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Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 13h

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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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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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 11h

Oh wow thanks! Really appreciate you saying so.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 20h

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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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 2d

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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Rebecca Brenner Graham @theotherrbg.bsky.social · 3d

“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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

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.

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 5d

Such a cool idea for a podcast, always great conversations.

Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 5d

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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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 5d

Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest.

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 9d

Come join us now!

Elizabeth Tandy (Ellie) Shermer @etshermer.bsky.social · 14d

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 R. Sheehan, Hartwick College

Negotiating Fair Trade in a World of Uneven Development: US Garment Unions in the 1960s

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 13d

You can watch the talk online now.

Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 15d

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.
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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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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 13d

Don't Miss! Reading Group organized by comrades at the Marxist Education Project for @andrewhartman.bsky.social new book from @uchicagopress.bsky.social ! #Marx #history #politics #democracy #democracyatwork marxedproject.org/event/readin...

Reading 'Karl Marx in America' - Marxist Education Project

An eight-week study of Andrew Hartman’s recently published Karl Marx in America. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States ... Read ...

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Elizabeth Tandy (Ellie) Shermer @etshermer.bsky.social · 14d

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

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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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 15d

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...

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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AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · 16d

Its time #Skystorians! We're here with @andrewhartman.bsky.social to talk about and answer all your questions on Karl Marx and America! Don't miss out on this incredible thread!
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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 16d

We have @andrewhartman.bsky.social for an AMA on @askhistorians.bsky.social today! I'm sure Reddit will stay calm, cool, and collected for a very non-controversial topic like Karl Marx in America

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 16d

Come ask your questions now! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · 17d

#Skystorians should tune in tomorrow for a fantastic #AMA with @andrewhartman.bsky.social! Author of "Karl Marx in America", this is a fantastic chance to come ask all your questions about Marx's influence on the history of America.

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 18d

This Friday morning at 9:00 EST, I'll be on the @askhistorians.bsky.social Reddit page, answering questions about my new book, Karl Marx in America (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Stop by and ask your burning questions!

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · Jul 1

"A simple, straightforward reading of Marx teaches us that freedom requires that people have independence over their work, over their time, over their bodies. Since most people in a capitalist society lack such self-rule and must sell their labor to survive, capitalism is incompatible with freedom."

Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · Jun 30

In this interview, Andrew Hartman (@andrewhartman.bsky.social) discusses how the US was a structuring example in Marx's thought and how conditions in the US shaped the reception of Marx's work from the 19th century to the present. His new book is "Karl Marx in America" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).

Marx’s Reception in the United States: An Interview with Andrew Hartman

by Alec Israeli In Karl Marx in America (University of Chicago Press, 2025), Andrew Hartman offers a history of Karl Marx’s role as “ghost in the machine” of American life and thought. Beginning with ...

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 18d

This Friday morning at 9:00 EST, I'll be on the @askhistorians.bsky.social Reddit page, answering questions about my new book, Karl Marx in America (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Stop by and ask your burning questions!

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Andrew Hartman @andrewhartman.bsky.social · 23d

Sorry for your loss as well.

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