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Propagandist Willi Münzenberg stood up to authoritarians across the continent in his quest to support the European Left Willi Münzenberg was born on this day in 1889, in Erfurt, Saxony. The wor … read more

Coauthor with Karl Marx of The Communist Manifesto, Friedrich Engels has always been slightly overshadowed by his more famous communist friend“From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving s … read more

On this day in 1979, Sandinista revolutionaries took power in Nicaragua - 45 years after Sandino's death “…our cause will live on through those who follow us.” These were the words of Aug … read more

Commemorating the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival which takes place each July in Dorset we recall the story of the martyrs from whom it takes its name We raise the watch-word liberty; We … read more

The Trinidadian communist and anti-imperialist George Padmore was one of the luminaries of black radicalism in the twentieth century "The black man certainly has to pay dear for carrying the w … read more