Freda Utley Winifred Utley, commonly known as Freda Utley, (January 23, 1898 London, England January 21, 1978 Washington, DC) was an English scholar, political activist and best-selling author. After visiting the Soviet Union in 1927 as a trade union activist, she joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1928. Freda_Utley
Hezbollah military activities Hezbollah has a military branch known as Al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya ("The Islamic Resistance"), and is the possible sponsor of a number of lesser-known groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself. These groups include the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the Prophet Muhammad. Hezbollah_military_activities
Robin Blackburn Robin Blackburn (born 1940) is a British socialist historian, a former editor of New Left Review (1981-99), an author of essays on Marx, capitalism and socialism, and of books on the history of slavery and on social policy. His most celebrated works, "The Making of New World SlaveryThe Overthrow of Colonial Slavery, 1776-1848(1988) offer an account of the rise and fall of colonial slavery in the Americas, contributing to the emerging field of 'Atlantic history'. Robin_Blackburn
Ian Birchall Ian Birchall (born 1939) is a British Marxist historian and translator, a member of the Socialist Workers Party and author of numerous articles and books, particularly relating to the French Left. Formerly Senior Lecturer in French at Middlesex University, his research interests include the Comintern, the International Working Class, Communism and Trotskyism, France and Syndicalism, Babeuf, Sartre, Victor Serge and Alfred Rosmer. Ian_Birchall
Colin Barker Colin Barker (b. 1939) is a British academic sociologist as well as a Marxist historian and writer, a long-standing member of the Socialist Workers Party in Manchester and author of numerous articles and works on Marxism, most notably a history of Solidarity, Festival of the Oppressed. Colin_Barker
Mike Gonzalez (historian) Mike Gonzalez is a British historian and literary critic, and a leading member of the U.K. Socialist Workers Party. He is a Professor of Latin American Studies in the Hispanics Department of the University of Glasgow and has written widely on Latin America. In his writings and speeches concerning Cuba, Gonzalez is particularly critical of the events that followed the Cuban Revolution of 1959, comparing Cuba to a state-capitalist economy in direct contradiction to grassroots socialism. Mike_Gonzalez_(historian)
Victor Kiernan Victor Gordon Kiernan (born 4 September 1913, Lancashire, England, UK Stow, Borders, UK) was a British Marxist historian and a former member of the Communist Party Historians Group with a particular focus on the history of imperialism.Kiernan was born in Ashton upon Mersey, Sale to Congregationalist lower-middle class parents. Victor_Kiernan
Framing the early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean 400–800 Framing the early Middle Ages (2005) is a history book by English historian Christopher Wickham at the University of Oxford. It is a broad history of the period between the end of the Roman Empire and the transition to the Middle Ages, often called Late Antiquity. The book won the 2005 Wolfson History Prize, the 2006 Deutscher Memorial Prize, and the 2006 James Henry Breasted Prize from the American Historical Association. Framing_the_early_Middle_Ages:_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean_400–800
Patriarchy in feminism Patriarchy is an important concept in feminism. Although the narrowest definition of patriarchy is "father-rule", this leaves out the far-reaching social consequences of the way of thinking that underlies this social practice. Patriarchy is most likely a reflection of deeper expectations of formal male dominance in a wide range of social relationships. Patriarchy_in_feminism
Nandigram violence Nandigram violence was an incident in Nandigram, West Bengal where, on the orders of the Left Front government, more than 4,000 heavily armed police stormed the Nandigram area with the aim of stamping out protests against the West Bengal government’s plans to expropriate of land for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to be developed by the Indonesian-based Salim Group. The police shot dead at least 14 villagers and wounded 70 more. Nandigram_violence
Chancellorship of Gordon Brown Gordon Brown's period of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer lasted from 2 May 1997, when Labour returned to power in the United Kingdom for the first time in 18 years, to 27 June 2007, when he resigned to become Prime Minister. It was the longest continuous period of office of any Chancellor since Nicholas Vansittart nearly two centuries before. Chancellorship_of_Gordon_Brown
Polish underground press Polish underground press (sl. , lit. flimsy, blotter, blotting paper or , lit. second circulation) has a long history of combatting censorship. In the 19th century in partitioned Poland, many underground newspapers existed; among the most prominent was Robotnik, published in over 1,000 copies from 1894.In the occupied Poland during World War II, there were thousands of underground publications by the Polish Secret State and the Polish resistance. Polish_underground_press
Respect Renewal Respect Renewal was a faction that exisited during the 2007-8 split within Respect – The Unity Coalition a UK political party. Respect Renewal was led by Linda Smith, the National Chair, Leader and Nominating Officer of Respect, and was formed in November 2007. Its supporters included George Galloway MP, Ken Loach, Victoria Brittain, Salma Yaqoob and Nick Wrack. Respect_Renewal
Left Alternative Left Alternative is a UK political party resulting from the split within Respect – The Unity Coalition in late 2007. It operates in England and Wales. It is backed by the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Soon after the split, the electoral label Left List was adopted and this label faced its first major electoral test in the London mayoral elections and London Assembly elections on 1 May 2008. Left_Alternative
Richard Seymour (writer) Richard Seymour (born 1977) is a British writer, activist and proprietor of the blog Lenin's Tomb. He is the author of The Liberal Defense of Murder. Seymour was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to a Protestant family, and currently lives in London. He is a member of the Socialist Workers Party. Richard_Seymour_(writer)
Sharon Smith Sharon Smith (born 1956) is an American socialist writer and activist. She is the author of Subterranean Fire and Women and Socialism. Women and Socialism, published by Haymarket Books in 2005, is a collection of essays on the origin of women's oppression, the struggle for abortion rights, the political trajectory of mainstream feminism, the place of women in Islam, and the ways socialism could, in Smith's view, overcome women's oppression. Sharon_Smith
History of Venezuela This article discusses the history of Venezuela. See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. History_of_Venezuela
Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone, (born 17 June 1945) is a British politician. He has twice held the leading political role in London local governmentGreater London Council from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986 by the government of Margaret Thatcher, and secondly as the first Mayor of London, a post he held from its creation in 2000 until 2008. Ken_Livingstone