History

50 Years Since the Military Coup in Argentina – Never Again!

March 26, 2026
/// Argentina, History, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
Per Olsson, Socialistiskt Alternativ (ISA in Sweden)

The Junta’s Murders and Crimes Must Never Be Forgotten March 24 marked exactly 50 years since the military coup in Argentina. The coup in 1976

The English Revolution 1640-1660

Most people generally have heard of the English Civil War, but what is less known is that it wasn’t just a war – it was a revolution which destroyed one

March 25, 2026
/// Britain, History, Theory
Tom Costello, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales & Scotland)

Stalin’s “Socialism In One Country”—A Century of Disaster

A century ago, from December 18-31 of 1925, the 14th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union—the first congress following Vladimir Lenin’s death—endorsed the policy known as “Socialism

March 11, 2026
/// History, Theory
Leon Pinsky, Sociaist Alternative (ISA in the US)

US Imperialism’s Coups and Doctrines in Latin America

The US began its tradition of intervention in Latin America as early as the beginning of the 19th century. In 1822, Cuba was invaded and the following year the Monroe

January 23, 2026
/// History, Latin America & Caribbean, War & Resistance
Louise Strömbäck, Socialistisk Alternativ (ISA in Sweden)

The Anti-Imperialist Legacy of Thomas Sankara

Africa is alive with discussion on how to achieve genuine independence and freedom. Many decades on from “flag independence”, little has fundamentally changed for poor and working people. Grinding poverty,

January 15, 2026
/// Africa, Burkina Faso, History, Theory
Tom Costello, Socialist Alternative (ISA England, Wales & Scotland)

Lessons from History: When Workers’ Struggle Stopped Wars

This article was originally published in early November 2025, in issue #2 of International Marxism, international political journal of International Socialist Alternative. Click here to subscribe or to buy a

January 2, 2026
/// History, Theory, War & Resistance, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
George Martin Fell Brown and Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative US

The First Palestinian Intifada: Lessons For Today

In December 1987, after 20 years of horrific occupation, the movement for Palestinian liberation was set ablaze. An escalating protest movement erupted into a national uprising when four Palestinian laborers

December 29, 2025
/// History, Palestine
Zuhair Al-Anhar, Socialist Alternative US

The 1925-27 Chinese Revolution

Chinaworker.info: This year we are commemorating 100 years since the Second Chinese Revolution 1925-27. This was one of the most remarkable and significant waves of mass struggle ever seen. In

December 27, 2025
/// China, History
Peter Taaffe, first published 1980 in Militant

90th Anniversary Of The CIO & The Rise Of US Labor

The single most important development in American history—perhaps second only to the defeat of the slaveowners in the Civil War—was the rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), the

December 23, 2025
/// History, United States, Workers Struggle & Trade Unions
Rob Rooke, Socialist Alternative US

Lessons From U.S. History: The Reactionary Wave After World War I

This article was originally published in May 2025, in issue #1 of International Marxism, international political journal of International Socialist Alternative. Click here to buy/subscribe. The world is in chaos.