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How the Fourth International Was Conceived

Origins of the Fourth International

How the Fourth International Was Conceived

by Jean van Heijenoort This article was first published in the August 1944 issue of Fourth International. [Jean van Heijenoort (1912-1986) was Trotsky’s secretary in 1932 in Prinkipo, and followed him to France, Norway...

Marxism & the General Strike

1917 #21

Marxism & the General Strike

Apologists for Islamic Reaction

1917 #21

Apologists for Islamic Reaction

From Cliff to Trotsky

1917 #21

From Cliff to Trotsky

SLP: a Postmortem

1917 #21

SLP: a Postmortem

Weathering the Storm

1917 #21

Weathering the Storm

Hands Off Iraq!

1917 #21

Hands Off Iraq!

Free Ocalan! Defend the PKK!

1917 #21

Free Ocalan! Defend the PKK!

Disagreeable Sectarians

1917 #21

Disagreeable Sectarians

Origin of ILWU’s Political Action

1917 #21

Origin of ILWU’s Political Action

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