Radical

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 - though he did take some persuading.

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.

RTT cofounder Bea explores her love of historical fiction I’ve always loved a good historical novel. For me, they’re the perfect combination of fact and fiction: the events of history woven into a compelling narrative.

The story of the British radical you probably haven't heard of... There’s a passionate internationalist tradition among British radicals. Through thick and thin, many figures on the left have shown solidarity with radical struggles around the world.

Known as the 'Father of Reform', John Cartwright paved the way for the democratic campaigns of the 19th and 20th centuries... In the summer of 1819, the Manchester Patriotic Union organised a mass rally for universal manhood suffrage.

Born on this day in 1907, Frida Kahlo was not just an artist - she was a revolutionary On this day, 6th July, in 1907, Frida Kahlo was born – but she wouldn’t admit it.

What can Mill's flawed vision of freedom teach us about the radical struggle? Born today in 1806, John Stuart Mill didn’t have a normal English childhood… He was speaking Ancient Greek at three years-old and Latin by the age of eight.

Born today in 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois remains an icon of black and radical history in the US...On 28th August 1963, about 250,000 Americans took part in March on Washington.It was one of the great popular agitations of US history.