Karl marx

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 coming of a new order that will free labour from the tyranny of capital.” When did the end?

Born on this day, Ernest Jones fought for democracy and freedom across the world "Rise to freedom!

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 asked which Italian footballer he most respected.

A radical poet whose work was burned by the Nazis in Germany... spent his life interpreting the cold facts of political economy, but he still managed to find time for poems. Poetry, he believed, could make vivid the struggle of the masses.

129 years today since his untimely death, appreciating Vincent Van Gogh's radical political philosophy — one which treasured the masses above the masters.

Given we began March with a celebration of , it seems appropriate to end the month by recognising one of the most internationalist women of modern times.

Like me, you may have been distressed to hear that ’s resting place in in North London has been vandalised again yesterday for the second time in a few weeks. It’s a peaceful, leafy-green corner of the world.