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D-Day and the Truth About the Second World War

[Written in 2004] On the anniversary of the Normandy D-day landing. The leaders of the major powers were all present at the official celebrations, a far more pompous celebration than the 50th anniversary. This has more […]

“Ted Grant: The Permanent Revolutionary” Chapter One: The Early Years

This is the first chapter of the biography of Ted Grant, written by his friend and collaborator for more than 50 years, Alan Woods. It describes Ted Grant’s childhood and early life in South Africa, […]

Women and the Struggle for Socialism

For Marxists, the root cause of all forms of oppression consists in the division of society into classes. But oppression can take many forms. Alongside class oppression we find the oppression of one nation over […]

Carry Out the Legacy of Hugo Chávez!

It is often the destiny of revolutionary leaders that after death those that attacked and vilified them during their lifetime begin to praise them, while simultaneously distorting their ideas, watering them down, reducing them to […]

Russia, Ukraine, and the West: Will There Be A War?

 As Ukraine slides deeper into chaos, the sound of war drums gets ever louder. On Saturday President Vladimir Putin secured his parliament’s authority to send the Russian army, not just into Crimea but also into […]

Where is Ukraine Going?

The dramatic events in Ukraine have led to the fall of Yanukovych. But in reality this is not the end of the drama but only the possible end of its second act. In the moment […]

2014 and the Ghosts of 1914

As the New Year dawns, memories are reawakening of another New Year, exactly a century ago, the dawn of 1914 when millions of people were drifting towards the abyss as if in a dream.  

The Russian Revolution: The Meaning of October

Today is the 96th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, an event which altered the entire course of human history. For the first time—if we exclude the brief but glorious episode of the Paris Commune—the working […]

Lessons of Chile 1973

We publish here a document written in 1979 by Alan Woods analyzing the history of the Chilean labor movement, the period of the Popular Unity coalition government of Allende, and the brutal Pinochet coup.

The Second Egyptian Revolution—IMT Statement

Morsi has fallen. The magnificent movement of the masses has once more shown to the entire world the authentic face of the Egyptian people. It shows that the Revolution, which many even on the Left […]

No to Imperialist Intervention in Syria!

The declaration of Obama that the USA will step up its support for the rebels in Syria represents a change in the situation. The White House announcement means that the U.S. is to supply direct […]

A Tribute to Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez is no more. Always a fighter, Chávez spent his last months in a life and death struggle against a cruel and implacable enemy – cancer. He fought bravely to the very end, but […]