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Nye Bevan - who brought the NHS into existence 70 years ago today - had a disappointing life. I don't mean this in a personal sense. He enjoyed a happy marriage to his fellow socialist, Jennie … read more

It was 1965 in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Maya Angelou had been set up there for a few years working as a journalist. It was a long way from her birthplace in St Louis (Missouri), but she … read more

After months of shoehorning dubiously relevant Karl Marx references into every email I can, I get to write you one about the man himself – today is his 200th Birthday, after all! Here's our Kar … read more

Today (31st March) is the 120th anniversary of Eleanor Marx's death in 1898. After learning that her partner, the English socialist Edward Aveling, had been having an affair, Eleanor trag … read more

Around this time of year back in 1871, Parisians were getting ready to vote. These weren’t normal elections. They were voting in a ne w, revolutionary body: the Paris Commune. Yo … read more