Let Communist Manifesto authors Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels explain Marxism, class struggle and historical materialism as Karl Marx explains 'The Communist Manifesto' to you, with the help of expert modern historians and cartoon parodies of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Together they highlight Marx’s call to revolution - and they join in the fight between the classes. Thank you Dr. Jamie Gianoutsos, Dr. Katie Hindsmarch-Watson, and Prof. E. P. Thompson! This animated video will explain the key ideas of Marxism, Marx’s utopian dreams for the world’s workers, how Marx defines Class (class consciousness, class struggle, or the class conflict theory), and all about Historical Materialism (historical progression, or the historical dialectic) in The Communist Manifesto. Here are the essential points you need to know about Marxism and the Communist Manifesto: 0:00-1:14 Meeting the Experts 1:15-3:45 Introduction to Marxism 3:46-5:49 Marx’s Utopian Dreams 5:50-6:35 Are Marx’s Plans Possible? 6:36-7:09 Marx’s Legacy 7:10-12:39 Marx’s Definition of Class 12:40-13:32 The Sans-culottes as an Example of Class 13:33-15:09 Class Determines Everything 15:10-16:02 Marx on Historical Materialism 16:03-18:56 Marx Madness 18:57-22:00 Progress to Revolution! Thank you Dr. Jamie Gianoutsos for a wonderful script and your sharing of your creative use of basketball’s March Madness to explain Marx’s conception of class warfare. Thanks too to our wonderful experts and actors, including historian Dr. Katie Hindsmarch-Watson (John Hopkins University), Ethan Larsen, David R, Paul Hunter, and Michael Belmont. Thank you for bringing life to your characters! I am also especially grateful to the colleagues and administrators at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD (https://www.msmary.edu), for the incredible support they have given me to create these videos. If you are a student interested in philosophy, history and a strong liberal arts education, please consider the Mount! This video was made with Character Animator, and a collection of other applications from Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite (Illustrator, Audition and Premiere Pro). If I have learned how to create these videos, you can too! #CharacterAnimator #Marxism #Philosophy