Our History
3 June 2020 · · Our History, Reviews · 1 comment
The Living Flame
The Living Flame – the revolutionary passion of Rosa Luxemburg Haymarket books 2019 Dave Kellaway reviews Paul Le Blanc’s book Paul Le Blanc’s book is a very readable starter for anybody who…
8 July 2019 · Ecosocialism, Our History, Reviews · 1 comment
Population and contraception: the Godwin, Malthus, Place, debate
William Godwin: A Political Life by Richard Gough Thomas, published by Pluto Press in 2019 reviewed by Alan Thornett This biography is well written and informative. It is a good summary of W…
20 April 2019 · · Indian subcontinent, Our History
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
In the late spring of 1919, green meadows in the fertile plains of the Punjab were acquiring a golden hue with the sun’s rising radiance, writes Lal Khan . It was the onset of harvest time. …
3 May 2018 · · Britain, France, Our History, students
1968 seen from Britain
None of the key events of 1968 happened in Britain, but they impacted dramatically on the configuration of the Left, writes Phil Hearse . One socialist journal said it was “the year the ice …
18 September 2017 · · Black struggles, Fourth international, Our History, Reviews
CLR James film feast
Ian Parker reviews Every Cook Can Govern: The Life, Impact and Works of C.L.R. James This film was released in April last year, and has been doing the rounds in meetings organised by differe…
28 July 2017 · · Our History
Dunkirk – superbly executed nationalist myth making
Addressing the British parliament in June 1940, Winston Churchill described the German rout of the French, Belgian and British armies and the seaborne evacuation of 338 000 troops as a "colo…
25 February 2017 · Our History, Russian revolution
October 1917: London book launch
Paul Le Blanc at Housmans Bookshop on 24th February 2017 : http://https://youtu.be/za-HzPlESfI Le Blanc, a long term revolutionary Marxist, author and a Professor of History at LaRoche Colle…
1 February 2017 · Black struggles, Our History, Reviews, USA · 1 comment
A book to whet the appetite
W E Du Bois: Revolutionary across the colour line by Bill V Mullen published by Pluto Press, 2016, £12.99 Reviewed by Veronica Fagan I didn’t know a very much about W.E.B. Du Bois before I p…
18 August 2016 · Our History · 4 comments
Trotsky: What was that?
Ian Parker explores: Like most human beings, Leon Davidovich Bronstein was born and he died. He was born in 1879 in Ukraine, became active in left politics in Russia as a student and was imp…