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Born on 9th March 1763, William Cobbett was a journalist, pamphleteer, and campaigner for parliamentary reform From the perspective of radical history, William Cobbett was a mixed bag… … read more

Túpac Amaru II gave his life in the fight against Spanish colonialism Decades before Simón Bolivar and José de San Martin fought the wars of Spanish American independence, there was a Great Re … read more

Born on this day in 1778, José de San Martín liberated huge swathes of South America from Spanish imperial rule “My promises to the people for whom I have waged war have been fulfilled – to ac … read more

Born on the 15th of February, 1748, Jeremy Bentham sought to reform the institutions at the heart of British society “The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation … read more

Born on this day in 1805, Auguste Blanqui devoted his life to the dream of revolution “The Republic means the emancipation of the workers, it’s the end of the reign of exploitation, it’s the c … read more