A reflection on the kind of analysis in vogue which mixes up left wing with extreme left as well as criticism of the left wing on capitalism with the one coming from the extreme right.

Löwy characterises Lefebvre as a romantic. He proves the correctness of this idea through his opposition to modernisation and his romantic approach to revolution.

Zimmermann's basic approach is that the welfare state was not born out of charity but because its emergence was advantageous for capital. As soon as the benefits for capital ceased to exist, the elimination of the welfare state also began. She gives a detailed analysis of the trends that have led to the crisis of the factors serving prosperity.

In our new series the author review a series of pieces of thought from the 19th century, especially from Marxism juxtaposing them with the current situation.