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I went on @kpfa.org to talk Karl Marx in America. kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
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“you have to share your writing with other people, otherwise you’re just whistling into the wind” - @andrewhartman.bsky.social to @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right
Podcast Episode · Drafting the Past · 10/07/2025 · 40m
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October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“you have to share your writing with other people, otherwise you’re just whistling into the wind” - @andrewhartman.bsky.social to @katecarp.bsky.social on @draftingthepast.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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What's happening in Chicago is not normal.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What's happening in Chicago is not normal.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
Such a cool idea for a podcast, always great conversations.
Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Such a cool idea for a podcast, always great conversations.
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Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
RIP mom. www.denverpost.com/obituaries/k...
Karen Hartman Obituary | The Denver Post
Karen Jo Hartman passed away on September 19, 2025, with her three children by her side.Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1947 to Arthur and Evelyn Solow, Karen moved to Ft. Collins in 1959. She lived t…
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October 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
RIP mom. www.denverpost.com/obituaries/k...
Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest.
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Come join us now!
Please join @andrewhartman.bsky.social & I for the first Newberry Capitalism seminar. Friday, October 3, 3pm CT. Registration link below.
Melanie Sheehan will be sharing her work on unions & trade policy with a comment from @nelsonlichtenstein.bsky.social
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Melanie Sheehan will be sharing her work on unions & trade policy with a comment from @nelsonlichtenstein.bsky.social
www.newberry.org/calendar/mel...
Melanie R. Sheehan, Hartwick College
Negotiating Fair Trade in a World of Uneven Development: US Garment Unions in the 1960s
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October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Come join us now!
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Republicans are shutting down the government because they don’t want to fix the health care crisis they created.
They’re holding the entire government hostage so they can raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throw millions off their health care.
NO.
They’re holding the entire government hostage so they can raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throw millions off their health care.
NO.
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Republicans are shutting down the government because they don’t want to fix the health care crisis they created.
They’re holding the entire government hostage so they can raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throw millions off their health care.
NO.
They’re holding the entire government hostage so they can raise health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throw millions off their health care.
NO.
You can watch the talk online now.
I'm on C-SPAN tomorrow! 9:00am and 9:00pm EST. They're airing a book talk I gave in August at @redemmas.org in Baltimore. The Hopkins historian friends in attendance are responsible for some of the difficult questions I received during the Q&A.
www.c-span.org/event/book-t...
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Andrew Hartman, "Karl Marx in America"
Illinois State University history professor Andrew Hartman talks about the influence of Karl Marx's work in America, a country Marx never visited.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You can watch the talk online now.