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William Cuffay: the black Chartist revolutionary

As a contribution to Black History Month, Dominic Alexander casts a light upon the remarkable, if little-known, life of the black Chartist revolutionary, William Cuffay

Tears of blood: the birth of fascism in Italy, October 1922

Chris Bambery explains how Mussolini and his fascists were able to take power despite a wave of workers’ struggle after World War I

The revolution against Charles I and the English radical tradition

The attempt to minimise or eradicate the history of republicanism is one of the longest-running projects of the British establishment, argues John Rees

Who put the ‘con’ in the constitution? The ‘Glorious’ Revolution of 1688

The British constitution exists to resist democratic demands, writes John Westmoreland

The revolutionary life of Ghassan Kanafani: 50 years after Israel assassinated him

Michael Lavalette remembers the Palestinian revolutionary leader Ghassan Kanafani and his contribution to the struggle for Palestinian liberation 50 years on from his murder by Israeli forces

Ukraine, imperialism and the national question

As crisis in Ukraine escalates, Chris Bambery examines the complex and bloody history of nationalism, revolution and imperial competition in the region

1972: When workers turned the lights out

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, John Westmoreland recounts the tremendous events of 1972, when rank-and-file militancy and widespread solidarity struck a huge blow to the ruling class

The Road to Derry

Michael Lavalette introduces Seamus Heaney's poem commemorating the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre on the 50th anniversary

Shoot to kill: the British army on Bloody Sunday

50 years on from the Bloody Sunday massacre, Chris Bambery recounts the deliberate decision by the British state to murder unarmed protesters in Derry

The 1972 miners’ strike: a rank-and-file strike

An excerpt from Tony Cliff's Patterns of Mass Strike which describes the impact of the 1972 miners’ strike and the background to a wave of rank-and-file militancy and solidarity from across the working class

1972: A great year for the workers - Tony Cliff

As part of a series of articles marking the 50thanniversary of a tremendous year for the British working class, we republish Tony Cliff’s overview of the decisive events of 1972

Resisting Franco: The Assemblea de Catalunya 50 years on

Chris Bambery looks back at the Catalonian resistance movement against Spain's fascist dictator in the 1970s

William Cuffay: the black Chartist revolutionary

As a contribution to Black History Month, Dominic Alexander casts a light upon the remarkable, if little-known, life of the black Chartist revolutionary, William Cuffay

Tears of blood: the birth of fascism in Italy, October 1922

Chris Bambery explains how Mussolini and his fascists were able to take power despite a wave of workers’ struggle after World War I

The revolution against Charles I and the English radical tradition

The attempt to minimise or eradicate the history of republicanism is one of the longest-running projects of the British establishment, argues John Rees

Who put the ‘con’ in the constitution? The ‘Glorious’ Revolution of 1688

The British constitution exists to resist democratic demands, writes John Westmoreland

The revolutionary life of Ghassan Kanafani: 50 years after Israel assassinated him

Michael Lavalette remembers the Palestinian revolutionary leader Ghassan Kanafani and his contribution to the struggle for Palestinian liberation 50 years on from his murder by Israeli forces

Ukraine, imperialism and the national question

As crisis in Ukraine escalates, Chris Bambery examines the complex and bloody history of nationalism, revolution and imperial competition in the region

1972: When workers turned the lights out

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, John Westmoreland recounts the tremendous events of 1972, when rank-and-file militancy and widespread solidarity struck a huge blow to the ruling class

The Road to Derry

Michael Lavalette introduces Seamus Heaney's poem commemorating the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre on the 50th anniversary

Shoot to kill: the British army on Bloody Sunday

50 years on from the Bloody Sunday massacre, Chris Bambery recounts the deliberate decision by the British state to murder unarmed protesters in Derry

The 1972 miners’ strike: a rank-and-file strike

An excerpt from Tony Cliff's Patterns of Mass Strike which describes the impact of the 1972 miners’ strike and the background to a wave of rank-and-file militancy and solidarity from across the working class

1972: A great year for the workers - Tony Cliff

As part of a series of articles marking the 50thanniversary of a tremendous year for the British working class, we republish Tony Cliff’s overview of the decisive events of 1972

Resisting Franco: The Assemblea de Catalunya 50 years on

Chris Bambery looks back at the Catalonian resistance movement against Spain's fascist dictator in the 1970s

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As a contribution to Black History Month, Dominic Alexander casts a light upon the remarkable, if little-known, life of the black Chartist revolutionary, William Cuffay

Chris Bambery explains how Mussolini and his fascists were able to take power despite a wave of workers’ struggle after World War I

The attempt to minimise or eradicate the history of republicanism is one of the longest-running projects of the British establishment, argues John Rees

The British constitution exists to resist democratic demands, writes John Westmoreland

Michael Lavalette remembers the Palestinian revolutionary leader Ghassan Kanafani and his contribution to the struggle for Palestinian liberation 50 years on from his murder by Israeli forces

As crisis in Ukraine escalates, Chris Bambery examines the complex and bloody history of nationalism, revolution and imperial competition in the region

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, John Westmoreland recounts the tremendous events of 1972, when rank-and-file militancy and widespread solidar­ity struck a huge blow to the ruling class

Michael Lavalette introduces Seamus Heaney's poem commemorating the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre on the 50th anniversary

50 years on from the Bloody Sunday massacre, Chris Bambery recounts the deliberate decision by the British state to murder unarmed protesters in Derry

An excerpt from Tony Cliff's Patterns of Mass Strike which describes the impact of the 1972 miners’ strike and the background to a wave of rank-and-file militancy and solidarity from across the working class

As part of a series of articles marking the 50th anniversary of a tremendous year for the British working class, we republish Tony Cliff’s overview of the decisive events of 1972

Chris Bambery looks back at the Catalonian resistance movement against Spain's fascist dictator in the 1970s

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, John Westmoreland recounts the tremendous events of 1972, when rank-and-file militancy and widespread solidarity struck a huge blow to the ruling class

As part of a series of articles marking the 50thanniversary of a tremendous year for the British working class, we republish Tony Cliff’s overview of the decisive events of 1972