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Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Tom Henehan, a member of the Political Committee of the Workers League—the predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party in the US. We are republishing here a tribute delivered by David North at a meeting in 1997.

The socialist traditions of 1917 found a deeply progressive expression in the work of Vasily Grossman.

PETER HITCHENS: Ms Sturgeon may not yet realise just how powerful her remark was, but I very much hope that when she does she will follow Angela Rayners example, and say sorry.

This statement was submitted by the Young Guard of the Bolshevik-Leninists (YGBL), an organization in Russia that has declared its political support for the International Committee of the Fourth International.

From the blog of Kenneth Ryesky at The Times of Israel

Having correctly diagnosed the problem facing the worlds liberal democracies, Chrystia Freeland then applied the wrong remedy

Discussions among Haitian government officials and foreign diplomats have been held in recent days around how to crush the growing insurrectionary movement developing within Haiti’s working class and prop up the illegitimate, US-installed Henry regime.

Ernest Rice McKinney (1886-1984) was a black US trade union organiser, revolutionary socialist and central leader in the "Third Camp" socialist organisation the Workers Party.

About the author: "Hein Htet Kyaw (Abu Bakr)" is a socialist hacktivist actively struggling against the state blasphemy laws and state censorship in Myanmar. He is a spokesperson for an atheist/humanist organisation called Burmese Atheists. He describes himself as a libertarian Marxist who sees Stalinism as oppressive and exploitative as capitalism, probably more.

Populists on the far-right pose as warriors fighting against the corrupt, complacent and conniving elites. They warn of looming crises and impending breakdowns.