Editor's Note: This article accompanies our study guide for Engels' "The Housing Question." Introduction Frederick Engels is best known for his theoretical and political work he undertook alongside his lifelong comrade, Karl Marx. Yet Engels made other important...
Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the economic and financial crisis that started with a weakening of the U.S. housing market in mid-2006 has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Panicky runs on major banks has caused new failures and forced mergers....