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His name is often bandied about - but who was Antonio Gramsci, and how did he end up in prison? When the Brazilian football legend Sócrates joined Italian side Fiorentina in 1984, he was as … read more

Martin Niemöller's confession is known across the world - but who actually was he? As far as radical, progressive politics is concerned, Martin Niemöller was not a commendable man. He wa … read more

2022 is looking like another busy year in the radical calendar! So, another year comes to an end - and what a year it's been... Donald Trump finally left the White House in January - thou … read more

The story of how radicals in Czechoslovakia tried to democratise Soviet rule It’s not often that Spring begins in January… But that’s exactly what happened in the Czechoslovak Socialist Repu … read more

The British Communist and scholar who died fighting fascists in the Spanish Civil War"I am not just paying a conventional tribute to a dead man when I say that he was a real hero." On this day in … read more