Part 1: From 1917 to 1921
Lenin, Trotsky and the Origins of the Left Opposition
This is the first part of a lecture originally given by David North in November 1993 on the origins of the Left Opposition.
David North•
Greetings to the Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists, supporters of the International Committee of the Fourth International in the former USSR
On the centenary of the founding of the Left Opposition
These remarks were delivered by David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site and the Socialist Equality Party (US), to a meeting of the Young Guard of Bolshevik Leninists in the former Soviet Union.
David North •
54 years since the Kent State massacre—and a warning for today
The article reviews the experience of the Kent State massacre of anti-war college students in 1970, which has enormous relevance for today amid the massive police crackdown on campus protests against the Gaza genocide.
Patrick Martin•
Stalinism in the writing of American labor history
A new biography of West Coast longshoremen’s leader Harry Bridges
Any historical appraisal of Bridges, the most notable Stalinist labor official in US history, raises important historical questions for workers today.
James Brewer, Tom Mackaman•
Book Review
Bryan Palmer’s James P. Cannon and the Emergence of Trotskyism in the United States, 1928-1938
The second of the three-volume biography of Cannon is an indispensable source on the early history of Trotskyism in the US.
Tom Mackaman•
India’s 1983 Nellie communal massacre in historical perspective
The Nellie massacre—in which India’s now governing party, the Hindu supremacist BJP, played a major role—was the outcome of a campaign of communal incitement targeting “illegal foreigners,” that is highly impoverished refugees and migrants from Bangladesh.
Martina Inessa, Yuvan Darwin, Kranti Kumara•
Forty years since the British miners’ strike
The strike’s fortieth anniversary takes place amid a resurgence of the class struggle not just in Britain but internationally.
Chris Marsden, Julie Hyland•
The August 20, 2023, commemoration of Leon Trotsky in Prinkipo
Socialist Equality Party Summer School: The lessons of history in the fight for socialism today
The Socialist Equality Party Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, was animated by the understanding that the assimilation of the history of the Trotskyist movement is the basis for a theoretically guided practice.
Joseph Kishore•
SEP 2023 Summer School Opening Report
Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the Epoch of Imperialist War and Socialist Revolution
The following report was delivered by David North, national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US) and chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, to the opening session of the SEP summer school last week.
David North•
SEP 2023 Summer School Lecture
The Historical and Political Foundations of the Fourth International
This lecture on the origins of the Fourth International was delivered by Clara Weiss and Johannes Stern at the 2023 SEP (US) international Summer School.
Clara Weiss, Johannes Stern•
SEP 2023 Summer School Lecture
The Origins of Pabloite Revisionism, the Split Within the Fourth International and the Founding of the International Committee
This lecture was delivered by Joseph Kishore, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Joseph Kishore•
Tomas Castanheira•
Keith Jones•
Samuel Tissot, Peter Schwarz•
This is the livestream of the event, held by the municipal authorities of Prinkipo and the ICFI, on August 20, 2023 on Prinkipo, Turkey. The main speakers at the meeting were David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board; Eric London, member of the WSWS Editorial Board; and Ulaş Ateşçi, editor of Mehring Publishing in Turkey
An Island at the Center of World History: Trotsky on Prinkipo
This is the speech by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North given on Sunday, August 20, honoring the life and political legacy of Leon Trotsky.
David North•
The ICFI’s investigation exposed the GPU conspiracy to murder Trotsky
The penetration of GPU agents into the Fourth International played a fatal role in the assassination of Trotsky.
Eric London•
Leon Trotsky’s years on Prinkipo
Trotsky spent the critical years of his exile on Prinkipo writing masterpieces and organizing the Left Opposition in the Communist International all over the world.
Ulaş Ateşçi•
The Prinkipo commemoration of Trotsky’s exile and the global resurgence of the working class
The event reflects the objective change that has been underway for some time in the relationship between Trotskyism and the international working class.
Statement of the WSWS International Editorial Board•
Leon Trotsky commemoration on Prinkipo is widely covered in Turkish media
The event “An Island at the Centre of World History: Leon Trotsky on Prinkipo” on August 20 attracted a lot of interest and raised Trotsky as a living figure in the debates on history and politics in recent weeks.
Ulaş Ateşçi•
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, at New York’s Metropolitan Museum: Rewarding, incomplete look at contributions of African-Americans to art and culture in first half of 20th century
These works of art, in a variety of styles, were part of a flowering that included not only the visual arts but also literature, essays, drama, dance and—perhaps most famously—jazz.
Clare Hurley, Fred Mazelis•
New York Times’ Hannah-Jones demands affirmative action programs based on “lineage” from slavery
The essay presents a new and more virulent form of racialism justified, as in the 1619 Project, through the falsification of history.
Tom Mackaman•
Introduction to new pamphlet from Mehring Books: Marxism vs. Critical Race Theory
The pamphlet, which presents a criticism of critical race theory and identity politics from the left, is now available from Mehring Books.
Tom Carter•
Marcus Garvey and the reactionary logic of racialist politics
More than one hundred years after the formation of his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Marcus Garvey's legacy remains highly relevant in the struggle to overcome efforts to divide the working class along racial lines.
Lawrence Porter•
Tom Carter•
Tim Avery•
Tom Mackaman•
Dominic Gustavo•
Renae Cassimeda•
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